War of the Staffs · 01 - Quest for the Staff of Adaman

War of the Staffs: Quest for the Staff of Adaman takes place on a world called

Muira, where a powerful vampire wizard named Taza is brought through the void

by a vengeful goddess named Adois, who lends him her powerful staff so that he

can take over the planet and turn it from good to evil. Passing himself off as

a god, Taza slowly convinces the Illanni, a race of dark elves, to take on the

cloak of vampirism. Nearly two thousand years pass before the scheming vampire

makes his move. But his careful planning is jeopardized when Prince Tarquin is

born to fulfill a prophecy and confront the most evil creature Muira has ever

known. The Prince, however, cannot succeed alone, and when Morganna, an

Illanni noble woman, threatens Taza's plans by starting an underground

movement against him, she strikes her severest blow when she saves Tarquin's

life. He is also championed by the great wizard Celedant, and the young man is

sent to the dwarvan militia to learn combat and survival skills by joining an

elite group of soldiers known as the Borderers, while the wizard begins his

search for the Staff of Adaman - the only object capable of defeating the

Staff of Adois. Tarquin and Celedant's epic journey spans the continent where

they face not only a vampire wizard, but orcs, demons, and other

monstrosities, including a lich, dravens, and an elemental creature the planet

has not witnessed since its fiery formation. Book one of the trilogy, The

Quest for the Staff of Adaman, begins the search for the first of two pieces

of ancient staff as Taza's assassins hunt the Prince to thwart the prophecy.

Tarquin, however, is not the only target. Celedant must confront not only

assassins, but powerful and dangerous creatures that Taza brings through the

void to destroy the wizard as well as the growing resistance among the

dwarves, Wood Elves, and High Elves. Before he can begin his search, Celedant

must take the final test to become a Master Wizard. If he passes, his new

status will empower him enough to battle the Staff of Adois and the monster

that wields it. If he fails, not only will the world be overrun by evil, but

Celedant will be lost in the Dragon's Tear for all eternity.