Blues search for knowledge

blue has been seen about town rarely now and is rumoured to have left the city and traveling in search of knowledge on a great many things including golems and other magical spells..

in the heirs of windsong tower he has left a parting gift though incomplete he leaves a book he was working on of basic golems for the arch mages only to do with as they see fit.. he has placed corb as the headmaster temporarily and now makes it permanent.. with the specifications that aureco is never to step foot in the tower or have any access to their gathered information and knowledge as he has never proved himself trust worthy of such info and has left a lingering impression of being power hungry and likely to misuse any information..

blue delivers a toy golem to the coronal as promised with the instruction not for kids to play with. to be used by adults only. he would pack the rest away in storage until he returns if infact he ever does make it back from such a grand quest of knowledge.

he sets out for parts unknown and least likely visited since the first time he appeared their.. searching for any knowledge on a great many subjects that has peaked his curiousity.

it soon begins to dawn of folks of the cities he will likely not be returning anytime soon.. some may wonder why or how he is traveling but come up empty handed and speculate as to the ppower he truly wields.. some rumors of gates being made or teleporting and so forth arise in his absence some seeing him having done such in the past.

some speculate as to him traveling the many realms and so forth searching for something long lost..

regardless of what they speculate or come up with no one really knows and the only thing left is theories..

occasionally the odd traveler will report having seen an old man clad in some blue robs and shiney armor or a beggar who appears from time to time in battered and badly in need of repair robes and armor or even a stead fast young looking mage in blue who eyes seem to pear through your very soul as if searching for something..

some rumors of his conflicts are grand indeed and others leave you with a shiver running down your back.. as time marches on and the stories become legend and the legends become myths and the myths become fairy tales slowly he fades from memory of most and only a few remain who once knew of the great and powerful mage that they once called friend and in the stories the gleam some truths about him they know and in others find anger at the bold face lies being spewed..

the one thing he is remembered for is all the work he did for both the cities and the deeds he had done and the grand assortment of magic he possessed..

some look for him to return with great tells and stories as well as knowledge from a far and all places in between. some travelers spread word of bounties on his head while others spread word of days of celebration named for him..

one thing people of his home city know for sure is the crystal used to reach his lands has been gone for a while now and that the stories prove one thing he is still alive somewhere and up to his old tricks as usual.. being a master of disguise and a reputation both feared and respected many people find them selves imitating him and often adopting a variation of his name but often fear the use of his actual name and determine that the blue mage is not a name to be used but variations are allowed to safely be used with out fear of his ire finding them..

some go as far as claiming to be apprentices of the blue mage those are quickly found out to be false and face a great many forms of punishment for claiming such both from him and the cities he visits.

some where at some point it comes to be known that the blue mage was from myth drannor and this leads a great many people flocking to the city or avoiding it all together.. from the spread of this he hopes that the city will gain the attention of great heroes to help in the fight and protection of his home city.

during his journeys as he collects relics and knowledge to abundant to carry an odd package bearing his symbol and house seal can be seen occasionally in the city of song but soon after vanished from sight as if magically recalled or delivered to its unknown destination..

during this time he also establishes trade routes to various cities some in need of help other with the ability to help and some still unknown or unvisted in many many years..

at odd times he can be seen studying ruins and towers long forgotten of elven make and even some older still ruins of an out post or fort also of elven make.. some would rumor he is searching for some ancient elven empire that stretches so far back most have never heard of. or that he searches for lost histories of civilizations of all human dragon and elven.. others would spread rumor of him studying creatures of various origins and how best they can be used..

when in truth all of these are possibly true many spread them as rumors either in part or in whole stories that both seem to fit him and not fit him at the same time..

one thing is for certain many people refer to the blue mage or lord blue and will be talking about him for years to come.. the truth of him and his legacy is yet to be determined and is more highly debated than most any other theory or topic discussed to this day..

it becomes clear that his place in the city he once loved so much that he gave his entire life to will not be filled easily until he returns..

occasionally and very rarely a family member may be seen in the city but also meets the questions with a simple i dont know answer or you know him he is always out to achieve what others deemed
impossible..

as he travels he makes new allies and reclaims old allies as he spreads news of the city and so on spreading his good deeds all over the lands.

rumors slowly appear of a mage that is equal or greater in power than elminster was some would laugh at that as they know how humble blue was and would joke about it at times and claim it was only a tactic he used claiming to be humble to hide such power.. or to lure an enemy into making a foolish mistake.. some even go into great detail of stories of him using that tactic as well while others knew that it was simply just him being true to himself he was indeed no better and no worse than the next person and he treated others with respect they were due but was never afraid to help those less fortunate than he..

some remember his riddles most about him and how he answered a question with a question right back.. other will remember his playfull harmless pranks. other will yet still remember his sense of justice or his brand of punishing folks by turning them into statues or his sense of honorable combat.

while others will remember something else entirely.. some will even recall his past evil side as well as his good side often risking his self to rescue a friend or simple refugee..

others will remember he had more layers than a bunch of onions.. yet still some will remember his scorpion stew or his woodsy smelling tea.. to this day no one has been able to replicate these or many other aspects of his being or the impact he had on the lives of the city.. or that the city only stands to this day because of him and a few of his friends fought off many enemies day after day after day for years before the mythal was recast or that he himself had anything to do with the cleansing of the old one..

one thing they remember is he always said he could not do any of it alone but it does only take one to gather or attract those that can or will do whats needed for the betterment of all..

yet many will always remember them tracking undead and instigating a fight the retreating luring them farther away while running him turn a few into chickens and racing off laughing like a mad man..

the most remembered about him would be his sense of honor humor and his love for knowledge..