Fahran the Conqueror, the Undefeated, First Archmage and Grand Director of the Scattered Empire, ruler of the kingdom of mages; there he sat, on his cottage porch, in a quiet meadow, retired. He had lived a grand life, a life that coursed along his rushing blood, a life that was a brutal battle at every step, a life in which he was victorious. It was not a good life, but it was life filled with a grandeur that you could not deny.

But alas, all things are like leaves in the autumn, scattering in the wind. His hair was now grey and his will was now waning. At the end of his conquest, what finally toppled this giant was but a little girl. She sold apples on the road side; fearless, she had approached the conqueror and offered an apple for 5 copper coins. Fahran, intrigued by the faith in comfort, the expectation of understanding, took out a silver coin and raised it before him. Did this little girl not know who he was? Did she know what kind of world he had grown up in? When he was growing up, an apple was not something you offered money for. No, it was something you took for yourself, it was something you stained your hands for. Eventually, Fahran let out a sigh and placed the silver in the little girl’s hands before taking an apple and biting into it. It was sweet. It was sour. And the taste of it urged tears to fall from the conqueror’s eyes.

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The taste of it made Fahran realize… All the work he put into driving this world, into pushing it into something palatable… He wanted to enjoy what little of it he could.

And so, he retired to this meadow, to live out the rest of his days in peace…

Fahran takes some tobacco from his pouch and packs it into his pipe. He places the mouthpiece of the pipe into his mouth and with a hint of his will, a fire ignites in the bowl. He takes in a deep breath before grabbing his pen and dipping it into the inkwell. He lets out a satisfied exhale and begins to write…

Introduction to Magic…

This old man had to spend his time doing something…