Wizards (Robert Kirkman)

Wizards is an American sword & sorcery fantasy comic book series created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Tony Moore, who was the artist on the first twenty issues and cover artist for the first twenty six with the art for the remainder of the series being Charlie Adlard. 
== Publication history ==
Robert Kirkman first came up with the idea for Wizards after reading Shotaro Ishinomori's manga Cyborg 009 and in an interview revealed that "what of instead of cyborgs, our heroes were turned into wizards and magical beings?".
Wizards was first published on June 2000, published by Image Comics, with art by Tony Moore for the first twenty issues and Cliff Rathburn shading the art after issue #6. Charlie Adlard took over as artist on issue #21, after he was approached by Kirkman. Moore also created the cover art for the first 26 issues and the first four trade paperbacks. The remainder were done by Adlard.
== Plot ==
The series features 12 individuals from various countries around the world and different ethnic minorities who are kidnapped by the mysterious Earth Order organization, a shadowy society consisting of wizards, witches, sorcerers, alchemists, elves, trolls, dwarves, orcs, goblins, faeries and dragons lead by the mysterious Mortigern the Great who seek to restore magic to the world by converting out most of Earth's population in mythical creatures and wiping out modern civilization. Each of the kidnapped individuals were given the Elixir of Earth which turns them into whatever fantasy creature that matches their personalities. The group later escape with the help of Earth Orders most reputable Alchemist Dr. Merlin Pendragon. 
== Protagonists ==
=== The Fellowship ===
A group of 12 individuals from around the world who were kidnapped by Earth Order and were given the Elixir of Earth which transformed them into wizards or magical creatures depending on their personalities.
* James Rowling - A 20 year old Irish American Wizard who is the leader of the Fellowship and the main protagonist of the comic book. He was found by agents of Earth Order after being left for dead by muggers, whilst being in their custody he was given the Elixir of Earth and was transformed into a Wizard due to his love of learning. After escaping from the Earth Order facility James became the leader of the Fellowship, over time both he and Françoise fell deeply in love with each other and eventually they both had a baby boy together whom they named Oisin.
* Françoise Dubois - A beautiful 19 year old French Elf who is the twin sister of Pierre and James' love interest. She and Jean-Paul were both arrested for their involvement in an environmental protest until they were both bailed out by agents of Earth Order who then took them to their facility. Whilst being held by Earth Order they were both given the Elixir of Earth and were both transformed into Elves, due to their love of nature. Whilst fighting Earth Order both she and James fell deeply in love with each other and eventually had a baby boy together whom they named Oisin.
* Jean-Paul Dubois - A 19 year old French Elf and the twin brother of Françoise. One day after being arrested for participating in an environmental protest they were bailed out by agents of Earth Order and were then drugged and taken to one of their facilities, whilst being held by Earth Order they were given the Elixir of Earth and as a result both he and Françoise were transformed into Elves due to their love of nature.
* Herman Grubb - A 21 year old German Satyr and former college student. He was once a party and music loving student from the University of Berlin until he was captured by agents of Earth Order whilst extremely drunk, due to his party and music loving nature he was transformed into a Satyr by the Elixir of Earth. Out of the Fellowship he is the most bitter about his transformation believing himself to be a monster.
* Chang Chung - A 42 year old Chinese Halfling and the Fellowships cook. He was once a famous Chinese chief with his own restaurant, however one day a fire trick he was performing went badly wrong and the restaurant was burned down. Overwhelmed with bills and having no insurance Chang considered suicide, however he was found by two agents of Earth Order who took him to their facility.
* Gilbert Brown - A 40 year old Changeling and former Shakespearean actor from Great Britain. Unlike many in the Fellowship he actually prefers his magical form as he can transform into nearly anything he wants. He was once an accomplished stage actor, until his career flopped where upon he become an alcoholic. One night after been thrown out of a pub due to excessive drinking he was found by agents of Earth Order who took him to their London facility, once at the facility, he was given the Elixir of Earth and was transformed him into a Changeling.
