A Wizard's tower

Azure has bee searching for a rumored wizard’s tower deep in the woods. Those thate have stumbled upon it report the tower to be guarded by magical constructs. Though the world is full of magic you know that the common fold often fear it, especially if they have no gift or local healer or alchemist to help them see and understand it as part of their everyday lives. The tower full of magic is both amazing and terifying to the village and you wonder why none of them knew of it's exsistance till recently so set out to investigate.

After hours of wandering through dense forests and winding trails, the trees part to reveal a hidden valley shrouded in mist. At its center stands the tower, a slender spire of weathered stone rising defiantly against the sky. Vines and moss cling to its walls, but faint magical glyphs etched into the stone occasionally flicker with an otherworldly glow, hinting at the power that once pulsed within.



Accompanied by one of the local woodmen you enter the small valley and soon reach the toweer base. The entrance is a heavy wooden door reinforced with bands of iron. The wood looks ancient but sturdy, and a faint hum of magic surrounds it. A carved sigil of a crescent moon, the wizard’s personal mark, is faintly visible above the door.

The two of you slip in side and though you shove the door closed it does not latch. Though Azure tries a binding on the door her magic fails and she ponders another solution while leaning on the door to hold it in place. The room is thankfully empty or more guards though it must be cleaned else you would expect more dust. The dim light from the orb is sufficient to look around and conclude that though the room is in obvious need of restoration it once was quite nice. The heavily bound book has detailed leather work carved on pressed onto it and the table is decorative in nature, whit an empty inkwell inset into it next to the book. The stairs leading up look sounds but your wonder just how noisy they might be as though some care has been performed on the rooms you are not sure if that would include tightening and oiling loose stairs.Karesohn Leans against the door listening for a minute before nodding his head and standing straighter, though he keeps a hand to the door.

You find noting more of interest and an examination of the book reveals it is well used and identified as "Guest Ledger" Your senses reveals it has minor enchantments on it and you determine them to be aimed at preserving it from age, minor damage, dirt, and dust. Other than a couple of closets, empty of anything of use, ther are no other rooms on the first floor.


Flipping it open you note that many names are written in .by the same hand, the owner or a staff memeber, but others are entered by a variety of other styles.

Karesohn stays by the door, watching your search. He presses his ear to the door ocasionally but seems more relaxed.

The magic suppresses the creaking as you ascend the stairs, though not completely. The stair open onto the next floor which is lined with bookshelves reaching from floor to ceiling, overflowing with tomes, scrolls, and loose papers. A large oak desk dominates the center of the room, covered in an assortment of trinkets, scrolls, and a single glowing orb emitting a soft silver light. You sense magic all throughout the room form various items. A window, cracked but intact, allows a view of the surrounding valley.

You determine there are no greater magics in the room but by your senses several items on the desk are magical and you feel a spell over the entire desk and all its contents. There are several enchanted books, either spell books or just precious books with protective magics. You assume the books and papers on the table would be the most used materials but as you step up to it your eyes fail to focus on anything written that rests on it.

Magic items on the desk : glowing orb, wizards hat, glass orb, gloves, pendant, ring, tiara


Looking over the books you find the following many useful and magical tomes. The bookshelves also have a magic field over them

"A Beginner’s Guide to Cantrips" "Herbs, Roots, and Their Arcane Properties" "Star Charts of the Mage-Kingdoms" "Runes & Sigils: A Practical Application" "The Language of Elementals" "The Art of Wandmaking" "Familiar Spirits and Their Care" "The Eight Schools of Magic: A Comparative Study" "Echoes of the Arcane: A History of Magic Through the Ages" "Tales of the Silver Beast" "The Codex of Hidden Paths" "The Eternal Flame" "Silver Threads & Lunar Mysteries" "Shadows and Substance: A Study of Illusions" "The Weave and the Web"
"The Warlock’s Bargain" "Sanguine Rites & The Binding of Blood" "Echoes in the Ether" "The Mage’s Grimoire: A Spellbook of the Forgotten Masters" "Windows to the Beyond" "The Whispering Lexicon" "The Flesh That Speaks" "Veins of the Earth" "The Celestial Hymn" "Tome of the Silent Court" "Fragments of the Broken Arcana" "Beyond the Final Veil" "The Hollow Grimoire" "The Book That Remembers"

The tomes are large, only 1 will fit in your pack. You could likely carry 6 to 10 but then your arms wild be full. Smaller items can be placed in you pack or arranged about your person

As soon as you touch the wizard hat you feel a wave of magic wash over you the a burst of flame rushes up from the desk! the flames engulf the desk, everything on it, and lick at your arm. Roll a Save Test. Failure results in 1 damage As soon as the flames vanish you see almost everything on the desk has burnt up. All the books, papers, and scrolls are gone. all that remains are the glass orb, pendant, and ring, but even those are hot to the touch. The other trinkets are ash, warped and cracked, and obviously ruined by the magic trap.

Reconsidering your plan to clear the wizards library after the desk.Recovered items
Cartographic Orb On its own volition, the item records a map of the environments that the bearer is exploring, and can magically project it for the bearer to see.
Pendant of the Fortune Teller Every time you are hit by a monster, you glimpse a random image of its future or past.
Ring of Shifting The bearer may change minor aspects of the physical appearance of this item.

The books seem to have a similar spell woven over them. By your assume the spell over the desk and field over the shelves were both trigger spells tied to a stronger enchantment. Considering whether to risk the shelves or not you are startled to hear heavy footfalls coming closer another stairwell just off the room. Quickly gathering what you can you make your way back down to the first floor with Karesohn

Glancing up the stairs nervously he whispers We should leave and heads to the front door only to freeze in panic. I hear more outside, what shall we do? he whispers frantically.

As you feel a trickle of apprehension begin to fill you a slight noise behind you causes you to look back. There in the shadows of the stairs up you see a small creature with large eyes. A small paw reaches out and waves you over, gesturing repeatedly for you to come closer as it backs into the shadows, glancing up at the approaching regular and heavy footfalls.