Elminster, finding himself unable to remain hidden, straightforwardly expressed his admiration for Hill.
In his words, Hill's skill in making strange objects had already surpassed his own, and was even comparable to Azuth.
Elminster had always taken pride in his spell creativity and never boasted about his alchemical prowess.
But Azuth's fame in alchemy was almost universally known across Toril.
Like the success of the Ring of Winter, which owed credit to the Winter Maiden, but without Azuth's meticulous craftsmanship, it couldn't have been so powerful.
The Staff of the Archmage was something many mages desired most as a divine artifact.
Yet, when Elminster's words spread, many sorcerer Torils felt indignant and even directly went to the temple of the Deity of Mages to specifically raise the matter... where the Deity of Mages silently acknowledged it.