*Jason Smith - An 18 year old from Boston who was turned into a Fairy and Josh's younger brother. Ever since he was a boy he had always dreamed of flying and planned to become a pilot in the United States Air Force, much like his grandfather. However on his 18th birthday his parents threw him out at Billy's request, however just a few hours later he was grabbed by agents of Earth Order and was taken to their facility. Whilst at the facility he was given the Elixir of Earth and was turned into a Fairy due to his love of flight, this has lead him to become the Fellowship's aerial scout. It is revealed that he deeply remorseful for abandoning Thomas whilst he was in his coma and for not standing by him when their parents turned him away.
* Rains Wind - A 26 year old Native American and Centaur from New Mexico. He was unable to find work due to widespread racism against Native Americans, he was found by agents of Earth Order and was seemingly offered a good job which he took. Due to his love for both nature and astronomy he was transformed into a Centaur by the Elixir of Earth, he is the most deep thinking of the Fellowship and has a deep reverence for nature and its creatures.
*Paumya - A 22 year old former freedom fighter from West Africa and a Merman who is the Fellowships underwater operative. His homeland of Bawanda was very unstable as it was ruled by a corrupt dictator, whilst he was escaping from prison he was shot by a guard and fell into a river where he was discovered by a group of Earth Order agents who patched him up and took him to their facility. Whilst at the facility he was given the Elixir of Earth, which due to his love of water was transformed into a Merman.
*Durin and Dain - Two Norwegian Dwarf brothers and the mechanics of the Fellowship. They were once respected contractors in their hometown, however the Great Depression hit and the both lost their business and eventually their house. Just as they were about to give up hope, they were both found by Mortigern who recruited them into Earth Order where they were transformed into Dwarves by the Elixir of Earth.
*Collie Jefferson - A hillbilly Troll from West Virginia. He was tending to his moonshine one night when he was approached by agents of Earth Order who offered him a job in making moonshine for them, to which he eagerly accepted. However whilst at the Earth Order facility he was given the Elixir of Earth where due to his low intelligence was transformed by the elixir into a Troll, but despite his new appearance, he didn't seem to be put off by it. Despite his low intelligence he does care deeply for his friends and would do anything for them.
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=== Humans ===
* Dr. Merlin Pendragon - One of Earth Orders leading Alchemists and mentor to the fellowship. Whilst dutiful to Mortigern and Earth Order, he was reluctant to accept their intentions to convert most of the world's population into magical beings and wipe out modern civilization in order to restore balance and found it to be too extreme. After helping the Fellowship to escape he became their mentor and moral support, it is also revealed that he was a survivor of the Holocaust, although tragically many of his family died.
*Luke Rowling and Mary Rowling - The parents of James and Timothy. After James disappeared, they were both worried sick at what had happened to them, however James returned
*Timothy Rowling - James' 14 year old brother and a huge fantasy enthusiast. 
*Oisin Rowling - A Human/Elf hybrid infant who is the son of James and Françoise. He was born during the Camelot arc, his parents having conceived him after making love during the Jurassic Island arc. 
*Harry Lewis - Mary's father who is the father in law of Luke and grandfather to James and Timothy.
*Simon Lewis - Mary's brother and the uncle of James and Liam. He is a modernist who believes that everyone should look forward to the future instead of staying in the past,
*Father Thomas O' Leary - A Roman Catholic priest and an ally to the Fellowship. He is one of the few who knows of the Fellowships condition, but isn't put off by their appearances and is shown to be a rather open minded individual. He becomes a spiritual aid to the Fellowship, offering them advice whenever he or they visit.
*Maria - Mortigern's beloved wife and the mother of their children, Antonia and Carlos. She and Mortigern met when they were both sixteen, when Mortigern attempting to rob her fathers kitchen for food. Instead of having him arrested, Maria and her father took pity on Mortigern, years later both she and Mortigern fell in love and got married.
*Antonia and Carlos - The two children of Mortigern and Maria. They were tragically burned at the stake by the evil friar, Tomás de Torquemada. They, their mothers, uncle and grandparents deaths were reason Mortigern founded Earth Order in an attempt to restore magic to the world.
*Dr. Potter - An old friend of Dr. Merlin and the creator of the futuristic city of Cybertopia. 
=== Camelot ===
*King Arthur - The legendary king of sixth century England. He was born to King Uther Pendragon and Lady Igraine of Cornwall, however shortly after his birth, he was given to Merlin as part of a deal that Merlin made with Uther.
