《Magical Snapshots: Magic Advisory From the Past》
Prologue
It''s hard to imagine a world without magic with all its contributions to our society and lives, there was a time in the past where we were not blessed by this natural phenomena. Since the discovery of usable magic during the 1st Real Century (R.C.) or 8th Century B.C. for those using the old calendar, magical advising became as critical if not more critical than financial advisory. While magicians had caused great progress and inventions, they had a very crucial role in shaping their kingdom and history as advisors. Leaders from old times, to modern have relied on the most skilled, versatile and understanding sages.
In the past, magic was strictly hidden from the public eye. With so little people being able to produce parvucules; governments had tried turning them to aces up their sleeves, making the public completely unaware of these magic carrying particles. However, as time passed magic had started to sprout beyond the control of any one ruler or nation, wars became more violent, other beings infected by parvucules rose from the ground up separating themselves from humankind. It was clear that rulers needed those well versed in magic to aide in their decision making.
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It just seems so surprising to us with how interwoven magic is in our society and social lives that just a few centuries ago, magic was only available to 1% of the population, and had a decline, or that elves, dwarfs, ogres, and other co-existing species once were such rarities that they were sold as pets.
This is not a comprehensive history of every single moment in history where a magical advisor was needed, but rather a simple novel showing the important steps magic needed to take in shaping the modern world. It will cover great minds, and a few heroes alike, showing how magicians became political figures.
"A Poetic Beginning." Sirius, Achelous, and the Real Greek Gods.
While there were recorded humans with magical abilities dating further back than the 8th Century. Stories such as Gilgamesh are sometimes used as the very first example of these arts, however; there is no proof that those in Babylonia or even Egypt had non-exaggerated mystical feats.
The Greek word ?æ? (mgos) is where our usage of the word magic is derived from. The Greeks had the best recorded history of mystical feats and beings. The proof behind these tales was the density of parvucules in the Greek city-states such as Athens, Thebes, Sparta, and Rhodes. The largest density being found in Athens and Sparta.
Magical feats currently were simple, improving the quality of life. Agriculture was limited to these small cities due to the mountainous region. The story of Achelous is a marvelous starting point for the position of advisors, it shows an almost fairy-tale like sequence one where, everything went right. This wouldnt be true for most magical advisors in later chapters.
In Athens, legends of a God of Freshwater ?֦Ŧ??? (Achelous) came about around 1 R.C. Born on a rather wealthy farm, giving him the ability to learn about his ability. At the time, he used his magic to create cleaner water, better farm tools and fertilizer.
From historical records, Achelous was the first man in power to have magic. Upon finding his grave in Cyprus, historians who analyzed his skeleton had concluded that he was also the first man to have a Fosogland that resembles the size of a typical magician in the 9th Century R.C. this made people perceive him and his feats as Godlike. He would pique the interest of the young Archon ?Ѧɦ? (Cirius) during this transitional period from the Dark Ages who recruited him with promises of great riches for his ability.
During this time, the idea of colonization due to the need to grow grain grew, take example Miletus a city-state which had over 90 colonies. Achelous had an idea, that during this massive and expensive expansion other city-states would undergo he could save Athens the resources and manpower of colonization. He gained inspiration from watching Blacksmiths create iron tools for farmers at the time. While iron was plentiful, it had the problem of rusting. Copper was used but was not as strong as iron. Bronze was a rare sight because of the lack of tin. Achelous had decided to use his magicules to create a variation of these three tools.
Upon having bronze, iron, and copper tools. He used his parvucules to start a process of transmogrification, now known as grifting, today. To make the very first iteration of transtools we have today while also being the first instance of carbon steel found. The process was quite simple and is the basis for how we teach any form of grifting to this day. By simply creating multiple tools, stacking them on top of each other and letting parvucules be pressed together with the thought of merging is its creation process.
Unsurprisingly, upon showing Archon Cirius this invention, he was awestruck. A historical record from Herodotus says [Archon] Cirius had fallen out of his chair, on his knees, he looked at the creation for 3 days straight, failing to figure out the mechanisms behind this. Upon the third day, he had devised a plan
Herodotus had erased this next section of writing, but through collecting pieces together from other sources such as tablet writings found in Achelous grave the plan was to devise a new deity. While other Gods came before Achelous, he was assumed the first real God and the first documentation of this title was in 29 R.C (771 BCE) found on stone tablets. These stone tablets also revealed the origin of his title as the God of Freshwater.
