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Vultier reaches for his credsticks, but quickly realizes he has been duped. "God dammit! It must have happened when I was distracted by those fucking elves!" He reaches in his pants pockets to see what remaining funds he might have, but to no avail. All he could muster up was two old coins he found on his travels which have no value, his mother's locket, some pocket lent, and a single cyanide capsule. The capsule reminds him of why he came here in the first place. He has no life, no friends, only enemies. He closes his eyes in contemplation. It doesn't take him long to come to a decision. With one swift motion he grips his mother's locket as tight as he can with his left hand, and pops the capsule into his mouth with his right. He bites down on it, crumples to the ground and watches everything fade to black. For the first time in his life, he feels at peace.