*Queen Guinevere - The beloved queen and wife of King Arthur. She and Arthur both grew up together whilst Arthur was been raised by Sir Ector and his late wife,
*Merlin - The legendary wizard of sixth century England and the chief wizard of Camelot. He is considered by many to be the greatest wizard of all time, especially by Earth Order.
*Sir Lancelot - One of the premiere knights of the Round Table. 
*Sir Kay - The older foster brother of King Arthur and his seneschal. 
=== Others ===
* Methuselah - An ancient and wise Gold Dragon who is one of the oldest beings on Earth. He was born many millennia ago during the Age of Myth, a time when Earth had magic and humans and magical creatures lived side by side with each other in harmony and friendship.
*Silver Mane - A Unicorn who is Fellowships official pet and mascot. He was originally an old race horse who was due to be put down, however after being bought by Earth Order he was given the Elixir of Earth and was turned into a Unicorn. He was liberated when the Fellowship escaped and took him with them, he then became their official pet and team mascot. He is shown to be wild and refuses to let anyone ride him, however he is calm around James and Françoise ride him.
*Durin Ironbeard - A Dwarf Lord and ruler of the Dwarf Kingdom under the Rocky Mountains.
*Tick-Tock - A clockwork mechanical man who was created by Durin and Dain whilst they were held by Earth Order. He was built by them in order to test them in order to see if they still remember their mechanical skills, he later escaped with the Fellowship when they escaped from Earth Order. He was shown to be an innocent being who's desire to see the world can lead him into trouble.
*Trogler - A Cave Troll Wizard who is also the seventh Troll of a seventh Troll and an ally to the Fellowship.
*Green Man - A legendary being whose associated with with rebirth and new growth.
*The Four Elemental's - Four mythical beings who control the four important elements of nature which include earth, water, air and fire. Due to them being beings of nature they are neither good nor evil, and as a result of this they are not allied to either the Fellowship or Earth Order.
**Air Elemental -
**Earth Elemental - The most compassionate of the elemental's.
**Fire Elemental - The most temperamental and destructive of the four elemental's.
**Water Elemental -
== Antagonists ==
=== Earth Order ===
A mysterious secret society of Eco-Terrorists lead by Mortigern who serve as the main antagonists of the series. The societies members consist of sorcerers, wizards, witches, alchemists, elves, trolls, dwarves, goblins, orcs, faeries, centaurs and dragons. The goal of Earth Order is to restore magic to the world and to restore society to more simpler times, although their intentions and methods are extreme, they do genuinely believe that they are doing the right thing for the world. Earth Orders motto is "For The Greater Good". 
* Mortigern the Great - A very powerful sorcerer who is the main antagonist of the comic book. As the leader of Earth Order and an environmental terrorist he has made it his mission to restore magic to the world. Despite his intentions he is not truly evil, his reason steamed from when he was a child when his parents and older brother were tortured and burned at the stake during the Spanish Inquisition by Tomás de Torquemada after he discovered that they were sorcerers. Years later he married a beautiful woman named Maria and raised a family with her, tragically however she and their children were found out by Tomás de Torquemada and were dealt the same fate. Deeply scared by the deaths of his family, he swore that he would one day restore both magic and its creatures to the world. He also vowed that people would be taught to treat magic and its creatures with tolerance, compassion and understanding. Shortly afterwards he founded Earth Order and began recruiting like minded people and magical beings to his cause, whilst preparing for the day that they would restore the Earth to its true state. It is also revealed that he considers the members of Earth Order to be his family, 
** Vermithrax - A female Wyvern who is Mortigern's loyal pet and sometimes his mount.
* General Grimskull - An Orc who is one of Earth Orders leading military commanders and Mortigern's trusted right-hand man. He is a very loyal and highly intelligent Orc who is devoted to both Earth Orders cause and to Earth Order itself, he is also the father to Blorg and Gormog. He joined up with Mortigern shortly after the death of his family, Grimskull's tribe had nearly been wiped out by Spanish soldiers but he, his sons and the survivors were saved by Mortigern. Afterwards Grimskull swore his eternal loyalty to him and became a high ranking member of Earth Order.
* Blorg - Grimskull's eldest son and one of Earth Orders most skilled warriors. Like his father, he is loyal to Mortigern and devoted to Earth Order and its goal. He is also highly skilled in swordsman ship and is a formidable opponent to the Fellowship. Despite their sibling rivalry, he and Gormog are both very close to each other.
