Elminster：The Making of a Mage: The Elminster Series

Inancientdays,sorcererssoughttolearntheOneTrueSpellthatwouldgivethempoweroveralltheworldandunderstandingofallmagic....TheOneTrueSpellwasawoman,andhernamewasMystra--andherkisseswerewonderful.PriestHavilonTharnstarTalesToldtoaBlindWizardItisthetimebeforeMythDrannor,whentheHeartlandsarehometobarbarians,andwickeddragonsruletheskies.Intheseancientdays,Elminsterisbutashepherdboy,dreamingofadventureandheroics.Whenadragon-ridingmagelordsweepsdownuponhim,though,theboyisthrustintoaworldofharshrealities,corruptrulers,andevilsorcerers.Withpatienceandgrit,Elminstersetsabouttochangeallthat.Theresultofhislaborsisaworldrebornandamagemade.