While a few of them can be found at the Magaambya, most have been lost to time. Legends also tell of the Utunzaji Hekima, a set of 111 magical scrolls penned by Jatembe that are filled with spells, insights, research, and transcripts of his conversations with various outsiders. The Watcher's Stone of Jatembe, a magical scrying device believed to have been used by Jatembe itself, still lies in Nantambu. Jatembe is the creator of the major artifact called the Ring of Nine Facets, which he passed on to the Ten Magic Warriors so that they might protect their people after he left. Before departing, Jatembe ordered the Ten Magic Warriors to remain behind and became advisors and protectors (but never kings) of the people their images are still represented in mosaic on the ten towers of the Magaambya. Still others claim that Jatembe was actually the mortal incarnation of the god Nethys, but no one has ever discovered the definitive truth. Some claim that he was carried off by a great spell, others that he left Golarion in order to repay his debt to the beings that had granted him mythical power. Jatembe himself, however, vanished from history, and there are no known tombs for him or his Ten Magic Warriors. Still others claim that he gained his mythic powers from ancient artifacts, and that he left this world after the power within them faded. This is supported by the fact that the Magaambya still teaches druid spells to this day.
There is some speculation that Jatembe learned from the druidic traditions, or was a druid himself before turning to wizardry. Repeating the former theory in the Magaambya is not recommended, as any association of Jatembe with Ird is seen as being incredibly disrespectful. Others dismiss this claim, since Jatembe and the Ten Magic Warriors are known to have destroyed those debased and cruel masters as punishment for their wickedness. Įven in the first tales told about him, Jatembe is already depicted as an old man, leading some to speculate that he was one of the immortal masters of the lost city of Ird. Amazingly, the Magaambya still exists today and continues Jatembe's legacy of preserving and passing on magical and cultural knowledge to those who will use it for the betterment of others, while respecting the power of diplomacy. In -3502 AR, after reclaiming the lost art of magic during the last years of the Age of Anguish, Jatembe founded a center of magical learning known as the Magaambya in the town of Nantambu in the Mwangi Expanse. Together, Jatembe and the Ten Magic Warriors explored the ruins of the ancient pre-Earthfall cities of Garund, uncovering many forgotten magical secrets. To show their dedication, the warriors obscured their identities behind golden animal masks. In -3504 AR, Jatembe gathered a group of followers who became known as the Ten Magic Warriors. The King of Biting Ants was driven to Akiton through his stronghold, the Doorway to the Red Star.
In -3505 AR, Jatembe defeated the King of Biting Ants, who claimed to possess a weapon that could eat the sun. Some claim that he stole his knowledge from the severed head of Ydersius, the god of the serpentfolk, after which he sewed its mouth shut. He is said to have regained this lost knowledge from many sources, including his dealings with angels, demons, and other inhabitants of the Great Beyond. Jatembe was the first human to rekindle the art of wizardry, of written magic, after the fall of Azlant, in an effort to help bring civilization back to his people. During the Age of Anguish, Garund was a place of violence and barbarism. Even though much of the life of Old-Mage Jatembe is now considered myth, there are a few facts that have survived the passage of time.
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