The Lore of Sorcerer Apollo of the Ether

Sorcerer Apollo is a hermit who spends his life moving constantly across the land, leaving a trail of devastation and destruction in his wake. He travels with his collapsible staff, which due to its ability to convert one element into another, is nicknamed The Midas Rod by those unlucky enough to have seen its effects.

The head of the staff contains a tiny amount of strange matter, collected long ago from within the quantum shadow, which when touched against a material can transmute it for as long as it is supplied with energy.

It is a risky and difficult piece of magic but by carefully balancing the energy requirement of the staff, against energy he generates through the use of his rune of steel on a second object, he has the ability to produce unlimited amounts of gold wherever he goes.

Initially when he arrives in a new town he is welcomed with open arms as his coins are made of pure gold and are worth far more than the existing debased currency. As he keeps on paying for goods and services with pure gold the people he is buying from ask for more and more gold until prices start increasing exponentially.

This eventually causes the entire economy to collapse with only those being paid directly by Apollo receiving gold fast enough to be able to buy even basic goods and the rest of the workforce departing with all the gold they can carry, leaving behind fields filled with rotting crops, closed mines and empty shops.

As more and more people leave the town it becomes less and less pleasant to live in, with even basic services ceasing due to a lack of workers. Only then does Apollo pick up his staff and continue his endless journey towards a new town filled with unsuspecting citizens who can’t remember the last time he passed through.

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