My wizard appeared out of a flaming grimoire that was not consumed, in the middle of a ruined colosseum. I later found out he was actually a clone, formed by the original wizard performing forbidden ancient experiments.
He of course preferred trickery over violence, as he was feeble and frail, even for a wizard. He lured me to his tower with his illusionary magic, where the full moon is visible through the open sealing, and all portraits are drawn with phases of the moon prominently.
Outsmart the wizard and he will grant you an artifact of the fey. I left his tower with a luck charm.