The proposal was simple, due to the large number of farmers going towards the nearby river. He would stand there and charge people for these tools. Because of the location and its miraculous properties, Sirius would give him his God title, along with naming the river after him. Thus, they got to work, dressing him like a Greek God, and having him give these tools out to the people. It was never just about improving the lives of the common man, but rather, a unique opportunity to seize even more control over them. Unlike most areas in Greece, Athens had kept Sirius specifically because of this.
For the first month, only 200 were given to lucky farmers and gifted to richer men. However, the word spread quickly, and more people came to the river, giving worship to Achelous. He played the role of a God well, blessing these tools that were already premade. By the end of the year, production would triple leaving Achelous with a large deficit of parvucules.
The demand grew by the third-year hundreds of people lined up at the rivers to be blessed. Sirius knew the unsustainability of the current model and a calling would be made. Stone tablets dating around 32 R.C. (768 BCE) could be found scattered in Athens by archeologists used like a recruitment poster. It called for people who have been Blessed by the Gods. Homers Odyssey would even mention these tools due to how widespread they were.
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For being the first round-up for magicians, historical records say it was a success, out of the 3000 that had applied and come, 100 would come out as real magicians with an able capability for magic. While most didnt reach the prowess of Achelous there were a few notable figures. Greek figures such as Apollo and Hermes, were one of these. The skeletons of these two were found buried with Achelous.
The largest thorn on the side of Sirius was obviously aristocrats. They had control over crops, animals and even some people. Talking to his council of men, it seemed like he was backed into a corner. Since his goals contradicted theirs, he could be overthrown by sheer willpower Except, he had the aide of his. Achelous knew about this rivalry power struggle and devised another miracle.
With the help of these new Gods he had proposed a multistep plan towards the Archon. According to Herodotus The God Archelous had talked with the other Gods in his vicinity, to create [beasts] which could be tamed by him and its creators. The first step was to create these beasts, the second step was to have mighty men, these were men loyal to the Archon that were taught how to specifically defeat them. Monstrous beings such as Typhon, Medusa, and the Gorgons while these would become common-place familiars today back then, summoning was a completely unheard-of process. Not to mention, a very, very costly process. Computer models and calculations show that the creation of these creatures started around 44 R.C. (756 BCE).
According to Herodotus During this massive project, there was a massive influx of livestock, 50 sheep, 50 goats, 50 pigs, 50 chickens, 250 bottles of wine and 100 talents [258 kg] of cheese. To both feed the advisors and whatever left was for them to keep after this. He [the Archon] was not thrilled by this, in fact, there were moments when he felt like executing the Gods as a show of force rather than go through this expensive project.
Of course, this was a chance to influence people for as long as possible. They couldnt just let these creatures out into the wild and start from scratch. Achelous had brought upon the Archon a hundred stone tablets, writing descriptions of these creatures in context of Greek Mythology. Typhon is the greatest example of this, being the last child of the sorcerer Gaia, fathered by Tartarus. While the Gods Gaia and Tartarus helped design and summon Typhon, it was Achelous who supplied the creature with his parvucules making it the strongest creature at the time. While mythology at the time said that Zeus was the one who conquered and sent the dragon into hell. Parvucule analysis would show Ares would be the one to slay it at 46 R.C. (754 BCE). Typhons slaying was followed by a large-scale illusion which would show the depths of the netherworld and Typhon being sent there. In the modern day, we know this was an illusion as transportational magic wouldnt be developed until the Dark Ages of Europe. Despite the unsophisticated approach these magicians took, their projects were a success and had secured power for Sirius at the time.
Another notable success would be the creation of Medusa. Medusa brought upon policy change for monsters which were humanoid. From here on out, creating humanoid creatures was seen as taboo, and would mostly be for specific requests. The slaying of Medusa brought upon a new age for humanity, because out of the blood from her neck came Pegasus and Chrysaor as legend states. The actual technique was that magicians of the time used the blood of Medusa to form Pegasus and Chrysaor and the legend was passed down orally.
