The outside of the Wizard's tower is spacious. There are trees to the left and and right just across from the entrance to create a path of where to walk. The Tower itself seems to extend to the skies. Magic surrounds the tower keeping a force field up at all times. It glows and hums as magic courses through it.
Winding Staircase, Outside Tower
bird
the captain of the guard
I am in charge of giving orders to all the other guards and making sure they do their jobs. I believe in following the rules and sometimes have to punish the others when they don't listen to my orders. Some of them think I'm very strict.
You there, bird, are you intelligent? I need to speak with the wizard and I do not want to waste my time trying to gain his attention on all these stairs if he isn't home. Answer me at once if you've seen him. Nope haven't Haven't seen him leave or haven't seen him come? You may speak, but it doesn't seem like you are intelligent. I can speak just fine, I am a bird and am wondering why I should waste my time helping you. Foolish creature, I am the captain of the guard, do you not think if I am attempting to contact a man as powerful as the wizard something must be afoot? There is a dragon approaching the wall of the city and the guard requires his arcane assistance in keeping it at bay. If it breaches us, all the trees along this path will go up in smoke as well as the homes and businesses in town, and you will have no nest in which to lay your silly little head at night. alright, alright I will fly up there and see if he is there Very good. Let me know as soon as you find out. Time is of the essence. Flap, flap, flap... Did you just stop for a snack? You truly are foolish. I might as well make my way up the stairs too. I can't trust your judgement any more than any new recruit too young to grow a beard. It was either that or carry it up there with me, I wasn't going to trust you to hold my lunch A fearsome beast ten thousand times your size is soon to be attacking our city and all you can think about is preserving your lunch. I should never have asked such a simple little beast for help at all. Yea, Yea, it doesn't look like he is up there, but you are welcome to climb the stairs yourself to find out