* Gormog - Grimskull's younger son and younger brother to Blorg. Like both his father and older brother, he is a devotee to the cause of Earth Order. He devotee is due to his father's tribe nearly being wiped out and swearing to avenge them, he is a highly skilled archer and can put an arrow through either someone's heart or brain from a good distance away. Despite his and Blorg's sibling rivalry, the two brothers love each other and care for one another.
* Mary Williams - A witch who is one of Mortigern's most trusted lieutenants and one of Earth Orders most senior witches. She met Mortigern back in 1692 during the Salem Witch Trials, she was about to be burned at the stake when Mortigern and Grimskull rescued her from the Pilgrims. Years later she adopted Thomas' son Luke after he was put up for adoption by his mother, when Thomas was recruited into Earth Order
* Josh Smith - A commander of Earth Orders military forces and the father of Luke. Back in 1998, he was 22 he was involved in a car accident and was left in a coma, at first Jessica, his parents and Jason visited everyday until they began to lose hope that he'll ever awaken and so reluctantly left him at the hospital. When he woke up 4 years later and was discharged he tried to return them but was turned away by both Tina and his parents who had moved one with their lives, whilst attempting to commit suicide he was found by Mortigern to took pity on him and recruited him into Earth Order were he was reunited with Luke and soon became one of Earth Orders most high ranking commanders.
* Luke Smith - Josh and Jessica's 8 year old son. He was born whilst his father was in a coma and was reluctantly placed up for adoption by his mother, unbeknownst to Tina, he was adopted by Mary Williams who brought him to Earth Order where he was then reunited with Josh 4 years later. He is shown to be a bright and happy child who adores his father and the other members of Earth Order whom he considers his family, he is also training to be a wizard under the apprenticeship of Mortigern. 
** Patriot - Josh's loyal Griffin mount.
*Gerald and Hannah Davis - The maternal aunt and uncle of Jason and Josh who are also Mary's brother and sister. After Josh went into a coma, they were enraged and disgusted by Jessica, John, Mary and Jason's abandonment of Thomas. Because of this they shunned the four of them and vowed to wait by Josh's side until their dying days, their waiting paid off 4 years later when he woke up. After reuniting with Josh and Luke in Earth Order, Mortigern offered them both positions, which they accepted. Gerald became a priest of the new religion of
* Tom, Dick and Harry - Three Troll brothers who are members of Earth Order and serve as recruiters for the organization.
* Margot - An Elf and a devoted member of Earth Order. She is mostly seen wearing a hooded cloak that covers but does reveal her face when it is necessary. It is later revealed that she is Françoise and Jean-Paul's long lost mother,
* Fjalar and Galar - Two Dwarf brothers who serve Earth Order as the master blacksmiths for organisations army. They are revealed to be rivals of
* Robin Redcap - A Goblin who is one of Earth Order's most prolific assassin's, although Mortigern prefers to kidnap people and convert them into magical creatures there are some situations where he reluctantly orders their assassination. 
*Redhorn - A Red Dragon who is aligned with Earth Order. He has a deep grudge against the human race for hunting his fellow dragons to near extinction in the "Grand Culling of the Wyrms", a cruel campaign in which the dragons were hunted to near extinction by mortals.
*Pomp - A Fairy who acts as a spy for Earth Order.
*Chiron - A Centaur who acts as a teacher for the children of Earth Orders members. He is the oldest Centaur on Earth, been the same one who appeared in Greek mythology. He is rather cynical, having watched the magical creatures been forced into hiding and magic been shunned over the millennia. He is a devoted follower of Mortigern, who he corrects believes will return magic to the world and allow the magic beings to come out of hiding.
* J.R.R. Tolkien - A famous British Author who was the writer of the famous fantasy books, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and also a leading member of the Earth Order council. It was revealed that after returning from World War 1, he was so badly shaken up from his time in the trenches that he became misanthropist and bitter at the world. However he met Mortigern who recruited him and his wife Edith in Earth Order as members, it was during his time as a member that he got the ideas for The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings.
