From the introduction: “There is Power in Lies”. A common point of view held by those who have eschewed the ordinary conventions of Arcane Magic, and delved deeply into the arts of manipulating the senses of friend and foe alike. An Illusionist is a cunning spellcaster, one who has studied the nature of consciousness, and learned to utilize great and terrible magics, in the service of creed, country, or simple pursuit of wealth and fame.