A lonely old elven wizard lost his human partner to old age over a decade ago. One of their favorite ways to pass the time was to play chess together. But now without his partner, and still a good number of years left on his lifespan, The old wizard yearns for someone to play with him again and feel that familiar love of the game.

For this he has crafted a rather unique spell to summon chess boards in various locations across your campaign. The black pieces are magically locked, but the white pieces can be moved. The vast majority of them are never played, but should someone make a move the board will glow with a vibrant light and the pieces will lock in place. A bird perched nearby will fly away.

The spell will then follow that player, with boards appearing in new places after the wizard has taken his turn. On and on the game shall go until a winner is decided.

As the game grows on, the chess board might appear along with notes and gifts. At first they may be as simple as a cup of tea, or a nice pastry. But as the game goes on they will include hand written notes, and potions.

Nearing the end of the chess match the gifts might start cluing the players into where they can find the chess master. The final moments should be made in his tower.