Wizard City: Merle Ambrose

The Headmaster of Ravenwood School of Magic is Merle Ambrose. According to the storyline, Merle Ambrose dislikes having anyone fuss over his birthday. Perhaps this is because he was around ages and ages ago - even before Wizard City existed as we know it.

According to Headmaster Ambrose, himself, he is hundreds and hundreds of years old:

"At various times I have spent a few centuries devoting myself to the study of each of the different magic schools. Currently I am studying the Astral magics, [...]"     --Merle Ambrose

(posted by the headmaster at forum/ravenwood at the Wizard101 site).

In my interactions with the Headmaster, I have found him to be a little bit forgetful and distracted when I am speaking with him. It must be that the Headmaster has a great deal on his mind all the time. Being the Headmaster of Ravenwood School of Magic must be a role filled with responsibilities - especially with all the fledgling wizards running around at different stages of wizardry development!

If you're new to the game, Wizard 101, you'll want to stop in and see the headmaster from time to time, just for the heck of it. Sometimes you'll get side-tracked on quests and end up forgetting to "turn a quest in" to have it counted as finished/gain your next task. A lot of the questing is run through Merle Ambrose and he gives the rewards for quest completion.

Here's a map of The Commons in Wizard City. Merle's location is close to Gamma The Owl.

If you get lost, return to The Commons and regain your bearings.

There has been some speculation in the forums that "Merle" is actually Merlin The Magician. The connection, of course, is visible in the wording - "Merle" is short for "Merlin" from Arthurian legend.  If you tend to believe this, then let me give you a few details as I know them - about Merlin from Arthurian legend - and then you can decide what you believe...

On to the next post!