Obi Wan is so cool, it’s hard to know what to write. Maybe it’s time for a numbered list.
Is he a wizard? He’s a Jedi. To the people of the Star Wars universe, in the time of the original trilogy, that’s basically the same thing. See Luke’s uncle’s opinion: “That wizard’s just [...]
Anyone out there playing Dragon Quest IX? I am! Borya‘s not from that game. He’s from Dragon Quest IV, which I also played.
Roman numerals are fun.
Borya (ブレイ) has a serious cleft wizard beard. Or is that a cloven wizard beard? It matches his moustache nicely. His staff has a scary, pointy [...]
Is a wizard necessarily male? If you browse the Wizard Wednesday archives, you’ll see that, when they’re not appliances, the answer is probably yes. The female equivalent of a wizard is a sorceress, but is a sorceress just a female wizard, or is she another thing entirely? These are the questions that [...]
Sometimes what one needs is a refreshingly insane creation tale featuring a magical Finnish proto-wizard. If today is that sometimes, and that one is you, then I introduce you to Väinämöinen!
One day, seeking a resting place Ilmatar (daughter of the sky) descended to the waters. There she swam and floated for 700 [...]
I wrote about Manannan in the very first Wizard Wednesday post. Mordack is Manannan’s more powerful but slightly less cool brother. Manannan has that mysterious “I might materialize and turn you into a cat at any moment” vibe that Mordack just can’t muster. Mordack’s finely groomed facial hair and much practiced evil [...]

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