Introduction

You say this name is new to you? that you have not heard of this tall, mysterious figure whose forehead bears the Blue Star, who delights one and all with music and then terrifies with magic? Then pull up a bench and listen, and you shall be enlightened. But be prepared to travel, for Lythande is a powerful magician and is not confined to one world—or even one universe...

As with all things worth learning, one must start at the beginning. Secrets will be revealed, truths told and lies spun (and who can tell the one from the other?), promises fulfilled and hopes destroyed, lessons received and skills tested—all in their proper time. For now, hear of one who would be known as Lythande, who wished to learn the secrets of Creation and discovered, like all students throughout history, that if you truly want an education, you must pay the price.