Potion Voyages Book 10: Wealth & Wickedness

The wealth of the world of magic oceans is substantially controlled by the central bank. The malicious moneylenders have been credibly accused of counterfeiting currency by using alchemy and other arcane approaches. Tenuous treaties enable continued commerce and serve to prevent war...temporarily.

No nation or group truly trusts the central bank and numerous factions engage in intrigue to correct the inequitable economy. In the pursuit of justice and financial freedom, vigilant wizards and valiant warriors abide by few limits, if any.

Kyros is a confident, conceited and clever leader. Through extraordinary means, he expertly practices sparkling sorcery and performs supernatural songs. By combining these powers, he captures the fortunes of the financiers and constructs his own capital city. He boasts of his own brilliance and frightens multitudes with his plans to redefine the destiny of the world as their new king.

Jessalyn is a magic mathematician who has a keen mind for calculus and for making impossible leaps of logic to find distant answers. She and her colleagues proceed with their own plans to find a secret source of true wealth. With the help of a stolen magic music scroll, she embarks upon a voyage of discovery, during which she explores other dimensions and assumes an entirely new identity as a powerful queen.

Secrets are slowly revealed. Long believed to be myth, dragons mysteriously reappear, threatening to establish dominion over the world. Ancient entities trapped deep within mountains declare their own authority and make plans for conquest. A grand mansion, hidden in a distant dimension, holds endless wealth and horrors.

Carefully crafted crystals form the fabric of society across every ocean. Fortunes are found and cities are constructed by combining precious gems using magic methods. Diamonds dazzle and gold glitters, although not everyone benefits from the uneven allocation of affluence, provoking envy. Treasures tempt both young and old, and so do wicked spirits summoned by seditious sorcerers. Lady Onora and Nerine both perform sacred songs to warn the unwary of the perils of prosperity.