Genser
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Genser is the mage who has penned the spellbook of Ultima IX, but didn't appear in the game himself.
Description[edit]
Quite a lot about Genser's life is known through his narrative in the book written for the Time Lord, which will be shown here in its logical order.
The late years of his own apprenticeship happened after the appearance of the columns, as he already bemoaned the difficulties of accessing the ether at that time. During the time of his apprenticeship, he'd had several memorable incidents he wrote of:
- Using too much black pearl for a Fireball spell, which resulted in him accidentally incinerating his own spellbook, forcing him to get a replacement.
- Being frozen by his rival apprentice Baldir in the wilderness several times with the Freeze spell during twilight, thus forcing Genser an uncomfortable way home.
- Accidentally using the spell Summon Undead to call a dead miner, who chased him when the spell ran out until his mentor dismissed the creature.
At some point, Genser took on two apprentices of his own, Arduin and Grimwar. The former appeared to have the discipline expected of a magician’s apprentice, while the latter was often distracted by mischievous pursuits. During that time, the Time Lord visited Genser and asked him to pen a spellbook for fighters, which Genser scoffed at, as he regarded that profession as unworthy of the refinements of magic. Nonetheless, the Time Lord visited him in each of the following years to pester him to take on the project, but Genser tried avoid working on the book as much as possible.
However, on the winter before the Avatar's arrival, the Time Lord sent Genser magical items that would show him what would happen, should he not finish the book in time. Alarmed by what he saw, Genser put all his energy over the next two months into the creation of the book. His preoccupation allowed for a breakdown of discipline leaving Arduin and Grimwar to their mischief while he was busy with completing the book. He kept the most dangerous part, the ritual of Armageddon for the last day, before handing the book over at the Vernal Equinox.
Lore[edit]
| “ | My thoughts were consumed with the clouding of the ether, the breath of the magic of Virtue. Since the days of my apprenticeship, the ether had been sullied by forces unknown and for reasons unexplained. Without clarity to the ether, the magical arts of the Virtuous had faded, and in their place had risen the magic of a dark form of ether. To the few who upheld the traditions of Virtuous magic, the addition to our ranks of such a troll, who lacked neither the inclination nor the discipline to further our research into the problem, verged on insult. I dismissed Hawkwind from my cottage with a request to never disturb me again. |
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