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{{adventuretop|name=Calling Rufus|image=rufusphone2.gif|num=1497}}

You find a nickel in the gutter nearby and drop it in the slot. The phone rings for a long time. You're about to give up, then somebody answers.

"Rufus here," says a voice on the other end.

"Okay... uh... nice to meet you, Rufus. I'm <player>."

"There are some things I need," says Rufus. "Three of them."

"First thing. There's a big shadow entity. In the place those rifts connect to. <shadow entity description>." He pauses.

"I've also detected an artifact I need somebody to recover for me. A <shadow artifact>," he continues.

After a moment Rufus speaks again. "I can also always use samples of more mundane items from the rifts. Right now, 3 <shadow item> would be valuable."
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{{button|I'll fight the entity}}

You tell Rufus you'll defeat the shadow entity for him.

"Thanks. Call me when it's done."

He abruptly hangs up.

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{{button|I'll find the artifact}}

You tell Rufus you'll retrieve the artifact for him.

"Thanks. Call me when it's done."

He abruptly hangs up.

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{{button|I'll collect the goods}}

You tell Rufus you'll bring him the items he wants.

"Okay, thanks. Be careful."

He abruptly hangs up.

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{{button|Hang up}}

You hang up on Rufus. He probably won't mind.

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Occurs after using a [[closed-circuit pay phone]].

==Notes==
* The entity to fight will be one of:
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|- style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
! Message
! Boss
! Ability
! Drops
|-
|"It's a cauldron. Big. Shaped like an iron one, but not made of iron."
|[[Image:shadowcauldron.gif|link=shadow cauldron]]<br />[[shadow cauldron]]
|Deals {{element|Hot}} every round
|{{StackItem|shadow fluid}}<br />{{StackItem|shadow nectar}}
|-
|"It's a... matrix. A manifold. It's kind of a... grid? You'll know it when you see it."
|[[Image:shadowmatrix.gif|link=shadow matrix]]<br />[[shadow matrix]]
|Blocks attacks
|{{StackItem|shadow skin}}<br />{{StackItem|shadow flame}}
|-
|"It's an orrery. It probably looks like a model of a solar system, only gigantic."
|[[Image:shadoworrery.gif|link=shadow orrery]]<br />[[shadow orrery]]
|Reflects spells<br />Has increased elemental resistance
|{{StackItem|shadow ice}}<br />{{StackItem|shadow glass}}
|-
|"It's something like a scythe. Maybe just... a scythe. But a big one."
|[[Image:shadowscythe.gif|link=shadow scythe]]<br />[[shadow scythe]]
|Always gets the jump<br />Always attacks for 90% of maximum HP
|{{StackItem|shadow venom}}<br />{{StackItem|shadow bread}}
|-
|"It's a big spire. Kinda like a radio tower."
|[[Image:shadowspire.gif|link=shadow spire]]<br />[[shadow spire]]
|Immune to staggers<br />Always attacks for 35% of maximum HP
|{{StackItem|shadow brick}}<br />{{StackItem|shadow stick}}
|-
|"It's a tongue. Just... a big tongue, as far as I can tell."
|[[Image:shadowtongue.gif|link=shadow tongue]]<br />[[shadow tongue]]
|Deals {{element|Sleaze}} every round
|{{StackItem|shadow sinew}}<br />{{StackItem|shadow sausage}}
|}
The next time you would encounter [[A Labyrinth of Shadows]], fight that boss instead.
* Choosing to find an artifact will produce the artifact from the choice specific to that artifact in [[A Labyrinth of Shadows]] instead of the usual choice result.
* If you hang up and call again, the offered quests will remain the same.
* All quests give a [[Rufus's shadow lodestone]] (in other words, access to a single [[Like a Loded Stone]] choice) as a reward.
* Accepting the first quest every day will give 11 turns of [[Shadow Affinity]]:

:An ear-splitting whine blasts out of the phone receiver. You wince in pain.

{{acquireEffect|effect=Shadow Affinity|duration=11}}
* There is no limit for quests accepted or fulfilled in a single day.