The Church of the Black Sun

They often wish to better the realm, but only time shows whether their method proves as valid as they, and sometimes many others, had wished. Tarrant of the Church of the Black Sun is such a man.

any clever savants have ideas about how to better the realm of Britannia, and only few let action follow their worlds. Tarrant was such a man, and thus he founded the Church of the Black Sun, trying to find others of like mind. Tarrant has been working towards this goal by speaking to those who were interested and teaching them, but also by pursuing the destruction of magical items. Tarrant once explained:

"I have met many a wealthy man. I have met many powerful men, both in a political and magical sense, but rarely have I found these men to be happy. I was once an accomplished mage and scholar, but I can't say that my times as such were truly happy. The question I asked myself is why? They have what many wish for and yet they art not content. I came to the conclusion that many fall into one of two categories. The first is the age old fact that for those who seek wealth and power, they often tend to think that they'll be happy if they had one gold pile more or just a couple more magical staffs. For this type of man, there is little to do. A man such as this just cannot comprehend a world different from the one he sees in his own mind. I try to help this type of man understand the rewards of giving. The second type that I've found often is not happy, not because he does not have enough, but because others lack for the basic necessities of life. All his gold and all his power won't solve this problem. But that is where he errs. One man offering what he may to the needy will not solve this problem completely, but many men offering their extras will."

I knew and fully supported the goals of this fine man, so I decided to travel to Moonglow to find his house south of the Encyclopedia Magica. I knocked on the door and entered.

A strange artifact, a "broken sword of daemonbane", was on display in a locked room. Was this one of the most powerful magic weapons Tarrant was able to destory?

After waiting for some time, Tarrant finally appeared in the room next door. He held his famous blue Staff of Draining, which he used to destroy magic items to counter its misuse. I do not know whether Tarrant will succeed, but I wish he does. His goals are noble and sensible, and they could help making Britannia a better world to live in...

04/98

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