A Brief History of Mageco(TM)

Oh! Hello there. I didn’t hear you come in. My Mageco Early Warning Solution must not have recognized you as an entity. It sometimes happens with humans and is perfectly in line with the listed specifications. It’s important to remember that “All Sales are Final(TM).”

I’m Glenda Goodwand, Head of Inquisitions (but not those kinds of inquisitions, but also sometimes those kinds of inquisitions) here at Mageco. A big part of my job is to help usher inquisitive souls such as yourselves through the wide, wonderful world of Mageco. Then, you’ll be ready to snap back at those busybodies at the town square or the Human Rights Commission when they start spreading lies about this wonderful corporation and our general doings.

Mageco began when noble layabout Frederick Ting noticed market inefficiencies between the work that the backward denizens of the Grand Bog were willing(ish) to do and the enormous sums of money everyday saps such as yourself were willing to pay for that work. After only a brief period of very mild slavery, Mageco quickly took its place as the Kingdom’s predominant supplier of quality magic powder. And after the Dust Wars, Mageco expanded its influence to encompass the entire known world and at least three other planes of existence.

As now one of the wealthiest people in the world, Mr. Ting was not content to just be the land’s preeminent magic powder supplier. He had visions of making himself ruler of the entire world and all its inhabitants. Such is often the way with the giants of industry.

While not a mage himself, Ting amassed a small army of wizards devoted to his low-cost line of powders. Unfortunately for Ting, several Kingdoms banded together and met him with a large army devoted to the use of sharp-edged metal.

As it turns out, a man can make quite a fortune cutting magic powder with flour, salt and sugar. That man was Ting, and when he needed them the most, his mages were helpless with their near-useless magic powder. The large army with pointy weapons thus nailed Ting to the side of a mountain.

The collected kings decided to dissolve Mageco for the betterment of the land. But once they discovered just how much gold was involved, they decided instead to seize the operation and continue profiting for the betterment of themselves. And thus, the multi-kingdom board of directors that we know and worship was born.

Today, Mageco’s expanded its offerings to cover all aspects of the modern mage, from fully-operational magic powder to core tools to magic accessories to relics for the masses. We even have a line of pret-a-porter robes for the modern wizard who can’t be bogged down by yesterday’s magic fashions. And everything’s made in a boggy warehouse that an independent group of Mageco Junior Executives has certified as cruelty-free for two of the past four years.

So now that you know a bit about us and all the wonderful things Mageco is about, we know you’ll want to rush out and sign up for our monthly Magic Item Subscription Service. For a smallish monthly fee, you’ll receive a magic-related item in the mail every single month (holidays and equinoxes excluded). You can’t beat that. Come, be one of us today, and all your dreams will come true, within reason!