*Dr. John Dee - One of Earth Orders leading alchemists and a colleague to Dr. Merlin. He was once the royal alchemist and advisor to Queen Elizabeth 1, however following the death of Queen Elizabeth he was then turned away by King James I and was said to have died in poverty. However in truth he was found by Mortigern who recruited him to Earth Order, where he eventually became one of the societies leading alchemists. During the 20th century he met and became a colleague to Dr. Merlin Pendragon,
* Earth Order Army - The army of Earth Order
** Orc Stormtroopers - The main backbone of Earth Orders military forces. Orc stormtroopers wear mostly armor and furs and fight with either swords, axes, maces, bows and crossbows.
** Banshees - Female spirits from Irish Mythology who were known as heralds of death, they emanate a loud deafening screech that can render the victim unconscious or even kill them.
** Redcaps - A group of murderous Dwarves who are the
** Balarg Riders - A group of Goblins who ride Balargs, a type of giant wolf.
** Knights - The most well trained of all Earth Orders troops. They dress like traditional medieval knights and wield weapons like swords, axes, fails and shields,
=== Norse Pantheon ===
* Odin - The King of the Aseir gods and the main antagonist of the Ragnarök story arc.
* Thor -
*Loki -
*Sif -
*Magni and Modi - 
*Freyr - 
*Týr -
*Heimdallr - 
*Baldur - 
*Brokkr & Eitri -
*Thyrm - 
*Surtr - 
*Sleipnir - 
*Fenrir - 
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=== Giants of Britain ===
*Cormoran - The ruthless king of the Giants of Britain and the main antagonist of the "James the Giant Killer" story arc. He is a ruthless barbaric giant who seeks revenge on the human race nearly wiping out the Giants of Britain,
*Cormelian - The wife of Cormoran
*Blunderbore - The son of Cormoran and Cormelian. He is a brutal Giant who has a taste for human flesh
*Thunderdell - A monstrous two headed Giant
*Galligantus -
=== Humans ===
* Brad Thompson - A young man who Josh knew from before he joined Earth Order. He was originally Josh's bully throughout his childhood and his later high school years, during which he would bully Josh and other kids mercilessly and due to the fact that he was both a master manipulator and his family in very influential would get away with it. Years later after Josh went into a coma following a car accident Brad took advantage of Jessica's and his parents grief, first by convincing her to give up Luke for adoption when he was born and his parents by letting him takes Josh's place in their lives. He then proceeded to turn befriend all of Josh's friends and then turned them against him, he then convinced John and Mary to kick Jason out as well. Later it was revealed that he was the one who caused Josh's crash.
*Jessica Wilson - The once beloved childhood sweetheart of Josh, the mother of their son Luke and the wife of Brad. Back in 1998, both she and Josh were in a relationship and were both very much in love, however Josh was involved in a car accident which left him in a coma, shortly afterwards Jessica discovered she was pregnant with Luke. Following Luke's birth, she was manipulated by Billy into both giving Luke up for adoption and falling in love with him. When Thomas awoke from his coma and tried to reunite with her, she turned him down by revealing that she didn't love him anymore and was going to marry Brad.
*John and Mary Smith - The parents of Josh and Jason and grandparents of Luke. When Josh went into coma, they were so grief stricken by the situation that they allowed Billy to move in with them, unaware that he had manipulated them into doing so. Four years later when Josh woke up from his coma and tried to come home, they turned him away, saying that they no longer had room for him. Some time later, at Brad's request, they also threw out Jason, unbeknownst to them their actions resulted in both their sons becoming involved in Earth Order along with Mary's brother and sister.
*Tomás de Torquemada - A cruel and ruthless Castilian Dominican friar who served as an inquisitor during the Spanish Inquisition and was well known for both his ruthless persecution of Jews and Muslims and advocacy for burning people at the stake. It is revealed that he was responsible for burning Mortigern's parents, older brother, wife and children at the stake It was his evil actions that installed Mortigern's intentions to return magic to the world, it was later revealed that he was cursed by a dying wizard to wander the Earth until the second coming of Christ. He encounters the Fellowship several times and each time tried to kill them, "In the Name of God" as he claims.
*Morgana le Fay - A powerful witch and the half sister of King Arthur. She was the daughter of their mother Igraine and her father, Duke Gorlois of Cornwall. Ever since she witnessed Arthur's father, Uther ravaged her mother, she has harbored a deep hatred for the line of Pendragon.
