The nurse put a hand on his shoulder, speaking softly, “Calm down, sir, you’re inside a hospital.  You’re safe.”
The man’s eyes darted back and forth, his whole body shaking in terror, “Nooo,” He whispered, “I’ll never be safe, I saw him, I saw him jerking and writhing around, then he looked straight at me and fell over.”

For as long as there have been possessions, thieves have tried to steal them, and others have tried to protect them.  With the discovery of magic, however, the protection of wealth took a sharp turn for the deadly.  Not to be outdone, thieves learned the magic arts, and so the cycle began anewâ?¦ (History and its Patterns, Magnus Blackjack)