Legends of the Realm

Floating candles, stolen hours, mills that grind out wonders. Some of these stories were born in the Realm. Others were told by firelight long before it, in Kraków, Karelia, the Hungarian plains and the misty hills of Galicia.

Legends of the Realm

The Apprentice's First Spell

One word turned a candle into a star and opened the door to the Realm.

The Clock That Stole an Hour

The tower clock began to run backwards. Someone had to find the missing hour before midnight.

The Library of Unwritten Books

Its books have empty pages. They fill only when the right reader opens them.

The Night the Stars Fell

One night the sky emptied and its stars landed all over the Realm. Each had to be returned home.

Magic from around the world

Poland

Pan Twardowski

The sorcerer of Kraków who outwitted the devil so well he ended up living on the Moon.

Finland

The Sampo

From the Kalevala: the magic mill forged by Ilmarinen that grinds out flour, salt and plenty.

Hungary

The Miraculous Stag

Brothers Hunor and Magor follow a shining white stag through the marshes to a new homeland.

Spain

The Meigas of Galicia

"I don't believe in meigas, but they exist." Meet the wise women of the misty north.