An essay on the contents of Macall`s Magic Pouch.

Written by lord Blackland, scholar.

The pouch is a well-known artifact, named after the hero who carried it. It is famous for its unnatural volume, and for the wide variety of objects that can be found within it.

The pouch appears as a piece of leather, five inches long and three wide, folded and closed with a leather clasp. It is decorated simply with the image of a horse. The word Camargue is written above this image in primitive script. There is a strange device behind the clasp which, when pulled, opens a second section of the pouch.

This section is separated from the rest of the pouch by a piece of leather, two inches long and three wide. Within this section of the pouch are held coins of silver and gold. This section of the pouch also contains a silver key and a peculiar device that is said to have come from the container of an alcoholic beverage. This device is said to have a particular significance to the hero Macall.

If one was to undo the clasp that holds the rest of the pouch closed they would immediately notice a strange piece of blue paper, labeled with the words Melbourne-Bendigo, and V/line. According to popular belief, this piece of paper, when unfolded, could summon a gigantic, magical, stagecoach, to carry Macall and anyone else who so desired to the mythical city-states of Melbourne and Bendigo.

The pouch contains six pockets, which are filled with some of the strangest, most magical, devices that I have ever seen or heard of. Most of these devices are in the form of small, flat, rectangular objects. Two of these object, one red and one white, both bordered by a clear substance, allow their user the temporary ownership of a black object, referred to as a Vedio. This magical Vedio has the power to create miniature objects, which play out a sequence of events over and over again. A third object of the same description, except yellow in color, can be used in much the same way to temporarily acquire any text that can be imagined.

Another such object seems to be somehow associated with the aforementioned magical stagecoach. It is white and orange, with a strip of foul yellow, and is decorated with an image of its owner, the hero Macall.

Another object with the image of Macall is white, with a row of black stripes, each of varying widths and the shield of an institute where it is believed that Macall was a pupil.

One device is a hardened piece of paper, which allows its owner to copy any picture he wishes. I am unaware of how this can happen, and I have heard that the reproductions are of an extremely poor quality.

Two of the flat objects seem to be magical forms of communication. One is very thin and is colored in a strange concoction of purple shades, with other colors added over the top. The other is slightly thicker and is blue, with the image of a magical stagecoach dominating it. The first of these objects can be used anywhere, to instantly communicate with anyone, anywhere else.

The other can be used only on one of the magical stagecoaches, but can still communicate to anywhere else. The item that is, in my opinion, of greatest note is a folded piece of cloth. Although like no other cloth I have ever seen, I can find no other way to describe the flexible gray substance that makes up most of this strange device. The inside of the object has a shine like glass, and contains within it one of the flat objects that seem to contain so many, varying powers. This one is able to create a type of paper currency out of thin air.

The last of these flat objects is half--white, while the other half is covered by a horrid, semi-metallic manifestation of purist evil. The title of this object is surrounded by two heads of death, unnaturally metallic, and joined by a metallic area that surrounds the word BUGG. This card is thought to signify Macall`s allegiance to a group of people who have the power to recount ancient battles upon a tabletop.

The pouch also holds a small wad of paper, the purpose of which is unknown. It is speculated that the paper holds some type of magical properties, as does everything else within this wondrous pouch.

The last items contained within the pouch are four pieces of paper, upon which appears the visages of exotic demons, from an unknown land. It is assumed that Macall has at one stage encountered these creatures, and defeated them.

I do not know how Macall lost his pouch, and I do not think any who know would reveal their part in the event. I was given the pouch by lord Baltique, a fellow scholar. When I enquired about the origins of the pouch I was told that lord Baltique was given it by a wanderer from the east. He was gone before I could find him.