Weekly Constellation

Leonda Tucana details the tragic mystery of Leonda, the traveling merchant. While most Witches, save for a few architects, kept themselves hidden in the Ἑκάτη Kingdom during Gorgost's rule, Leonda did not. He traveled through foreign lands and, with his magick, tricked customers into buying what was essentially garbage. From an early age, Leonda caused mischief, continuously tricking his friends and family. After reciting his mantra, he would be able to change the properties of an object by containing the item in a bubble of illusions. He even fooled Gorgost, tricking her into eating dirt instead of a sweet-smelling lamb leg. While Gorgost laughed at the illusion, Leonda's parents were furious. They scolded him and told him he had disgraced their family name. He was then forced out of the house at only twelve years old. This was the last time Leonda would see his parents, and the last time he ever thought of them. Quickly following his exile from his parent's home, he raced through the neighboring towns, causing mayhem wherever he went. He eventually tricked an old man out of his cart and horse. However, he felt it rude to steal a person's pet, so he decided to take the cart and leave the man's horse. It was at this time that he crafted a business out of tricking others. This brought him incredible wealth, but also caught the attention of some unfortunate customers. After fooling a foreign army's general into buying horse manure, a bounty was placed on his head. Soon after, he was captured and placed in a labor camp. Gorgost learned of this from the foreign general, who wanted a great deal of money for his release. Gorgost refused and instead attacked the labor camp with an army of twenty Witches. They easily dispatched the general's military and went to free Leonda. However, when they opened the cell door, he was nowhere to be found. The only object in the entire room was a small bed of hay. Gorgost told his parents the tragic news, assuming Leonda had already been killed. Though they were uncertain if he was actually murdered, his mother believed she saw a new constellation in the stars, which she later showed the Oracles. They agreed the constellation was new and decided to grant Leonda his own blanket of stars.