This pre-emptively started the age of flight for humanity, but Pegasus and other flying creatures would not be domesticated until 650 R.C. (150 BCE). The first instance of flight using a tamed pegasi would be with Bellerophon, who claims to be helped by Athena and Poseidon but texts by Herodotus show that he had stolen the techniques which the two developed to tame pegasi.
Their plan was successful. So successful that it seemed as if the Archon would stay in power for his entire lifetime. However, even with the guidance of Achelous and his other mages, the other city-states of Greece would start to intervene. With rumors spreading of the reality of the Gods and mentions in literary works by Homer some Gods would be bribed, or even recruited by the other city states. Achelous and Sirius practiced absolute loyalty within their kingdom and these transitions had to be done in secret. This event would start a gradual shift of spreading magic across the world one God at a time.
By Sirius death in 72 R.C. (728 BCE) many of the original Gods and Goddesses had been provided more offers, Achelous would assume power as he prolonged his own life by a short amount before being overthrown by Solon. The demi-god Hercules had assumed power in Sparta along with Apollo. Poseidon had been given an offer of 500 cows for his magical abilities in Corinth.
Because of the emergence of magic, there werent any laws preventing magical users from doing as they wished and because magics hereditary and self-sustaining property, the children of the Gods would give around 92% - 115% of their original magic to their child while still maintaining their own. Which started the well-known Golden Age of Magic a 400 year reign of magicians. The next chapter will discuss the beginning of the end of this age and with the real God of War, not Ares, but the man who killed him and took this title, Alexander the Great.
“The End of the Golden Age” Alexander the Great and the Decision to Nullify Magic
Alexander the Great is one of the most significant men in history. Accomplishments so critical to shaping the modern world that historians point to his destruction of the Golden Age of Magic as the sole reason why an age of magical monarchy, where those in power were the strongest magicians. However, a great man is not without a great aide and while Alexander the Greats accomplishments are jaw dropping, they did not happen without the help of his magical advisor.
According to historical texts after Alexanders death, his magical advisor earned the name Alexios (?Φɦ?), as it meant the one who defends. His birth-given name was lost to time, sadly. Alexios is also the origin for the magical cabinet position names around the world, with the Department of Alexios for the United States of America being an example. Before earning this name, he was seen almost as a nobody a typical, nameless male during King Philip IIs conquest.
Upon King Philip IIs death in 464 R.C. (336 BCE) Greece was in a precarious situation. Many were planning rebellion to gain their independence back and the Hellenistic world stared at this young boy, Alexander to take the throne; ready to pounce at the simplest mistake. However, after showing off the efficiency of the army he commanded, many gave up on these hopes.
During this time after the Peloponnesian War, magic was much larger than the early days of Sirius and Achelous. Many demi-gods had existed, and because of parvucule exposure, more and more women were birthing magicians. It was clear to the world that magic was the future, and those without it would either be purged or put into intense slave labor.
Magicians were undeniably strong, and with Achelous bloodline as the superstars of this era, it truly did feel like Gods were living amongst men.
In combat, non-magician soldiers ran the Phalanx, Peltasts and Taxis being guided by generals who had parvucules to spend. The hypaspists were weaker magicians, according to studies by the National Council of Magic Historians; soldiers in the hypaspists would have a relatively low parvucule count of 45 micromoles per liter this is still high compared to non-magicians with a parvucule count of 15 micromoles per liter. They could perform strength enhancing and simple mending spells. In the highest ranks of the Hypaspists would be the strongest magicians and while he had a long and length campaign to rise, Alexios would be found at the top of this by the time Alexander the Great took him as a magical advisor.
The reason for this was a cardinal choice. Around this time, King Philip IIs unification of Greece was almost complete, with Sparta left-over. At first, because of how insignificant Sparta was at this point, they would decisively leave the city-state alone. Until some of the previous demi-gods and gods from the past would use Sparta as their home, these were typically those who hated the rule of King Philip II.
Rebellion was the name of the game, and while Alexander would quell these flames as peacefully as possible, Sparta was looked upon by the people as a test, could rebellion be worth it? Was the toppling of this presumably young and spoiled brat as ruler a path to sovereignty?
The odds werestacked against Sparta and Alexander could have gone through with his army and crushed them. However, he wanted to recruit and use the Gods in his future dreams of conquest. So, he sought a solution.
