The teacher walked slowly between the rows of desks, boots echoing softly on the old stone floor.
"I know the Awakening is just five days away," he said, tapping his rune tablet.
Light flickered, and a faint projection shimmered above it a branching diagram glowing in soft blue hues.
"So let's talk about something that actually matters: the world's system of power."
The students leaned in.
Rowen looked up from his worn desk, his fingers pausing on the frayed edge of his tablet.
"There are many known paths," the teacher began. "Some are more common, others… rare, or even forgotten in some regions."
He pointed to the first glowing symbol.
"Mage," he said. "Magician They shape the world through Mana. Elemental casters, alchemists, and formation scribes all fall under this branch."
A second symbol flared beside it.
