Margana, an up-and-coming member of the Arcane Congress and a professor in divination magic at the wizard academy within the floating towers of Arcanix, can serve as a patron, ally, or adversary for the PCs. Instruction, however, holds no lure for her; she wants to amass power both within the Arcane Congress and beyond it.
In this respect, Margana is a typical member of the Arcane Congress. She might be part of the Mosaic Committee (described earlier in this chapter), she might be one of the wizards the PCs meet in a random encounter within the fl oating towers, or she could be teacher to a PC wizard. It’s a simple matter to change her alignment, specialty school, or equipment—or transplant her from the Arcane Congress entirely.
As an ally or patron, Margana can send the PCs on missions that generally serve the greater good while also providing her with power, infl uence, or some other means for improving her station. As an adversary, Margana can be the mentor who has become jealous of her student’s accomplishments or the member of the Mosaic Committee who keeps turning up to challenge the PCs as they go about their usual adventuring business.