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Year 17, Month 9
WIZARD RULERS CONVENE
Empress Eriadna and Prince Zandor, her son and heir-apparent, were in the Imperial Palace of Sundsvall when the storm destroyed it. During the following days, service*men digging through the rubble under the command of Eriad*na's daughter, Queen Eldrethila of Theranderol, are unable to find them.
After a week, magic returns and Eldrethila is able to find Eriadna and Zandor within minutes by casting a locate object spell to find a jewel her mother was wearing. When found, Zan*dor is trapped and near death from starvation and dehydration; Eriadna died of old age, her magically enhanced youth having been dispelled.
Zandor is returned to health within days. He "temporarily postpones" any wish spell that could revive the Empress and immediately seizes the Imperial Throne. Despite this coup, his mood remains as grim as Thanatos, the Immortal of Death. From his new headquarters in Aquas, his father's undersea city*kingdom, he convenes the council known as the Thousand Wizards of Alphatia, which consists of the most powerful magic*users of the empire. Many of its members perished in the Week Without Magic. As they were torn apart by conjured monsters, hunted down by old enemies, or lynched by angry mobs who blamed them for the disaster; the survivors come prepared to hear Zandor an*nounce his intention to accept d' Ambreville's offer to end the war.
Instead, he shocks them all by ordering them to prepare for an all-out assault against Glantri. Some accept his argument that they must destroy Glantri before d' Ambreville can use his weapon against them again; others, including Master Terari (a secret identity of his grandfather, ex-Emperor Tylion), think he is simply inviting disaster. The new Emperor is in no mood for discussion, and gives the dissenters an ultimatum: obey him or face immediate exile or imprisonment. Most cave in, but others, including Terari and many Shiye-Lawr elves, accept exile in*stead. Terari and those who are like-minded leave for Karameikos to establish the School of Magic there, while the Shiye-Lawr set out for Wendar by way of Alzar.
Alzar agrees to ferry the elves from Alphatia to Wendar, and he welcomes them across his border. He meets with them and then agrees on passage to Wendar for the elves.
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