Book Recap
Mage Errant Book 2 Recap & Catch-Up Guide
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- Status
- Unverified
- Grade after Book 2
- No formal rank. Hugh is still a student and Alustin's apprentice. The wiki gives no formal rank system for Hugh, so the rank box describes his standing instead of a grade.
- Published Volumes
- 7
- Narrator
- Ralph Lister
- Primer Read Time
- ~2 min
TL;DR
Hugh and his friends expect a quiet summer after Skyhold's labyrinth, but a sandship training trip across the Endless Erg to the desert city of Theras Tel drags them into pirates, feuding cults, sandstorms and a plot against the dragon queen Indris Stormbreaker.
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I · The Main Plot
Where We Start
Hugh and his friends have just survived Skyhold's deadly labyrinth and expect a relaxed summer. Their teacher Alustin books a sandship for a training trip across the Endless Erg toward the wealthy desert city of Theras Tel.
Major Plot Points & Spoilers
- Training at sea: aboard the sandship (the Moonless Owl, per the wiki), Hugh trains under Alustin and the sphinx Kanderon Crux, who teaches him to sense and grow crystals.
- The trip is anything but calm: the blurb lists pirates, monsters, feuding cults and flesh-tearing sandstorms. Per the wiki, pirates attack the ship and Hugh's ward speeds it away.
- In Theras Tel, cultists attack. The group is tangled in a plot against Indris Stormbreaker, the city's dragon queen. Per the wiki, Hugh and Sabae help shield the city from a sandstorm called by Ataerg, and a man named Bandon rescues the group.
- Climax: while building the ward against Ataerg's storm, Hugh attunes his aether crystal, and per the wiki it merges with his spellbook and labyrinth stone.
Where the Book Leaves Off
Per the wiki, the crystal book has formed and Hugh's eyes have turned green. Indris agrees to let Hugh ask her for a boon later.
II · Characters & Personal Progression
Romantic & Personal Status
No romance is confirmed by our sources for Book 2. The Book 3 blurb mentions a long-distance relationship, so one exists by the start of Book 3.
Inner Circle Check-In
- Hugh of Emblin: Protagonist. Trains on the trip and attunes his aether crystal.
- Alustin: Hugh's teacher. Books the sandship and leads the training trip.
- Kanderon Crux: A sphinx. Per the wiki she is Hugh's contract partner and teaches him to sense and grow crystals.
- Sabae: Friend and fellow apprentice. Per the wiki she teaches Hugh the windlode wind spellform and helps shield Theras Tel.
- Talia: Fellow apprentice of Alustin. Her individual Book 2 role is not detailed in our sources.
Key New Faces & Factions
Dragon queen of Theras Tel and the target of the plot. Per the wiki she agrees to grant Hugh a boon later.
Per the wiki, the source of the sandstorm that Hugh and Sabae help the city shield against.
Per the wiki he rescues the group in Theras Tel. His role beyond that is not verified.
Named in the blurb as part of the trip's dangers. Which factions attack the ship is only partly given in the wiki.
III · End-of-Book Stats & Power Gains
Current Rank / Grade
No formal rank. Hugh is still a student and Alustin's apprentice. The wiki gives no formal rank system for Hugh, so the rank box describes his standing instead of a grade.
Dao / Path / Class Evolution
Per the wiki Hugh is a warlock bonded to Kanderon Crux, and Book 2 centres his crystal work: sensing, growing and attuning an aether crystal.
Major Skill & Body Gains
- Aether crystal attuned and fused with his spellbook and labyrinth stone, per the wiki.
- Green eyes after the crystal book forms, per the wiki.
- The windlode (wind) spellform, taught by Sabae, per the wiki.
- Crystal sensing and growing, taught by Kanderon, per the wiki.
- A boon owed by Indris Stormbreaker.
IV · Extras: Empire, Gear & World State
Territory & Faction Upgrades
Hugh holds no territory. The group travels on a chartered sandship across the Endless Erg and visits Theras Tel, Indris's city.
Signature Gear & Vessels
- The crystal spellbook formed from his aether crystal, spellbook and labyrinth stone (wiki).
- The sandship, called the Moonless Owl in the wiki.
Ticking Clocks
- Indris Stormbreaker owes Hugh a boon, which he can call in later.
- Per the Book 3 blurb, the demon Bakori lurks below Skyhold waiting for revenge, and a traitor on the Skyhold Council is working with it.
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