The Lore of Archmagus Soya of the Ether

Wizards of the Ether are used to feeling lost. As inhabitants of neither Here nor There, they are accustomed to traversing the formless mists of the Ether without a plan. Explorers at heart, most wizards of the Ether spend their time discovering the unexpected: a new species of wraith, a rainbow toadstool, a wayward seraph. Most have no purpose except the delight of the journey.

But Soya of the Ether was not most wizards. Soya of the Ether was searching for death.

Soya did not become an Archmagus because of talent. Originally from Frog Master Marsh, he was a runeless thelamist - in other words, a wizard of no particular talent. Told by his masters that he would amount to nothing, he came to the position of Archmagus through sheer ambition and hard work.

When he was an apprentice, Soya read in an ancient grimoire of a witch of the Wild named Delilah who immolated herself in the Sacred Flame and emerged as a being of immense power: White Lady. Another grimoire hinted the Sacred Flame was in the Ether. Finally Soya found a way to liberate himself from his humble beginnings. He dreamed of the fire rising up his body, transforming his mediocre flesh into ash, and thus recasting him into a being of consequence: a mighty Forgotten Soul. Soya found his purpose - to find the Sacred Flame in the Ether and be reborn in fire.

As he continued his quest, Soya privately wondered to himself what he would do if he ever found the Sacred Flame. Would he be strong enough to plunge himself into the fire? Or would he, like others before him, turn away from the blaze and choose the simple certainty of life? Unsure of the answer, he continued to wander the Ether, ignoring the myriad wonders around him as he hunted for the Sacred Flame.

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