Book One – Chapter 11

During a consultation with Faroah, seeking guidance is a solitary affair; no familiar may participate, and no other wizard may serve as an intermediary or translator. An audience with Faroah has a peculiar effect on those seeking revelation. You would enter a sanctified space designated for his divinations, whether it be a temple, chamber, or tent. There, you would present your request and await his response. However, upon exiting the consecrated confines of this audience, a strange sensation would settle upon your mind — suddenly, the specifics of the encounter would slip away. You would be absolutely certain that you sought an audience, but find yourself with no recollection of the actual exchange that had transpired between you and Faroah. Departing, you would carry with you either an unconscious insight — a strong compulsion to do something or go somewhere specific — or a haunting awareness of having grasped nothing at all.

This phenomenon is not a scam, nor is it a manipulation of memory. Rather, the effect stems from the nature of 𝔒𝔯𝔞𝔠𝔩𝔢 prophecies themselves. 𝔒𝔯𝔞𝔠𝔩𝔢 prophecies are set in motion the very moment they are spoken. The act of foretelling simultaneously shapes the nature of the prediction and thus the future itself. As a witness to the prophecy, your presence becomes woven into the fabric of its unfolding. You as the seeker and observer play a role in what is spoken by the 𝔒𝔯𝔞𝔠𝔩𝔢. Your reactions and interpretations have an impact on the trajectory of events, influencing the course of the future in subtle yet profound ways. Because of that, a prophecy — regardless of the content — always also changes the recipient’s personal future. Such is the depth of this phenomenon that it defies the comprehension and alters the existence of the average wizard. The experience is so profound that you can neither grasp, nor mentally process it. While experienced Transcenders may consciously remember fragments of Faroah’s prophecy, the common Lightshifter or Worldbender may only hope to be subconsciously influenced in his actions for the better.