Homnibus (Empath stories)

Homnibus is a human wizard whom the Smurfs have encountered since five years before Empath's final return from Psychelia. He often gives assistance to the Smurfs as well as to Sir Johan and Peewit, whom he has first sent to the Smurfs in order to get another magic flute to retrieve the one that was stolen by Matthew McCreep. He has raised a young boy named Justin and has a teenage servant named Oliver. Homnibus offers wise counsel to Empath whenever the young Smurf is sent to run errands for the enchanter around the time of his birthday (which is usually to give the Smurfs time to prepare a birthday surprise for Empath), letting him know that it isn't how long a person has lived that matters, but how that person lives in that time and what he has learned along the way.