*President Benedict - The tyrannical president of Paumya's home country of Bwanda in West Africa. Shortly after he became President, Platinum X, a mysterious energy ore was discovered in Bwanda. Belgium then convinced him to turn his presidency into a dictatorship, so they could profit from Platinum X in secret.
=== Others ===
* Baba Yaga - A powerful Russian witch who lives in a hut on chicken legs.
* The Lambton Worm - A legendary Wyrm from County Dunham in England. Back in the 14th century, a young man missed church on Sunday to go fishing. Whilst down along the river bank, he encounter a small worm like creature. The disgusted young man threw the worm in a well to drown it, however unbeknownst to him, it survived a grew into massive Wyrm. It then went on a rampage, killing cattle and destroying villages. The deeply guilty and remorseful young man then decided to redeem himself by fighting the worm. After a lengthy battle the young man managed to defeat the Worm and seemingly killed it, however unbeknownst to him or the village, the Worm was merely wounded and went into hibernation whilst it recovered. Centuries later, it resurfaced, when the Fellowship heard of its existence, they set out to kill it once and for all.
* Lord Ruthven - A seductive and sinister Vampire who preys on virgin women and the main antagonist of The Vampire arc.
* Erlking - An evil Elf who lives in the Black Forest of Germany and the main antagonist of the Black Forest of the Erlking arc. He is a sinister and murderous Elf who is known to snatch children from their homes and take them to his lair in the black forest.
**Erlking's Minions - An unnamed Giant and Goblin serve the Erlking as his minions.
*Swift - James and Françoise's pet dog who is revealed to have supernatural powers. He was once the pet of a kindly old man who used to make his living by showcasing the intelligence of his two pet dogs, Swift's parents, with basic math's. Tragically however they were run over, with the car driver back up and running over them again, leaving Swift an orphan. 
*The Oracle - A supercomputer that is the heart of cyber city of Cybertopia and the main antagonist of the City of the Future arc. It was built by Dr. Merlin's friend, Dr. Potter. Unbeknownst to Dr. Potter, the Oracle had a mind of its own, modeled after his late son, Max Potter, a brilliant but emotionally stunted engineer.
* Scientists of Jurassic Island - A team of 5 mad scientists with each member resembling a different anthropomorphized dinosaur, they are the main antagonists of the Jurassic Island arc. Although they are not members, they are funded by Earth Order. Their base of operations is on a small tropical island in the Pacific Ring of Fire with their laboratory built on the side of an active volcano. The five scientists each specialize in a different field, but constantly feud amongst each other over which of their methods is the best.
** Dr. Rex - A doctor with the appearance of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Out of the experiments on the island, he is in charge of mind-controlled animals, particularly pygmy Triceratops with poison-laced horns, raptors whose claws that can shred through steel and acid spitting Dilpohsaurus.
** Dr. Topps - A doctor with the appearance of a Triceratops. He is responsible for creating zombies from captured humans, rendering them with no heartbeat and being invulnerable to pain.
** Dr. Iguana - A doctor with the appearance of an Iguanodon. She is the sole female scientist and member of the group. She is proud of her "insanity insects", which cause people to lose their memories after being bitten into.
** Dr. Steg - A doctor with the appearance of an Stegosaurus. He creates robotic animals, including squirrels and rats.
** Dr. Neck - A doctor with the appearance of a Diplodocus. He creates rampaging Neanderthal giants and anthropomorphic sauropods from captured humans.
** Dr. Dactyl - A doctor with the appearance of a Pteranodon. He creates genetically engineered Pterodactyls that emanate sonic screeches that can destroy buildings or kill a person by making their head explode.
*The Three - A trio of extraterrestrial brains who formed an alliance with Mortigern. They first contacted him at the end of the Camelot arc where they claimed to want to help Mortigern and Earth Order achieve their goal of restoring magic to the world, however in truth they secretly planned to wipe out the human race with the help of a genetically engineered virus. However their plans were foiled by James and Mortigern, with the latter sacrificing himself to destroy them and James releasing the Magicing in order to save the people infected with the virus.
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== Elixir of Earth ==
The Elixir of Earth is a mysterious potion made from the essence found in all magical beings and creatures. When a magical being or creature dies their essence is released and it randomly floats around looking for a host, however it can be caught and stored in Oak lined containers until it is administered to a host. Once given the given host is placed inside a plant like pod where they undergo a permanent transformation into what ever magical being matches their personality. The Elixir of Earth can be given to both humans and animals.
