Progeny of Tezirah

from A Brief History of the Guild of Moon Magic by Kssarh T'kinnirii, Apprentice to Guildmaster Tiv

In the old days before the Empire condemned the practice of sorcery (and that foul art, thankfully, passed into legend), a dark magus named Tezirah combined her spells with the skills of a mystic. She nurtured a cult of personality, which endured after her execution (under the reign of Empress Demin I) and became the Progeny of Tezirah.

Though stripped of the foul magics their mistress taught, the Progeny turned mysticism to their own ends, specializing in dark prophesies and illusion. Their favored tool was the crystal Tezirah's Mirror, a dangerous scrying device invented by the sorceress long ago.

As an historical aside, the day of Tezirah's death by hanging was the first time that seers recorded visions of a hideous bat-winged skull that soared from their subconscious and paralyzed them with unspeakable agony. Some still believe that this dread image, seen many times since, is actually the spirit of Tezirah herself. Her last attempt at a spell of vengeance, the story goes, trapped her soul on the Probability Plane, which all prophets touch to foresee the future. She now flies endlessly across the chaotic abyss, trying to force her way back into our world through the "doorway" that opens for just a split-second during any mage's prediction.

While this is generally seen as a bogey-tale to frighten apprentices ("Study well, or Tezirah will eat your soul!"), this author feels that there is enough established precident in magical circles to consider this tale not only cautionary, but all too possible.

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