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<blockquote data-quote="Seravin" data-source="post: 826663" data-attributes="member: 6783"><p><strong>Interlude</strong></p><p></p><p>Master Laaris of the Library was fairly non-descript as wizards go. He dressed comfortably, kept mostly to himself, and followed those strictures of the Library as he thought was wise. His interest and specialties were in conjurations and planar mechanics; of which he was considered to be one of the foremost authorities still alive today. Because of his specialty he was granted one of the deep cysts for his lab and quarters – a cavern (located somewhere) with no entrance or exit save the single gate that linked it with the rest of the Library, and three other very specific gates that allowed only the passage of water, waste, and air.</p><p></p><p>Three months ago Master Laaris came across the existence of a bizarre creature called a hakeashar, located in some strange realm and possessing the ability to consume magic. Being a competent and wise practitioner of magic he did not immediately attempt to summon one. Instead he brought it to the attention of his peers along with his stated intent so summon one for study. Naturally there was much consternation from his peers, for if such a creature was set loose in the Library proper there was no telling the havoc it would cause. Master Laaris pointed out that such a creature would almost certainly consume the magics around the gates leading out of his cyst though – effectively trapping it if anything untoward happened. Permission to summon the creature was granted. Sadly no one thought to question how Master Laaris came across the existence of the creature. All of them, including Master Laaris, would have been very surprised that the text he acquired describing the creature had been given to him by design.</p><p></p><p>The same magical text had omitted many things about the hakeashar. The book noted that hakeashars were intelligent, but failed to mention that they were cunning and above bargaining. It noted that hakeashars could consume magic, but failed to mention that was how they lived and showed no compunction in consuming all magic they came in contact with. It also noted that hakeashars came from a distant realm with planar coordinates that were seemingly only theoretically possible, but failed to mention that those same coordinates were also home to other, darker things. But then, those same darker creatures were the ones that arranged for Master Laaris to get the book.</p><p></p><p>Master Laaris was wiser and more patient then he was given credit for though. The implications inherent in a mobile, magic-eating creature were enough to make him consider thoroughly what he would need in order to successfully bind one. A standard magic circle probably wasn’t going to be enough.</p><p></p><p>Three days ago Master Laaris’ preparations were ready. Satisfied he, with the help of his senior apprentice, began the process of conjuring the creature. The coordinates were nonsense and the name of the creature was unpronounceable without first using alteration magic on his voice-box, but the conjuration worked. Ten minutes after the start of his spell Master Laaris had a bound hakeashar in his specially prepared summoning circle.</p><p></p><p>Two hours after the summoning, with all attempts of communication failing, Master Laaris sat down to supper with his senior apprentice. “Maybe it’s retarded.” He sighed. “We can try summoning another one on the morrow I suppose, if this one doesn’t become more tractable.”</p><p></p><p>Melisande, the apprentice, never had a chance to reply as both she and Master Laaris were surprised by the sudden materialization of what at first glance appeared to be an elf and four orcs. Instead Melisande had just enough presence of mind to notice the wisps of dissipating vapor around the five and think to herself <em>Ethereal travel</em>. Then the elf threw what appeared to be a rotted mushroom onto the table. The mushroom exploded in a riot of colored spores and then neither Master Laaris or senior apprentice Melisande were thinking at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Seravin, post: 826663, member: 6783"] [b]Interlude[/b] Master Laaris of the Library was fairly non-descript as wizards go. He dressed comfortably, kept mostly to himself, and followed those strictures of the Library as he thought was wise. His interest and specialties were in conjurations and planar mechanics; of which he was considered to be one of the foremost authorities still alive today. Because of his specialty he was granted one of the deep cysts for his lab and quarters – a cavern (located somewhere) with no entrance or exit save the single gate that linked it with the rest of the Library, and three other very specific gates that allowed only the passage of water, waste, and air. Three months ago Master Laaris came across the existence of a bizarre creature called a hakeashar, located in some strange realm and possessing the ability to consume magic. Being a competent and wise practitioner of magic he did not immediately attempt to summon one. Instead he brought it to the attention of his peers along with his stated intent so summon one for study. Naturally there was much consternation from his peers, for if such a creature was set loose in the Library proper there was no telling the havoc it would cause. Master Laaris pointed out that such a creature would almost certainly consume the magics around the gates leading out of his cyst though – effectively trapping it if anything untoward happened. Permission to summon the creature was granted. Sadly no one thought to question how Master Laaris came across the existence of the creature. All of them, including Master Laaris, would have been very surprised that the text he acquired describing the creature had been given to him by design. The same magical text had omitted many things about the hakeashar. The book noted that hakeashars were intelligent, but failed to mention that they were cunning and above bargaining. It noted that hakeashars could consume magic, but failed to mention that was how they lived and showed no compunction in consuming all magic they came in contact with. It also noted that hakeashars came from a distant realm with planar coordinates that were seemingly only theoretically possible, but failed to mention that those same coordinates were also home to other, darker things. But then, those same darker creatures were the ones that arranged for Master Laaris to get the book. Master Laaris was wiser and more patient then he was given credit for though. The implications inherent in a mobile, magic-eating creature were enough to make him consider thoroughly what he would need in order to successfully bind one. A standard magic circle probably wasn’t going to be enough. Three days ago Master Laaris’ preparations were ready. Satisfied he, with the help of his senior apprentice, began the process of conjuring the creature. The coordinates were nonsense and the name of the creature was unpronounceable without first using alteration magic on his voice-box, but the conjuration worked. Ten minutes after the start of his spell Master Laaris had a bound hakeashar in his specially prepared summoning circle. Two hours after the summoning, with all attempts of communication failing, Master Laaris sat down to supper with his senior apprentice. “Maybe it’s retarded.” He sighed. “We can try summoning another one on the morrow I suppose, if this one doesn’t become more tractable.” Melisande, the apprentice, never had a chance to reply as both she and Master Laaris were surprised by the sudden materialization of what at first glance appeared to be an elf and four orcs. Instead Melisande had just enough presence of mind to notice the wisps of dissipating vapor around the five and think to herself [I]Ethereal travel[/I]. Then the elf threw what appeared to be a rotted mushroom onto the table. The mushroom exploded in a riot of colored spores and then neither Master Laaris or senior apprentice Melisande were thinking at all. [/QUOTE]
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