Reviled and hunted, hated and feared, they live in secrecy,hiding who and what they are from the rest of the world.

They are criminals whose crime calls for swift execution.

They are outcasts, with no place to call home. They arewizards, and their crime is the practice of magic....

Beneath the crimson sun, the life of a wizard is hard

and dangerous. Blamed for the conditions of the world,feared for the mysterious power they wield, and hated

for crimes both real and imagined, Athasian wizards walkin the shadows of civilization and in the barren wastes of

the wilderness. For to reveal their nature is to admit their

crime—and risk their very lives.

By Nicky Rea

Defilers and

Preservers :The Wizards of AthasDefilers and Preservers: The Wizards of Athas details the two pathsof magic in the D ARK SUN

® campaign and the strange way magic

works there. It demonstrates how Athasian wizards power their

magic and describes both types of wizards—defilers and preservers.

Defilers leech energy from the land, stealing life away with everyspell they cast and leaving only dead ash behind. Preservers alsogather energy from the land, but they take only what they need

and work to keep the world healthy and alive. These two mortal

enemies stand locked in a never-ending battle—with the survivalof Athas at stake.

This accessory presents everything needed to create and playpreserver and defiler wizards. It features:

• A discussion on Athasian magic—how it works, who canuse it and what it can do.

• New rules for Athasian wizards.• New proficiencies and plenty of wizard character kits.• Rules for the advanced beings—dragons and avangions.

• Information on three new types of defilers and preservers—ceruleans, necromancers, and shadow wizards.

• Details on the mysterious planed known

as the Black and the Gray.

Which path of magic will you choose?