According to Arrian (?ѦѦɦ??), who wrote one of the most detailed accounts of Alexander the Greats life: He [Alexander] was in deep thought for five days and nights. He asked all his men for a solution. From this five-night academic expedition came an answer from Alexios. A co-leader in the Hypaspists.
The solution was simple and is still used today. Anti-Magic barriers. The only records of the development of Anti-magic during this era was found in a Greek archeological site, dating around 670 R.C (130 BCE).
Parvucules act both as a particle and a wave, and like how most waves behave, parvucules could become cancelled out with the right frequencies bouncing around causing a destructive interference. Thus Alexios would grift the first known version of an AMD (Anti-Magic Device.) Which essentially is the opposite of what an acoustic insulator would do. These devices would change the frequency of emitted parvu-waves and cause them to destructively dampen or even cancel out the magic in the area. Now it seems almost impossible for these men to have an idea of such a large shift, but the idea of certain shapes and materials dampening magic was known, albeit scarcely. In Notes About the Natural World by Athena there are astute observations of the wavering flow of magic. A detailed proof is laid inside showing that magic is not constant.
This decision was cardinal, and Alexander; given this information by Alexios had the power in his hand to forever change history. He knew that this development would cause many to overthrow the systems of magicians in place. He deducted that his own men wouldnt be able to use magic in the fields affected.
Arrian described this conflict as such: Alexander had been faced with a burden no man before him could fathom. With a single decision, we [humanity] could be reversed back to the era of animals. However, this same decision could help him conquer the world, to have his men train physically to survive without magic. [Alexander] was found sitting silently for a full day. He would come out brazenly, and without stoppage, walked to Alexios.
The deal was sealed, and by 465 R.C. (335 BCE) Alexios was officially Alexanders right hand man, as he oversaw this project. Similarly, to the Greek Fire project in 1472 R.C. (672 BCE) this was kept entirely a secret while building, each step-in developing anti-magic was with separate groups of people so even if one knew how a single part worked, they wouldnt know the whole process.
Progress was slow at first, craftsmen couldnt get the shapes correct, and with the secrecy of the project they werent told much. Alexios and Alexander would be the only ones who would know the full extent of his project. Some generals knew multiple parts, but never enough to lead a conclusion and create this on their own.
It was expensive too, Arrian stating that around 5,000 talents of silver, considering that talents were roughly the weight of a man. In todays money, that would be above $5 billion dollars.
Even with its slow start, the AMD would eventually be developed in 467 R.C. (333 BCE). There was a small problem, with its intended use being for Sparta which was well out of the way. By this time, Alexander and Alexios was in Asia Minor, the battle of Issus was occurring. According to Arrions writing, the device was not used in this battle, it was given a name, however.
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An unseen trait today that was especially common back then was the complete trust bond between leaders and their magic advisors, as magical advisors were usually ones with the highest parvucule count by a large margin. The level of scrutiny they had was low, compared to today. As we can see, Alexander and Alexios had a wonderful relationship, these two were warriors that went into combat together, and while leading would charge head on and support each other. Another large factor is budget, Alexios had all the gold he needed to fulfill the project.
From here, Alexander would continue his conquest, going further from Issus to Tyre to Arbela to Ecbatana going well into the Indus Valley and back around to Egypt.
However, there is a pattern that many remember today about his conquest. That he had named over twenty cities after himself and one after his horse. According to Arrian, he named these cities not after large battles he had won, but rather, the killing or capture of gods. Because around this era some Gods had smelled the allure of other nations, greater riches, and an easier playing field. To them, the Greek world had become too pungent in terms of competition. The end of the Golden Age begun with the Great Migration.
The best examples of this are with three out of the twenty cities named Alexandria. At Asiana, Babylon, and Drangiana.
This unstoppable army continued to march, taking more land, and conquering the Persian Empire. In 466 R.C. (334 BC) stop at a city he would call Alexandria Asiana located in Modern Day Iran. With the modern name being the Alexandrian Rural District. Here would lie Zagreus, taking on his old Greek name rather than adapting to a local religion. Legends would speak about him escaping the underworld to find his mother, Persephone. Zagreus was a brilliant mage and would be Alexanders toughest opponent at the time. Even with the HV, Zagreus was a force to be reckoned with, and would be the only force to stand against his army.
