Expeditions into the sands—be they for research, relic hunting, or cartography—inevitably encounter danger. To safeguard the absentminded explorers, eager prospectors, and wandering scholars who venture into the shifting dunes and buried ruins, the Grand Academy assigns them specially trained sorcerers.
These arcanists are more than mere scholars—they are battle-hardened escorts, trained in both combat and desert survival. Their task is to ensure the safe passage of their charges through environments teeming with peril. The ancient ruins they explore often bristle with vicious monstrosities, territorial guardians, brood-beasts, or worse—predators drawn by blood, scent, or the glimmer of stolen light.
Whether it’s the hollow-eyed gaze of a sand-dervish, the gnashing fangs of a nesting beast, or the sheer madness of an overconfident mage under the desert sun, these escorts have seen it all.
"I’ve seen serkets as big as a camel, Sutekhi ruins as old as time… but nothing beats a hallucinating sun-struck wizard."
