Intriguing start to something that feels like it could easily turn into an epic.

The last line was nice, somewhat of a hint that there are lower levels, more powerful magics, that exist.

Exactly.

‘Stick to the high ground’ is excellent advice in a variety of situations, and the idea of magic flowing down hill and flooding the lower levels is a nice concept. Even after our monolith fell begs some questions as well. Very interesting opening.

The monolith ties in to where magic falls from.

I think it’s a great idea to have magic obey the law of gravity! Awakes a lot of possibilities, particularly for those who delve too deep …

To ‘traipse’ is to walk wearily or reluctantly; if you never travelled in the lower territories, you neither walked them wearily or non-wearily, reluctantly or non-reluctantly.

Right. Thanks Sanglorian.