You are a hobo, like most homeless people, you are wearing rags and frequently at risk of dying of exposure. When that is not happening, you are mostly starving. So when a bearded stranger mentioned a legendary gate, filled with rooms and puzzles that if you can pass, would give you anything you wish for.

So you decided you might as well check it out.

So here you are, in front of a gate with a weird hole that says, "insert two items."