*Intelligence & Stories - Wizards/Witches
*Love of Nature - Elves
*Industrious or Hardworking - Dwarves
*Angry or Warlike - Orcs
*Trickster or Thief - Goblins
*Low Intelligence or Greed - Trolls
*Love of Flight - Faeries
*Debauchery - Satyrs
*Environmental Extremist - Dark Elves
*Hardworking or Treasure Hunter - Leprechauns
*Natural Birth - Half-Elves
*Peace Loving & Food - Halflings
*Nature & Astronomy - Centaurs
*Acting or Theatrical - Changelings
*Love of Water - Merpeople
*Unknown - Giants
*Unknown - Kobolds
*Unknown - Gnomes
*Crocodiles & Komodo Dragons - Dragons
*Horses - Unicorns
*Unknown - Griffins 
*Wolves - Balargs
*Unknown - Phoenixes
*Bears - Owlbears 
*Squids & Octopuses - Krakens
*Snakes - Sea Serpents 
== Magical Beings and Creatures ==
=== Magical Beings ===
* Mages - The name for the collective of humans with magical powers. They come in four variants, wizards, sorcerers/sorceresses, witches and warlocks. 
**Sorcerers/Sorceresses - Men and Women who born with magic, rather then learn it like wizards. Because they are born with magic they are more powerful then wizards.
**Wizards - Male individuals who learn magic later in life. Wizards are men who are born normal and without magic powers, however they can learn magic later in life from either spell books or being mentored by another wizard, a witch or a sorcerer/sorceress. Once gaining magic powers, their aging is slowed down
**Witches - Female individuals who like wizards learn magic later in life. Like wizards, witches are born as normal women and without magical powers. However they can learn magic later in life, from either spell books or being mentor by either a wizard, another witch or a sorcerer/sorceress.
**Warlocks - Male individuals who practice black magic. They often gain their power by making deals with the powers of darkness, 
* Elves - Magical humanoids who resemble humans except with pointed ears, pale skin, long lived and perpetual youthfulness. 
**Half-elves - The result of a union between humans and elves.
* Dwarves - Short, stout and bearded humanoids who dwell under mountains and the earth. They are legendary for their industrious skills which include mining precious gems and metals. They are known to forge swords and axes that never lose their sharpness, they can also craft beautiful objects from gold and diamonds. 
**Redcaps - A subgroup of violently murderous dwarves from Scotland.
* Orcs - Muscular green skinned humanoids who are well known among the magical world as being a brutal but proud warrior race. Contrast to popular belief, Orcs whilst barbaric aren't truly evil as they are known to have a very strong sense of honor and very loyal to whom they serve. Its because of this that they make perfect warriors and soldiers to a variety of masters from evil sorcerers to even good and noble kings. Orcs also have very strong social bonds, with them caring very deeply for members of their tribe, especially their children and elders.
* Goblins - Green skinned humanoids who have a reputation among the magical world as being skilled thieves and tricksters. They are however quite skilled at what they do, they can slip in and out of places without being seen.
*Trolls - Large hulking humanoids who are known for their strength but low intelligence.
**Cave Trolls -
**Forest Trolls - A variant of Troll with pinkish white skin, a horn on the top of their heads, three fingers, two protruding bottom canines and two toes on each foot.
**Ice Trolls -
**Two-Headed Trolls - 
*Faeries - Winged magical humanoids who in a variety of sizes ranging from the size of a bird to an adult human.
*Satyrs - Magical humanoids with the legs, ears and horns of a goat. They are known for their love of music and partying, 
*Dark Elves - Sinister versions of the Elves. They have violet skin and mostly white hair, they are also known for being allies to orcs and goblins, even marrying and forming tribes with the former.
*Leprechauns - Diminutive magical humanoids who are known for their skills in cobbling, hiding pots of gold at the end of rainbows and for their association with luck.
*Centaurs - A magical race with the torso of a human and the body of a horse. 
*Halflings -
* Changelings - A race of shapeshifting magical beings who can take on nearly any form they please. 
