Full of mystery, they show up at the precise moment they are needed, and disappear soon after they are finished.
Only heeded, never vaunted, frequently needed when things are haunted,
uncompensated, misunderstood,
the bearer of blame, protector of good,
The mind behind kings,
Orchestrator of things,
older than days
that kindly, wise sage
Look to the east
on the third at first light,
Pow'r unconstrained,
yet not quick to the fight
Of whom do I speak,
not a grim puppeteer,
but the archetypal wizard,
and you found him right here.
That's right folks, Wizards.
Gandalf, Merlin, The Wizard of Oz, Dumbledore, Zeddicus Zul Zorander, Allanon (although technically a druid, he plays the part), and even old Ben Kenobi...
They seem to be in a higher world, a world of their own, with a somewhat more important to do list, but with less corporeal items than the pressing trials of the hero. Often distracted or quirky, they nevertheless work behind the scenes to help the hero be... well, heroic. But, why?
Why, with all that power, are wizards not heroes themselves?
Something Peter S. Beagle hit on in his book, The Last Unicorn, made me realize the truth.
He said, "Wizards make no difference, so they say nothing does, but heroes are meant to die for unicorns."
A wizard, in all his searching for knowledge, has realized that there is a higher power orchestrating everything, Thus, nothing anyone does makes a lick of difference. The wizard in the story understands that he is in fact, a character, in a story. He/She has just refused the delusion that anything he does will change the outcome of said story, since the author is in control anyway.
If you disagree with me, it's fine. You're probably not a Wizard. You may be a hero, and thus your desire to alter the inevitable makes you heroic. So fight for it. Change the predetermined course of things. I will do my best to help you, to guide you in your search. May the Author bless you and choose to keep you from harm.
-Rock Darkwater
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