Hedge Wizard Solomon of the Quantum Downs
Preface
When you flip a coin, as you watch it tumble through the air, you may think it’s fate, perhaps some uneven weight that determines which side lands face up. But in truth it’s Hedge Wizard Solomon.
The Hedge Wizard, invisible, appears whenever an element of chance is involved. When dice are thrown, or a card is flipped over, it’s Hedge Wizard Solomon’s hand that controls the result. Whenever a gambler prays to the dealer or calls for a certain color to prevail, it’s Solomon they’re talking to. And with no prejudice, nor interest in the result, Solomon flips the cards, almost bored.
It isn’t easy to be alongside every degenerate at once. Solomon’s long, white beard hides countless stories of people on the ropes. Those stuck at the fork between their vanishing dreams and harsh reality, hoping someone can save them without knowing that someone is Solomon.
It isn’t obvious if Solomon’s power was learned or ascribed at birth. Some believe Solomon is thousands of years old, but others know the truth. Solomon was a scholar, interested in studying magic of all sorts.
He studied for several decades, into his old age, never taking a wife, never wanting children. It was deep in his studies that Solomon found a way to sidestep into the other plane, getting incredibly lucky with his choice of texts. It wasn’t until Solomon discovered he had no way back, cursed now with some permanent other-ness, that he learned his new place in eternity.
“Sufficiently practiced arcane magic is indecipherable from the cosmos.”
- Proverb from ancient storyteller
Luck and chance are fickle, by human standards. Elements of mysticism swirling around in the ether. It makes sense they’re controlled, like so many other forces, beyond what’s seen.
So how does one control the controller?
Adventurers wonder about the best way to deal with the Hedge Wizard, to not end up on his bad side. Solomon respects risk-takers. People who walk blindly toward randomness. Those with absolute faith in themselves or elsewhere are impossible not to respect in some way.
When interacting with Solomon directly, one should be straightforward.
Do not engage in any bartering, risk-taking, or gambles of any form. Furthermore, do not try to deceive him, or act underhandedly. You’ll only worsen your odds, which are already bad enough.
And, whatever you do, don’t call his familiar a chicken.
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