*Gnomes -
* Merpeople -
* Kobolds -
* Giants - A race of very powerful humanoids who resemble gargantuan humans. They are twenty feet tall and are extremely powerful, Giants also live in tribes. Giants are known for being extremely bad tempered and will not tolerate intruders on their land. Some Giants are known to have two heads,
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*Elementals - 
*Treants - 
*Vampires -
=== Magical Creatures ===
* Dragons - Large fire breathing reptilian beasts who are among the most powerful magical beasts on Earth. They come in four variants which include the benevolent and wise Gold Dragons, the greedy and arrogant Red Dragons, the cruel and malevolent Black Dragons and the serpentine Wyrms. They have thick armored skin that is quite difficult to penetrate and can only be done so by magical weapons, 
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**Wyrms - Wingless serpentine dragons with four eight legs. Unlike Dragons, Wyrms cannot breath fire, however they do make up for it with their poisonous breath that can kill if someone comes into direct contact with.
* Unicorns - The most well known magical creature after dragons. Unicorns are beautiful white horses with silver manes and a golden horn on their foreheads, which has for centuries been known to cure a myriad of illnesses once ground into powder. Tragically it was because unicorns were ruthlessly hunted and were nearly wiped out. Despite their gentle appearance unicorns are actually quite aggressive and would either gore or trample anyone whom they deem a threat to either them or their foals, however if a unicorns trust is gained then they will become a very loyal steed.
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*Owlbears - Magical creatures that have the body of a great brown bear and the head of an owl. 
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*Sea Serpents - Giant sea dwelling serpents that sink ships by constricting them.
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== Story arcs ==
Vol. number	Volume 	Plot 	Issues	Release date
1. 	Birth 	A young man named James Rowling wakes up naked in a plant like pod, whilst trying to escape from the room he is locked in, he utters some words on a piece of paper he finds which causes a jolt of magical energy to be expelled from his hands and breaks down the door. After realizing that the words on the paper is a spell, he dons some clothes and takes a sword and wizard's that were left in the room with him. After fighting through a few Orcs, Goblins and Trolls, he meets a group of other people. The group includes Elf siblings Françoise and Jean-Paul Dubois, Satyr Herman Grubb, Centaur Rains Fall, Changeling Gilbert Brown, Fairy Jason Smith, Halfling Chang Chung, Merman Paumya, Dwarves Durin and Dain and Troll Collie Jefferson. They inform James that all of them have been abducted by a mysterious organization called Earth Order, lead by a powerful Sorcerer named Mortigern and transformed into whatever fantasy creature that matches their personality, they are planning an escape with the help of one of Earth Order's most reputable alchemists, Dr, Merlin Pendragon.	5 	May 4, 2001
2. 	Adjusting 	 	5 	November 4. 2001
3. 	 	 	5 	May 18, 2002
4. 	 	 	5 	November 30, 2002
5. 	 	 	5 	September 27, 2003
6. 	 	 	5 	April 11, 2004
7. 	Home 	 	5 	September 26, 2004
8. 	 	 	5 	June 27, 2005
9. 	 	 	5 	January 1, 2006
10. 	James the Giant Killer 	 	5 	August 12, 2006
11. 	 	 	5 	January 6, 2007
12. 	 	 	5 	July 21, 2007
13. 	The Vampire 	 	5 	November 24, 2007
14. 	Ragnarök 	 	5 	July 15, 2008
15. 	Rise of the Necromancer 	 	5 	December 7, 2008
16. 	The Loathsome Lambton Worm 	Whilst visiting 	5 	June 6, 2009
17. 	Jurassic Island 	Whilst in a forest late one night Chang and Gilbert run into a frightened hiker who goes unconscious after being bite by an insect. The next morning, they, James, Jean and Luke return to the forest 	5 	November 21, 2009
18. 	Black Forest of the Erlking	 	5 	June 5, 2010
19. 	City of the Future 	The Fellowship are invited by Dr. Merlin's old friend, the eccentric Dr. Potter to the futuristic domed city of Cybertopia. Dr. Potter then introduces them to the Oracle, a supercomputer. 	5 	November 19, 2010
20. 	Camelot 	 	5 	March 5, 2011
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32. 	2012 	The Fellowship learn that Mortigern and Earth Order have aligned themselves with a trio of extraterrestrial brains known as "The Three", they also discover that "The Three" are planning to betray Earth Order and wipe out the human race. 	5 	
== Television Adaptation ==
During an appearance at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con Robert Kirkman announced that a live-action Wizards television series was in development at AMC studios.
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