Blackstaff (novel)

Blackstaff by Steven E. Schend is the first book of The Wizards series of standalone novels and Schend's first novel.
==Synopsis==
===Feast of the Moon, the Year of True Names===
On the Feast of the Moon in , in the Sword of Anauroch, a young human mage with no name fights alongside his estranged father, the half-elf Arun Maerdrym of Myth Drannor, to rescue the man's new elven family from attacking phaerimm. Both mages eventually run low on spells and are severely wounded. Fleeing from the phaerimm in a sphere of protection, they encounter the vampire Palron Kaeth, an enemy of the Harpers in Twilight and the murderer of Arun's first wife, Arielimnda, the nameless mage's mother. The vampire seeks to destroy the Sharnwall and release the phaerimm, and he believes that the blood of the two mages will allow him to do it. The two men agree to sacrifice their lives to stop Kaeth, shattering the Duskstaff of Sarael to cause a massive explosion, powerful enough to turn the surrounding sands into glass.
Mystra herself, the goddess of the Weave, appears to Arun's son between life to death and tells him that he is her Chosen and will be given thirteen omens, nine soulnames, seven secrets, and three truths.
===28 Uktar, the Year of Lightning Storms===
Tsarra Chaadren, one of the teachers of Blackstaff Tower, returns to Waterdeep from an overnight hunting trip in the Pellamcopse Woods with six apprentices and her friend Danthra.
==Index==
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===Locations===
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===Weapons===
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==Appendix==
===References===
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Category:Works by Steven E. Schend
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