THE GONG WIZARDS - the first in the series of six Wildergorn Colour In Posters.

In the western realm of Loris, from the far northern Scray to the Bune Isles in the south, curves the
Creeg Mountain range - the rugged spine of Wildergorn. Hidden amidst these the highest, most
impenetrable crags in the land, is the mystical high peak of Astriel where always the Gong Wizards
- protectors of Wildergorn - are watching and listening.

An ancient network of energy lines weaves its invisible way through the valleys of Wildergorn. 
Legend has it that the Scray Lines were cast by the Gong Wizards, for wherever one or more
meets another, a Gong Beacon is found.  Atop each beacon hangs, as if suspended in mid-air,
one of thirteen Gongs, zealously guarded by the Gong-keepers of Wildergorn, and struck in times
of trouble or need.

When struck, nobody hears for the Gongs make no sound. Their vibrations resonate silently along the
Scray Lines, unnoticed by all but the Gong Wizards high in the Listening Tower of Astriel.  Day and night the
Tower is manned by one of a rotating watch of four wizards who listen through two giant amplifying horns - elevating, tilting and swivelling them in constant search for incoming resonances.

In the upper chamber of the Listening Tower, the origins of Gong strikes are plotted and missions are planned. Then from the terraces of Astriel, the Gong Wizards fly out on their sorties across the length and breadth of the land of Wildergorn.

An ancient aqueduct winds its way round the base of the Listening Tower and in its channel float the wizards’ magic hats.  These hats are organic living hats, nurtured from hat-seeds, tended as healthy young hat-pods and harvested as fully-fledged hats by the wizards.  Each wizard has a unique and symbiotic relationship with his hat.  Some say, the hats are the oldest living creatures in Wildergorn and the source of all wisdom.