The legendary mage, Agarn the Impulsive, was as famous for his magical experimentation as he was for his failure to successfully train even a single apprentice.  Agarn’s fame began early in his career, when he successfully deciphered the magically encoded writings of the ancient Sallvic peoples.  These inscriptions, found within hidden chambers of the ruined Temple of Solus, formed the basis for much of Agarn’s later magical research.

The incantations that Agarn deciphered from the battered inscriptions were often incomplete and fragmentary, and many of his original notes were lost when his first apprentice, Joran the Unfortunate, was devoured by the temple’s guardian crocodiles.  Despite this setback, Agarn was able to use the knowledge gained to enchant several items that remain to this day:  The famous “Chariot of Pharaoh Hethshepoth”, the “Agate Pectoral of Vetthes”, and the “Falchion of Al Gojj”.  The wizard’s surviving notes express his frustration at not having the complete incantations, for he sensed that his enchantments were only partially successful.

Some years later, the daring enchanter mastered the full Thaumaturgical Cycle of Ix, which no previous wizard had successfully completed.  The magical vistas this opened before him awed his contemporaries, but he was unable to pursue his research further, as he became embroiled in a protracted magical duel with the infamous sorcerer, Bullon Sorgoth, after Sorgoth’s favorite nephews were disemboweled by summoned demodands while serving as Agarn’s apprentices.   The unfortunate deaths of his apprentices discouraged Agarn, and he failed to complete several novel enchantments that he had initiated in this period.  Scholars still speculate what Agarn would have accomplished if he had completed his work with the Ardent Ungent of Ix, the Flaming Banner of Collot, or the awesome Transmigration Staff of Oudall.

In his later years, Agarn’s work production slowed, as he found it difficult to secure further apprentices.  Notes left in the margins of his journal suggest that he was dissatisfied with the substandard apprentices he was able to attract, who repeatedly complained about being used as subjects in his experiments.  Despite their complaints, his experiments were wildly successful, as is evidenced by Agarn’s famous Powder of the Acidic Blast and Oil of Rugosity.  One can only imagine the spectacular achievements he could have accomplished if he had been able to retain his apprentices for further research.

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