After defeat, rather than kill him, Alexander recruited him into his army before taking the city and calling it his own. Soon after, with the help of this God, Alexios and the HV, Alexander conquered the Achaemenid Empire.
Historians debate about Alexios role in the founding of this city, some state that he was the sole reason for Alexanders victory, while others dismiss his contributions as there are some contradictions with primary text of that era.
Babylon had a God residing at the area, while they had their own deities such as Marduk, there were those to claim to be the son of him and Gilgamesh, names such as Nabu would appear. While the legend dated further back than the Greeks existence, Nabu had a Greek existence, Erichthonius, who Archon Sirius had claimed to be his divine guidance. Nabu was a powerful magician, a man who was only bested by Achelous during his time. Alexander had marched into Babylon on October 22, 469 R.C. (331 BCE).
The soon to be conquered city had become quite magic dependent due to Nabus exploits, and with the simple usage of the HV rendered almost all magicians in the city useless. Alexios had the idea of leaving the Hypaspists outside of the city, capturing any escaping men while being able to use magic. Babylon would be the only city in this anti-magic campaign which not a single person escaped from.
Legends speak of the God Nabu being killed by a torch to the eye. Which led historians to conclude that Alexander had eliminated the God by using the HV to stab him, as it was torch shaped to resemble weapons Hecate would use.
The consequence of Alexandria Prophthasia (now known as Farah) is with the Goddess that resided the area. Artemis, the Goddess of the hunt; wielding her bow and notes had been experimenting with parvucule transfer for biological processes. What she didnt know, was with the lizards she experimented with would become the first animal to evolve a fosogland.
Alexander and his generals would arrive in Prophthasia in 470 R.C (330 BCE). Artemis, just like the whole world heard about his atrocities against the Gods and magicians that ruled. Archeologists found a journal, mostly about her writings in her magical pursuits. In that book came a quote. The King of Macedonia is a threat to our very way of life. I must stop him.
Other than the battle at Sparta, this would be Alexanders toughest battle yet. Alexios had the earliest form of instantaneous wired communication, but it wouldnt be ready by this battle. Even with the HV, which was a terrible device compared to AMDs today, Artemis and her prodigal parvucule count could still produce magic and her mythical lizards being like large Komodo dragons could only take out half of Alexanders army, losing heavily against outside bombardment by Alexios command, Artemis being killed by an explosive bombardment arrow through the eye aimed by Alexios.
The first flaw of the HV arrived, and Alexios had a hunch of the urgency of a fix. Their biggest battle was yet to come, and with the constant travelit made development near impossible, but with exceptional work ethic and efficiency of the army gave the HV an upgrade. The upgrade was nothing new, nothing had changed other than to smooth out rough surfaces on the original HV to dampen parvuwaves. The project was tough, but in 475 R.C. (325 BCE) it was complete.
The final stage was upon them, the haven of the Gods. Sparta. He was going to take this most significant landmark. There were almost a hundred Gods and Demigods residing in that area. The Great Migration was from Greece, and since Sparta was outside of Alexanders current territorial reach many Gods fled there, to plot Alexanders demise. A revolution was brewing, however, news of the HV had not spread all the way to Sparta.
476 R.C. (324 BCE) Alexander marched into the city, and fighting began. Their original strategy of Alexios holding the outside with the HV and Alexander raiding the inside seemed to work. Sudden bombardments gave them an early advantage. This advantage faded quickly once Alexios was faced with a challenge.
Ares and Eris had appeared along with fifty men behind them and in the ensuing combat, the HV would be temporarily disabled for three days, being focused on fighting these Gods. In the end of the three day combat, Eris would be captured, and the only remainder of Ares was his left arm. According to historians Alexios had used a bombardment technique that would eat up his own life to defeat the two on the end of the second day.
Alexander had then to face many minor demigods with the guidance of Athena. While Alexanders and his men could face them well, Athena had a communication advantage, the same type of device that Alexios was working on. She had finished it. Espionage occurred, and during the communication project, some had leaked information to Athena. By the third day without the HV, Alexander was cornered and he could see the end, but once the HV came back on, the Spartan demigods who had used parvucules to enhance their strength were rendered useless and the odds were tilted back into the conquerors favor. The last lights of fighting ended after just a week, Athena was nowhere to be found, and hundreds of demigods were killed.
