Molfarka cunning folk used a Storm Stick in the northern lands to disperse a cloud. A storm stick was a stick with which a person hit a snake about to eat a frog. A Storm Stick was empowered with the ability to control the weather. A stick so blessed becomes a rod that can be used for banishing clouds and controlling weather phenomena.
The monk Artus walked the daily circuit, dispensing wisdom to anyone who would listen. One day, while crossing the ancient Tarluvian temple ruins, the monk spotted a snake attacking a frog.
Not wishing to see the poor little fellow as someone’s dinner, he took his walking stick and gave that old slimy a good wack in the head. Out popped the frog and thanked the monk for his kindness.
The snake slithered away, mumbling about how do-gooders should mind their own affairs.
Artus was discussing the current foul weather with a local farmer who asked the monk to bring sunny weather for the harvest. “I wish I could simply wave my staff and chase the clouds away, but that is not within my power,” said the monk.
The sky cleared moments later, leaving both farmer and monk stunned. “Perhaps I do have a little magic in me after all,” said Artus.
During the following days, the monk summoned rain, scattered lighting, and banished hail storms simply by waving his walking stick.
Feeling a little uneasy about this new power, Artus asked a local wise woman if she had any idea what was giving him the power to control the weather.
“Have you recently hit a snake?” asked the woman.
“Yes, while it was eating a frog,” replied the monk.
“Ah, as I suspected. A Storm Stick, a magic relic that can control the weather,” said the woman.
“Is it dangerous?” asked Artus.
Not if used wisely,” said the croan.
From that day until his death, Artus helped the poor feed themselves and brought sunshine to dark and dreary places.
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