But the Niscian was more than just a warrior-monk. He was a Null Stone as well. In the Realm of Wizardry found on my planet, a Null Stone was a very special creature. Special and rare. Our folklore tells us that a wizard’s magic ‘is in the blood.’ Not everyone has the destiny to become a wizard. Only a few are born who have the natural abilities a wizard must have. Of those born with the talent, fewer yet become one. To be a wizard first you must train to be a warrior-monk. After this training you must enter the Outer Realms, the world around us as we see and feel it and survive. If, after so long a time, the warrior-monk has survived and has shown his worthiness, and if he has the gift to become a wizard, he begins the arduous training of wizardry.
But a Null Stone is a different creatur
