The Walker

The Walker is an extraordinary individual and his purpose in Medegia remains unknown.

Oeridian legends concerning The Walker have existed since before the Great Kingdom came into being. He is always described as a man who appears physically very young, perhaps but 15 or 16 years of age, though great age is attributed to him, and a perceptive viewer can see that he has tiny lines on his forehead and around his eyes which belie the appearance of youth. The truth is that he has always existed and always will, though in what form, perhaps even he does not know.

He can be recognized by the small sack tied to a stick which he carries over his shoulder, and the small and nondescript dog which always accompanies him.

The Walker is often said to be a being verging on demipower status, perhaps a human who is undergoing divine ascension and in the last stages of a sublime enlightenment. Some say he is an aspect of Fharlanghn, but this is surely only a partial truth at best.

He is one of Johydee's Children. His sack is small and contains only small trinkets or beads which seem to be of little value, but which are potently magical and unique in kind. The Walker always shuns human company, though he is polite enough to any whom he meets on the road. He speaks very little and then always in riddles. But he is unfailingly good-humored and never shows anger nor gives offense to any he meets.

One of The Walker's traits is that he cannot be attacked effectively by magical or mundane means. Either he simply vanishes, or with a wave of his hand he can dispel magic or turn any weapon used against him into a harmless object, perhaps but a thin stick or stave which the holder finds impossible to raise against him. He never attacks in reply.

The Walker travels at normal speed but he never tires, and he can cross any terrain without penalties. He is normally a land traveler, though he can walk on water at will. Oddly enough, his little dog cannot, so The Walker carries him across water.

The Walker is enigmatic. No one knows who he is, or where he comes from, or where he is going. He seems to be undergoing some endless journey.

The Walker is a mystery, and the sightings of him in Medegia would be nothing more than the retelling of an old myth if it were not for the fact that his travels have left behind him a growing and developing trail of

magical force.