#9886

9886 Sorcerer’s Lair

The Sorcerer’s Lair is the first building to make an appearance on this blog.  It is occupied by the Warfang wizard Vorlod.  It is also the only Warfang building to make an appearance in a set, and the Valtheran apparently consider it worth attacking.  Based on this information, I’m going to assume that wizards occupy an exalted position in Warfang society.  The Warfang have great respect for magic and are, perhaps, rather superstitious.  The Valtheran, by contrast, put more faith into their superior technology, and less into their wizards, whom they are willing to send to the front lines (as seen in 9881 Battle Gate).

I’ll examine Warfang and Valtheran architecture more extensively in a later post.  For now, I’ll just list the most significant aspects of the Lair’s construction.  First off is the beautiful metalwork on the doorway, a dragon’s head made from what appears to be pure gold.  Second is the wall behind the fortress, which is covered in raised runes of obviously magical nature.  The rune-wall seems rather different in style than the rest of the Lair—perhaps it is an ancient sacred site (of dragon construction?), and the Lair was constructed around it so that Warfang wizards could tap into its power?