[Shard] - Sosaria
[Type] -
[Book] - Red - 20 pages

[Title] - A Mage's Story
[Author] - Unknown

A Mage's Story

by Unknown

[Page 1]
What is this book, this
grand true account of
the life of a mage,
doing on the floor, you
ask? Well, I do not
know either, but...since
you seem interested,
you are probably thinking


[Page 2]
of taking on the life of
a mage. "How hard could
it be?" you ask yourself.
Well, my little friend, I
am going to answer that
question for you!


[Page 3]
First off, to become a
successful mage, you
must be rich. When I
was a youth, I was
bent on becoming a
Grandmaster mage,
the best of the best.


[Page 4]
I went out and bought
the rest of the First
Circle spells for my
book. Those were too
easy for me, so I
began Second Circle. I
bought some scrolls
from shops, and I was


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pleased to find that
quite a few people had
some Second Circle
scrolls they could
spare. I used up all
my money to buy the
reagents, and then I
moved on the Third


[Page 6]
Circle. "It's so easy," I
would think to myself.
Then I began slowing down
once I hit the Sixth
Circle. I would cast Sixth
Circle spells, but my
skill in the magical
arts would not improve.


[Page 7]
I had already spent
between ten and twenty
thousand gold on reagents
and scrolls thus far. It
was getting harder and
harder to find the scrolls
needed to complete the
next Circle, and the


[Page 8]
prices were extremely
high. However, I toiled
through the Sixth Circle,
spending another four
thousand gold in the
process. I happily moved
on to Seventh Circle, and
that is when things got


[Page 9]
sticky. I had almost
progressed to Eighth,
but I was going very...
slowly... on the Seventh
Circle. Many thousands of
gold pieces later, and
many, many, many
hours spent summoning


[Page 10]
monsters, I became a
Grandmaster mage, my
dream. I sometimes would
think about the castle I
could have had...
But enough of that! I
cannot dwell on what
could have been.


[Page 11]
I am glad that I have
finally received the title I
dreamed about my entire
life.
As I am writing this,
a fellow walks up the
steps. He is a Scoundrel.
He looks at me, at my


[Page 12]
wizard’s cap, and robe. He
walks over. I eye him
warily. He squats down
next to me and pulls
something from his pack.
It takes me a moment to
Realize what it is, but by
then, it is too late.


[Page 13]
He has started a fire,
right next to me. I
suddenly get the urge
to camp, and in doing
so, I lose my
Grandmaster status as
a mage, only to improve
a bit in Camping.


[Page 14]
I will be back to
my original glory in
about a year or two, I
hope.


[Page 15]
{Note- Once upon a time
a person could raise their
skill by watching someone
else. There was no way
to control if you could
or could not gain in a
skill. Often just walking
by someone using a skill

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such as camping would
cause a gain!}

Ahhh would that be the case now... yes... !