Throkat's Return (DK)

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: Some citizens of Balic tell an ancient legend about a foe of their sorcerer-king, Andropinis. A powerful wizard named Throkat spoke openly against the Dictator and his evils, yet managed to foil his templars at every tum. They never brought Throkat to justice before their master. The wizard continued this way for years, turning many to his side, inciting rebellion in the city and beyond its walls.
: Then one day Throkat simply disappeared.
: Many who followed his teachings thought him dead. Others believed he may have reached a higher plane of existence-until exactly one year later, he returned as suddenly as he had left.
: News of his return spread through the warrens like wildfire. His followers flocked to a bluff outside the city where he waited for them, shrouded. But when all were assembled, he lifted the shroud away from his face. A panic swelled through the crowd. Throkat had changed-evil had taken over his body. No longer human, he had transformed into a horrid demon. At first the crowd recoiled ; then they hurled the first stones. They destroyed the Throkat-monster and burned its remains in a pyre. Andropinis, it is said, looked on with great satisfaction.
: Justified by this ancient myth, many Balicans today believe all magic outside the sorcerer-king's direction is fraught with evil. Those who practice it are doomed to bring tremendous evil down upon themselves and, consequently, on those nearby.