
- Despite several years of study Kilisha an aspiring young apprentice wizard has much to learn After gathering ingredients for a lesson she returns home to find her master Ithanalin the Wise transformed into a statue A tax collector interrupted Ithanalin while working on a spell a magic mirror tells her with the result that the wizard&s soul has been distributed among the various household objects " The dish had run away with the spoon" is literally the case here as all the furnishings have become animated & escaped out the door In her efforts to track down the runaway objects & restore her petrified master to his former self a quest that will eventually take her to the Overlord of Ethshar&s fortress Kilisha first tries to involve the Wizards& Guild but ultimately must rely on the few spells she knows & her master&s spell book-as well as her own imagination initiative & ingenuity