A notice seeking employment for the Hireling Wizard Rufus the Magnificent.[1b]
Hireling Wizards, also called Mercenary Wizards, are those practicioners of the magical arts who over the centuries have sold their services to the highest bidders on the battlefield and off.
Demand for magical support always exceeds supply, so it is small wonder that enchanters both great and small make their way to Tilea where their talents can earn them good money. The lure of adventure in foreign lands, weird new magics, and ancient secrets is a major attraction for Hireling Wizards, though others are in it for the gold like any other sane and sensible individual.[1a]
These individuals have some practiced skill with magic. Perhaps they murdered their master and are now on the run, selling their abilities to the highest bidder. Others simply can't be tied down to any single place and see the life of a mercenary as a good means to expand their influence and study. Like any other wizard in the Old World, mercenary wizards are not to be trusted.[2a]
Mercenary wizards serve to lend their magical talents to whatever endeavour their employer hired them for. They provide counsel freely. In addition, they are expected to help resolve magical dilemmas and similar situations.[2a]
Hireling wizards are usually Human. This is pretty much always the case in the lands of Tilea. Even in foreign parts, the "Human spirit" tends to dominate amongst mercenary armies.[1a]
Being the sort of place it is, every mage with heroic pretensions heads to Tilea to make their fortune. Fortunately for everyone concerned most come to a bad end very quickly, but one or two inevitably survive and become famous if not near-legendary figures of the kind that keep troubadours warbling and strumming away long into the evening. So it is that heroes for hire can be found in all mercenary armies.[1a]
Notable Hireling Wizards[]
- Lucrezzia Belladonna - Belladonna is the Princess of Pavona and one of the most feared wizards of Tilea.
- Nicodemus - A powerful Hedge Wizard who fought in the ruins of the city of Mordheim as a mercenary in search of the warpstone he needed to prevent his mutation of abnormal physical growth from progressing.
- Rufus the Magnificent - A self-proclaimed great wizard and animal trainer.[1b]
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