Wizards, Like All Mortals, Need Their Rest. Casting Spells, Righting
Wrongs, And Putting A Little Away For Your Old Age Can All Be Draining
Occupations.
Wizards, like all mortals, need their rest. Casting spells, righting
wrongs, and putting a little away for your old age can all be draining
occupations. The true wizard must therefore always insist on a good night's
sleep, and a few days' respite between tasks. After some particularly grueling
work, a couple of weeks in the country are not out of line. In the aftermath
of truly major assignments, of course, nothing less than a seaside vacation
will do. And what of those situations in which a wizard's work affects the very
world around him, perhaps the fabric of the cosmos itself? Well, be advised
that prime accommodations in Vushta must be reserved at least two months in
advance.
-- The Teachings of Ebenezum, Vol. XXIII
Wizards are constantly subject to negative publicity. A case in point. One
elderly wizard of my acquaintance, whenever he was bothered by unexpected
guests, would immediately cast one of three spells upon them, either turning
them to stone, transforming them into segmented worms, or blasting them
entirely out of the kingdom....