My
name is Saradon, a wizard of some fame and little
fortune. Though you know me not, and we have never
met, I feel that I have known you all my life. For
the story of your deeds, your entanglement with
Mangar and his evil horde in Skara Brae, flows from
the lips of every Bard throughout the Realm. For this
reason, your courage and experience, I have contacted
you above all others. For now we face an evil much
greater than Mangar's. An evil that threatens not the
safety and tranquillity of but one city, nae ... an
evil that threatens the existence of the entire Realm
and all the cities and citizens within!
Recall
now the lessons of your childhood. The story of
Turin, the archmage who forged the Destiny Wand in
the molten depths of the holy mountain Krontor. The
Destiny Wand, the uniting force which has rallied
armies to the aid of the Realm, and has maintained
peace and prosperity for the last 700 years. But look
around you now, where has the power of the Destiny
Wand gone? Lawless mercenaries from the neighboring
kingdom of Lestradae have invaded the Realm and now
run rampant through the streets. Even in Tangramayne,
our capital! It is they who have taken the Destiny
Wand, with the guidance of an evil Archmage known as
Lagoth Zanta.
Although
Lagoth has thwarted each of my attempts to gain
knowledge of his powers and location, I have been
able to discover that the Destiny
Wand lies broken in seven pieces, at seven different
locations. Lagoth has placed each fragment of the
scepter within a Snare of Death - a puzzle room that
will require all the wisdom and cunning at your
disposal in order for you to survive.
Do
you believe in legends? Legend states that,
"Unimaginable power is
bestowed upon the one who reforges the Destiny Wand
..." Regardless of whether or not you hold faith
in the stuff of legend, you must defeat Lagoth Zanta,
regain the seven fragments, and reforge the Destiny
Wand -- it is the only way to save the Realm.
Now
I must hurry, for in my attempts to glean knowledge
of Lagoth, hemust has discovered my prying magic and
even how his mercenaries approach. I care not for my
own safety, but I pray that my magic is still strong
enough to deliver this letter and the accompanying
booklet into your hands. The booklet contains
powerful quest knowledge which I have gathered using
magic and other, more physical, methods. Use it to
help you during your quest. My only regret is that I
cannot personally be there to counsel you during your
quest. May fate smile upon you... and upon me.
-Saradon
