Mage

> *"I would rather save the most valuable things than lose everything. That's why I'm sending you away."*
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## Storyline

The Listener meets up with their mentor to bring him certain alchemical ingredients. He has his hands full taking notes down from magical books and is distracted as he converses with them. He apologizes for being a touch paranoid but they are in dire straits with little time to spare.

He's preserving what he can since the Obsidian Tower has passed a law that will imprison all the mages in the city and confiscate their property. There are rumors that magical items will be destroyed so he is doing what he can to help mages escape and preserve what can be saved.

The mage tasks the Listener to leave the city with some of his books containing invaluable magical knowledge. He's arranged for them be smuggled out of the city and across the sea to the Crimson Sands. There, the Listener should ask for The Sanctuary in Azure Port to find their new mentor. While they will be of help he warns them not to trust him "for he speaks with a snake's tongue and his words hold twice the venom." They should be extremely careful and hide their identity since there's likely to be a bounty out for any mages from the Empire.

The Listener will be traveling alone since the smugglers agreed to take only one. He will remain in the city to protect the other mages and help them escape if he can find a way out, but for now his priority is to help the mages hide from the guards. He tells them to leave by a secret exit in the next room and wishes them well.

The mage has not returned in any videos however this is the start of the **Strange lands, stranger people** series and events here are directly related to the arc of the Mad Emperor.

## Personality

It's difficult to tell the mage's true personality since he's under a great deal of stress when the Listener meets him. We know that he is an experienced, fully trained mage that takes on students and feels responsible for all other mages in the city. He has enough power and or/skill that he is the imperial court's mage with access to political news and rumors before they become public knowledge. The impending destruction of mages and arcane knowledge is a great tragedy for him.

## Trivia

### Mage

* Was the court mage for the Empire.
* Has a connection to a group of smugglers called The Rats.
* The ingredients he asked for (saltpeter, phosphorous and blasting powder) could be used for a bomb.
* Considered the Listener's replacement mentor as an enemy until the current crisis.
* Swears by Astrasil (spelling not confirmed).
* Says the journey to the Crimson Sands will be 2 weeks by sea then 4 days by horse to get to Azure Port.
* According to Hollow, "He has a name, you might have even met him"

### Fan Theories

* He has joined the Separatist mages or other rebellious group to help mages escape the Empire and/or overthrow the emperor, hence the need for bombs.
* The mage used divination to see who would be the most likely escape the Empire (like Doctor Strange), hence the final line of dialogue after the Listener is out of earshot.
* Was a former warlock's apprentice (maybe even another pet) which is how he knows Thalvich.
* If he is non-human the Listener doesn't really care as it's never brought up.

## Audio References

See the **Strange Lands, Stranger People** playlist here.

1. ↑ A Secretive Meeting with A Mage