Lakmir the Timeless

Lakmir the Timeless was an ancient Druid one of the most powerful and became a part of the Circle of Twelve. During the Time of Chaos he was the only one to stay behind.

Background

Before Shadowgate

In the Light Age, a group of foolish dwarves liberated the Warlock King from his prison. Lakmir was looking for a hero who would defeat the Warlock King again.

One day while traveling to the Western Forest he passed by Wooddale and came to a smithy to shoe his mare. As the blacksmith was not there, he made the young apprentice do the job. Lakmir paid him generously with a half-darius. When the boy went to bring his staff, he was teleported. The boy had a destiny to travel to Gatekeeper.

While at the Western Forest, Lakmir camped by a small fire. He saw the boy and a fenling running to that clearing, hunted by goblins. Lakmir kept his calm and threw lightnings, fireballs and spells against the goblins, and also trapped them using roots and branches of the trees. However the goblins were too many and Lakmir took the two and flew on a tall branch. The goblins ended up fighting each other. When everything went silent, the trio dropped again to the ground and left the forest.

There, Lakmir told them his identity. they sat unter a banty tree and promised to teach the boy some of the simplest spells. At night, Jairen woke up feeling a dark figure above him. Lakmir told him that it is a Death Wraith, searching for something, which it won't find tonight. Lakmir left before the two woke up. In the remainder of the journey Jairen used some of the magic taught by Lakmir.

While Jairen and Fez were in the Morryth Woods, Lakmir sent Jairen a dream in order to test him. Jairen wakes up from the dream and finds himself in a plain with Fez and Lakmir beside him. Lakmir told Jairen that he proved his worth and offered him K'lynn T'ar, the elven sword, which teleports Jairen and Fez where they were needed.

Lakmir and elven archers came to the plain under Gateway where Jairen, Hawk and several Tyens were attempting to fight through the Warlock King's army. Jairen vanquished the Lord of the Death Wraiths. The monster hordes ran away shrieking, to be chased by elves and dwarves to the mountains.

Lakmir noticed a black cloud forming into the face of the Warlock King who threatened that Jairen's victory is of no matter to him and they will meet again. Then Fez noticed the moons of Tyragon and for the first time Traal was full. Lakmir said that it is a sign that a new king came to power. Indeed Jairen entered the Castle Shadowgate and vanquished the Warlock King and became the first of a new line of Kings.

Shadowgate/Shadowgate Classic (Mac/DOS/Win3.1/95/98/Amiga/Apple IIgs)

Lakmir greets the hero and sends him his quest into the castle. He isn’t seen again, though their are a couple more references to him.

Shadowgate Classic NES/GBC/64/Comics

Lakmir trains Jair in history of Castle Shadowgate, the Circle of Twelve, and how to defeat the Warlock Lord before sending the hero and on his quest into the castle. He isn’t seen again, though there are a couple more references to him.

Lakmir took up residence in the castle after Jair became king to watch over the Evil to make sure Talimar wouldn’t escape. Many years later he began training sorceries for the Brotherhood.

A century later, Lakmir assigned Del the Halfling the same task in Shadowgate 64: Trials of the Four Towers.

The legendary and mystenous sorcerer, Lakmir is best remembered for his role in mentoring the young Lord Jair in the ways of defeating the evil Warlock Lord. After Lakmir died, the castle fell into ruin. Some however. whisper that Lakmir isn't dead, but rather that he sleeps the Wizard Sleep in order to be ready for when he is needed again.

Beyond Shadowgate (ICOM)

Some hundreds of years after Shadowgate, Lakmir has become a kind and powerful sorcerer of the kingdom of Kal Torlin. It is feared that he has been kindapped or taken hostage by unknown forces of evil.

Titles

• Lakmir the Timeless
• Lakmir the Wise
• Good Master
• The Timeless

See also

• Lakmir (ICOM)
• Lakmir (2014)
• Lakmir (VR)