Locmire's Quest: Book One A Tales from Calencia Novel Page 12

  Chapter 1

  The Wizard and the Sands

  Nearly 500 years had passed since the Great War, and the prophecy revealed to the Wizard's at the end of the war had begun to fulfill itself. Since the end of the battle that took place east of their desert home, the Wizards of Fogarth had been vigilantly watching the timeline of events that would inevitably lead to the new struggle for Calencia. Day and night a select lot of Wizards, known as the Lookers, study the Sands of Seeing, focused on the events that would lead up to the return of Hasbarie.

  The Sands of Seeing resided in a golden basin inside the Wizards' golden tower and were highly coveted by the Wizards. The Sands were but a small portion of the ground that originally blanketed the world, untainted by the evils that soon followed creation. How the Sands functioned was unknown, but they had the ability to reveal glimpses into the future, and often referred to significant events of the present and the past. They were a powerful tool and heavily guarded by the Wizards. If the impossible task of traversing the dangerous desert were ever accomplished, various traps and enchantments were set to protect them, not to mention that one would have to make it past the Wizards themselves. If the Sands were to ever fall into the wrong hands, much ruination could come from the abuse of such a great power.

  The prophecy that was seen at the end of the Great War foretold of the Dark Wizard Hasbarie’s return and the imminent destruction of Calencia. Shortly after his return, he was to become much more powerful than ever before. The prophecy also showed the reuniting of the Saviors, along with Locmire, the young Wizard who watched the fall of Hasbarie from the top of Mt. Pizenchaffe. Locmire was also the Looker who initially interpreted this particular prophecy. Since that time he had achieved the rank of Master Wizard, and the job of monitoring the prophecies had fallen upon the shoulders of lesser Wizards. Locmire always took great personal interest into this particular glimpse of the future, due in no small part, to the direct involvement required on his behalf to fulfill the prophecy. He had patiently waited for the calling to fulfill his destiny. It seemed that the day had finally came for Locmire to put in motion a chain of events that would offer Calencia its only hope.