“ Game Cliche 2.
Upon learning about 'the five ancient jewels' or 'the nine legendary icons' or whatever, you can be quite confident that Saving the World will require you to go out and find every last one of them.”
“ If mana recovered slowly enough, and mages could pass it on freely between them, the ephemeral force would become a valuable trading commodity on its own.”
“ A group of wizards who will give others temporary magical powers, but the price is high and those who can't pay or won't pay get very badly hurt or even killed.”