Magic Mesa

In the desert not far from Red Rocks stands a lone tower of rock, rising up above the painted sands, casting a long shadow in the rising and setting sun. Native legends speak of it as a place of power, where the spirits dwell and where braves went on vision quests seeking their wisdom and aid. Those who know of it call it “Magic Mesa,” and say it’s a place where strange things happen, a place best avoided by those who know what’s good for them.
Magic Mesa is a nexus, a gateway between worlds, where someone lost in the desert can find the dark tower of stone, then wander away from it to end up somewhere quite different from where they started. It’s a place where space and time have little meaning, and distant places and times sometimes touch. It’s a well of mystic power and insight.
In the days of the Old West, Magic Mesa was a sacred place to the local tribes, and became the sanctum of Broken Crow, a powerful Sioux shaman and the Master Mage of his era. Its magic helped resurrect Adam Prophet, the Pale Rider, and may have influenced many other fantastic tales in the Old West. After Broken Crow’s death at Wounded Knee, the location of Magic Mesa was lost to all but a few, although stories continued of people traveling in the desert and stumbling across it, for good or ill. Those who seek Magic Mesa to exploit its power discover—to their regret—that it is guarded to this day.