Teleport

            The Teleport Spell will move the casting Mage from the position they are in to a position that they can see that is within 20 yards.  This move will take place instantly, the Mage simply vanishing from the place where they were and reappearing in their new position.
        When the Mage reappears, they will be in exactly the same stance as they were before they Teleported, i.e. if they were standing with a hand outstretched, they will be standing with a hand outstretched when they reappear.  If the Mage was kneeling when they Teleported, they will be kneeling when they reappear.
        Teleport will move only the Mage and their possessions, no other people can be moved by this Spell.  At higher levels, however, the casting Mage can travel greater distances and can teleport other people or objects along with them.
        There is normally a short period of disorientation after the Mage has Teleported.  The greater the Will Power of the casting Mage, the shorter the time of disorientation will be. 

Villadi looked across the raging river in front of him and then turned to glance at the rapidly approaching riders behind him.  He knew that it had been a bad idea to insult Lord Rasson when the Lord had offered him employment, but the Lord had been so arrogant that the Mage just couldn’t resist it.
        Now Villadi was being pursued by half a dozen of the Lord’s guards and it looked as though he was trapped.  Gauging the distance with a practiced eye, Villadi thought that he should be able to cross the river with a Teleport Spell but he decided to wait,  it would be much more satisfying to see the expression on the guards’ faces when the Mage vanished from their grasps.
        As the guards approached, the Mage started the Spell and he disappeared from the river bank just before the first guard swung his sword through the air where the Mage had been.  The horses reared and the guards were hard pressed to maintain their seat for a few moments.  When the animals were again under control, the confused guards heard the Mage taunting them from the other side of the river.
        Villadi was very pleased with himself and he was enjoying himself greatly as he hurled choice insults at the guards.  He was so engrossed with thinking up more things to say that he didn’t notice one of the guards lift a crossbow and start to aim.  The Mage had only time to register his stupidity as the bolt flew across the river and buried itself in his throat.  Blood bubbled up and burst from the Mage’s mouth as he collapsed forward.  He was dead before he hit the ground and his limp corpse slid into the fast flowing river and was swept away by the current.
        The guards turned to one another and the leader spoke.
        “I thought that Mage’s were meant to be smart,” he laughed.  “Guess that this idiot was the exception to the rule!”

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