@Concerning Vladek's character: Indeed my idea for Vladek was quite different when writing Inside the Mirror Halls. Nowadays, it bothers me somewhat when I think of it. I agree that we should go with Rise of the Traitor when considering his character. Do you think I could/should even attempt an edit of the aforementioned AM?
I am not in disagreement with the other things said about Vladek. I believe I have found a place for Ogel in the 3rd book, but if anyone wants him in a different book, I have no problem.
@Concerning the Book: I was thinking of the Book being quite big and containing very many things. Artefact magic could be a big part of it, but not all of it. However, I was also thinking that it is a very difficult text to decipher, so Vladek could have only deciphered parts containing artefact magic.
Τhis is what I posted about the Book of Morcia:
Long long ago, when Morcia was still young, the elves taught men of magic. Some turned dark and became the Morgai! Others remained faithful to the elves and the light and opposed them. And then there was the Gray Wizard. He sided with no one; for he had allegiance only to himself and did not care much about others. At the first part of his life, he lived in Morcia and there he wrote a book. It was a book dedicated to magic, to all that he discovered. He recorded everything. Soon, he relocated to a different place he thought he liked better. It was Ankoria. He started writing a second tome, of the new magics he explored. He named the first Book of Morcia and the second Book of Ankoria. He became an infamous sorcerer, said to always be brooding something dark. However, in truth he was just gray, neither evil nor good. He just made magic. But in the end Garast I the Fearsome drove him out of the land and the Sorcerer cursed him and Ankoria. The Sorcerer returned to Morcia and made his home in Mt. Thunderclap. However, supposedly in his hurry and anger, he forgot the Book of Morcia in Ankoria -though whether these are the real reasons he left it, we don't know. He lived long there, more than any man should and he already had lived a lot anyway. Centuries passed by and he was still kept busy. He re-cursed Ankoria, made an anti-technology enchantment and did many stuff until even he got old. He had seen Morcia (and the other western lands) grow and had grown with it. And then thedude came... and smashed him (or did he?). A man named Dewin had been his apprentice in his late years and after he was gone, he took to keep the anti-technology enchantment up, using the Book of Ankoria. Meanwhile, the Book of Morcia was lost...