Iron and Magic: A Mage’s Path to Nobility

This is an age of iron and magic. Seven hundred years ago, the Vendan Empire ruled the continent of Feidan. It built a Great Wall stretching across the mountain ranges and raised vast cities, roads, bridges, and underground aqueducts, bringing magic and civilization to unprecedented heights. But in the end, even glory decays. Three hundred years ago, northern nomads breached the Great Wall and captured the imperial capital. The old empire’s lands were divided anew, and the Tarlensa Empire was founded. Feudal lords carved up the realm, nobles took control of the land and armies, and ancient civilization gradually faded. War, trade, magic, nobility, guilds, and faith together shaped this vast and complex age. A farm boy from the Principality of Frostspear awakens to a magical talent by chance. Leaving his home behind, he enters the empire’s most prestigious academy of magic. All he wanted was to become a mage, escape poverty, and build a future of his own. But in this age, power has never meant power alone. It means wealth, status, land, and armies, but also responsibility, war, and choices. When an ordinary boy steps into a world where nobility and magic intertwine...