#234: The Good Mage Abe

     Okay, time for the 10th character in the 12 Characterz of Christmas: the Good Mage Abe! Jolliness doesn't just happen, people. Especially not when said jolliness is enough to spread across the globe and still have oodles to spare for next year. So, ol' Santa Clause must've learned his merry ways from someone, right? Well, he did. From a fellow bearded elder by the name of Abe! Back when Christmas was young, so was Kris Kringle, making knickknacks and befriending the reindeer owned by his foster parent, grumpy ranch owner Mr. Grusk. But one day, an old man came to town. Carrying a faintly-glowing pack over his shoulder, he moved his few belongings into a cabin down the road. Day after day, the curious Kringle snuck over after his ranch hand chores were finished and peaked into the cabin, awestruck by the sorcery the man was performing inside. He was stealthy each time - until he wasn't. The man called Abe could have shooed the boy off his property upon discovering him, but what he sensed in him was something truly for the ages. So he began teaching him a few things. Day after day for years, Kris would come over, mastering the magic that makes things fly and learning lessons of giving and such, until he became the grandiose giftgiver we know today. Imagine the looks on the neighbors' faces when he first made a sleigh fly and took it for a spin around town.