Blue mages

From Legonia

Blue mages are the highest human sorcerors in North Legonia and famous all over the world. A blue mage has to be an alumni of an official sorcerer academy. The biggest one can be found in Azuran in Middle Kingdom. So most blue mages are living in Middle or Northern Kingdom, a few also travels through the world. Different than other magicain groups, blue mages have to follow strict codexes to be always idols for the people. The main mission of a blue mage must be to teach wisdom, search wisdom and guard the weaklings. But this doesn't mean, they'd like to be with simple people.

• See also: Magic

Origin

As first blue mage counts Merlin. Legends say, that Merlin researched the natural power of magic and created the spellcastmagic, which allows normal races like humans to use the mana of their environment for powerful effects. Because he always weared a blue cape and hat, the powerful followers of his line are called blue mages. The first official ones were teached by Merlin himself in the 16th century in the Dragon Empire. After that they became masters and trained the newer generations.

Another theory doubts that Merlin was the first human sorceror. These historians believe in a tale, in which a powerful human mage was part of a magical forging of a legendary sword around the year 1008 o.C.

Social and political status

Blue mages are often rich and have own academies, magic stores, refuges for researches etc.. In Middle and Northern Kingdom it became tradition to have a blue mage as king's advisor (like Merlin was). So they also have big influence in world's history.

In the society, blue mages are beloved as councillors, healers or teachers of great wisdom. Of course, an expensive visit at a blue mage is often prefered than one at a witch or other dubious magicains, who weren't teached by a master.

Becoming a blue mage

Basicly, everyone could become a blue mage. But you need high intelligence, a natural talent for learning magical stuff, much money and a good social status to be accepted by an academy. Once welcomed years of education of the world and theoretical studying awaits until a blue mage choose his private adepts from the classes. About just 50% of students become adepts, the rest joined the academy for nothing (than education), but maybe they get a second chance next year's choice. After that, the real magic teaching starts. Spell by spell, adepts are trained until the master decides to practise the final exams. If the adept success, he is allowed to call himself a blue mage.

Studying

• Acceptance test (Can need up to 3 weeks)
  • Basic education test
  • Bloodline research
  • Physical tests
  • Psychological analyse
• Studying years (10-20 years in 5 classes and final tests in academy)
  • History and political education
  • Geography and nature education
  • Physical trainings
  • Theoretical magical education
  • Class tests
    • If success, next class
    • If failed continuing but one class maximal one time.
  • Master's choice
    • If a master takes you, you'll be adept
    • If no masters take you, you'll have to wait until one does.
• Adept training (5-??? years by blue mage master)
  • Theoretical education
  • Spell learning and training
  • Working/Travelling with the master (First practice adventures)
  • The final exam (Can be up to several weeks or months, depending on what the master demands)
    • If success, you are blue mage
    • If failed, you are nothing worth and will be banished from academy