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Xena, formerly a ruthless warlord, appears on the scene to prove she has changed her ways. While fighting to protect the innocent she rescues a young aspiring bard, Gabrielle, who becomes her traveling companion.

The campfire scene was originally longer in length, but cut out. It has Xena at her campfire lamenting the loss of her cook, the only reference to her missing her old life with her army. They had Gabrielle convince Xena to bring her along because she can cook, but they rewrote the ending. They wanted to end with the two characters building a personal connection, rather than make it a joke.

Lucy Lawless, the actress who plays Xena, had previously appeared on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys as Lyla in "As Darkness Falls" and as Lysia in Hercules and the Amazon Women.

Renée O'Connor the actress who plays Gabrielle, had previously appeared on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys as Deianeira of Troy in Hercules and the Lost Kingdom.

The theme song for "Xena: Warrior Princess" was a modified version of "Kaval Sviri (The Flute Plays)" from "Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares". In the original "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" episode where Xena was introduced, the original Kaval Sviri was the music used to announce Xena racing into battle. The Yale Women's Slavic Chorus did an excellent rendition of the song on their website(http://www.yale.edu/ysc/media.htm), which also includes a translation: the song is a young woman's declaration of love for a stranger playing pipes in a village. According to the YWSC, it's lyrics are translated as, "A piper is playing in the village. Mother, if that piper is from our village, I will love him from today till tomorrow around noon. If he is from a neighboring village, though, I'll love him my whole life."

The original ending ended with the camp fire scene, no walking beside the horse the next day.

The roles of Xena and Gabrielle were originally casted with actresses Vanessa Angel as Xena and Sunny Doench as Gabrielle. These two actresses both were hired for the parts but pulled out for personal reasons.

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Episode complete credited cast:
Lucy Lawless Lucy Lawless - Xena
Renée O'Connor Renée O'Connor - Gabrielle (as Renee O'Connor)
Jay Laga'aia Jay Laga'aia - Draco
Darien Takle Darien Takle - Cyrene
Stephen Hall Stephen Hall - Hector
Linda Jones Linda Jones - Hecuba
Willa O'Neill Willa O'Neill - Lila
Geoff Snell Geoff Snell - Herodotus
Anton Bentley Anton Bentley - Perdicas
Dave Perrett Dave Perrett - Gar (as David Perrett)
Patrick Wilson Patrick Wilson - Cyclops
Wally Green Wally Green - Old Man
Roydon Muir Roydon Muir - Kastor
Huntly Eliott Huntly Eliott - First Citizen
Winston Harris Winston Harris - Boy
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