In all of Sagain only these four “toot and see scroll” trees remained. The old tree herder had cast illusory Magick on the quartet. Observers saw only a stand of common purplanana bushes. A sorcerer’s Dispel Magick dweomer would remove the illusion, but why would a sorcerer waste Magick in a stand of purplananas and risk picking a purplanana’s fruit? Webs of deadly phase spiders intertwined with the purplanana’s leaves and thirteen fruits. The spider’s venom acted quickly. There was no antidote. Only a seventh level Cure Spell or one of the Thirteen Staves afforded any chance for the victim. Phase spiders always appeared three inchworm lengths to the right, left, front, or rear of their actual location. Also the dastardly spiders were proficient jumpers.
Cydney’s first dream… from Elfdreams 6…WIP
Words formed in the Cydney’s mind. “Accept the gift of grayness for your people.”
Cydney managed, “Am I dead? Is all hope lost?”
The intimidating voice replied, “No, my servant. You have found new hope.”
Cydney replied, “In my mind I see words, phrases, thoughts that are new to me and without meaning.”
The voice answered, “You will understand when you awaken.”
Cydney asked, “Who are you?”
The shapeless form answered, “You are visited by the grayness of Andreas. You may call me Xenn.”
Cydney Klarje awakened bruised and battered with rudimentary spells in his mind. When he slept, new Magick appeared in his mind. Cydney Klarje became the first sorcerer of Sagain.
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