-=[ #1 - The Coming of the Istari ]=-

You climb up on the foot of the pedestal and lean over the basin.
The water is still. In it, the reflections of stars are motionless.

Suddenly the stars disappear, and the water grows dark.

In the water, a city appears, its grey towers and walls rising high above the waters of the gulf of Lhûn.

Swiftly the vision plunges down into the crowded streets, headed towards the docks and the piers of the Grey Havens.

At the grand pier, the vision slows down, and slowly approaches a tall Elf.

With an experienced eye, the Master of the Havens looks out into the West.

On the horizon, the vision shows a ship, its sails shining brightly in the sun.

Slowly the ship approaches the pier and a gang plank is lowered.

Off the ship there steps a line of men, slowly walking down the plank.

First there comes a tall man, all clad in white, who swiftly approaches the waiting shipwright.

Second, a man in brown departs, smiling at the sea-gulls.

Third and fourth, a pair of men claid in bright blue leave the ship, talking among themselves.

And last, a man in grey comes, ever looking back towards the West, from where he came.

A slight shimmer runs across the surface of the silver basin.

Suddenly, the vision recedes from the city at a quick pace, and in a few moments, the city is just a small dot on the horizon.

Slowly, the vision begins to fade.

The vision fades, and you find that you are looking at the cool stars twinkling in the silver basin.