Now it isnt known if Alexander did his conquest to keep Greece as the strongest nation with its monopoly on magic, or if it was for the glory of Greece. Nonetheless, his actions caused some to be weary of his actions against the Gods and magicians, some in his own army would even despise this hoping for his death. That wish, was granted.
In June 13th, 477 R.C. (323 BCE) he would be found dead, historians debate the real cause. The prevailing theory is Horkos, silently cursed Alexander. While Alexander usually had a parvucule barrier around him to prevent curses, his men were exhausted and an unlucky slip caused a great mans death.
Alexios would become a dominant Diadochi after, taking control of much of the Hellenistic world, being recruited by the Romans and dying peacefully.
Now Rome, was a different story. One not truly understood by the magical world and in the next chapter will discuss the aftermath of the Roman Empires fall, and the dominant kingdoms and races that would rise.
“The Rise of Nations.” Our Humble Beginnings and The Franks
"The Rise of Nations." Our Humble Beginnings and The Franks
Once a mighty, seemingly undefeatable, and Godly Nation, the Roman Empire had crumbled through the collective effort of what they called "barbarians." This racist statement and their sentiment against these tribes were their demises. Sure, their unstable government, lack of trust in magic users, and negligence were essential factors. Rome built itself on a lavish and almost degenerate society, with rampant corruption with the best uses in magic being in their entertainment.
In fact, with Alexios (?Φɦ?), who was recruited by the Romans, was put by himself without funding. His projects were put on hold after his death on July 10, 523 RC (277 BCE). Upon finding his notes, had exemplified the usage of The Method of Exhaustion, a precursor to our understanding of integral calculus, developed simultaneously as Archimedes (?Ѧ֦ɦ?Ħ?) derived his method. History could have been changed if it were not for the laziness of the Romans. This is, of course, speaking simply about western Rome. The Byzantine Empire was still a stronghold during this time, flourishing compared to its decrepit sister.
Nonetheless, on August 24, 1210, RC (410 AD.) The Visigoth Kingdom, led by the human King Alaric, along with a coalition of what we know are elves and ogres, had sacked Rome. The only reason for the name ''barbarians'' being used was that Rome had banned other species and those who did not follow their culture.
Around 820 RC (20 AD), the races we know today started to pop up. DNA testing shows that these species were derived from homo-sapiens. However, parvucule manipulation to fit their environments or cultures evolved new kinds of people, elves, dwarves, and ogres for the west. For the east, youkai, dokkaebi, yaoguai.
The Dark Ages got its name from the disruption of trade, the downfall of cities, learning decline, a loss of everyday language, and the introduction of taxonomic categorization of magic. As cities collapsed and people moved to rural areas, the GDP and charm teachings became easier. Some kingdoms outright banned public use of magic.
By September 4, 876 RC (476 AD), the Western Roman Empire had utterly fallen with the Great Reset. It started a new era that ushered in a power vacuum. New countries filled it, and unlike before, these would be entirely split with Alexander''s empire. They had different cultures, currencies, and magic tolerance.
These kingdoms were: The Vandals in North Africa, The Ostrogothics in Italy and the Balkans, The Franks in France, The Visigoths in Spain and some of France, The Early Anglo-Saxons in England, The Seubi in Portugal, The Burgundians in between the Franks, Visigoths, and Ostrogoths, and the Gepid Kingdom past the Ostrogothic.
The first goal was to fix trade. These Kingdoms knew the wealth of the Roman Empire and wanted to replicate it, and a solution would be needed. However, the strategy for making money during these times was quite different before the advent of Adam Smith''s Wealth of Nations in 2576 RC (1776 AD.)
Thus, our advisory story begins with the Burgundy Kingdom being smushed by the Visigoths, Franks, and Ostrogoths. History knows their reign as a kingdom to be short, that by 1334 RC (534 AD), the Franks would defeat the Orc King Godomar, the last Burgundian King. Many know the stereotypes of Orcs being aggressive and malevolent, and Godomar fits every single one of these stereotypes. The Burgundy Kingdom had sought to replace magic with the brute force of Orcs and Ogres.
While the Franks seized their opponent''s castles, they found a man kept in the chambers of the previous Orc King. He was a Gnomish man. We would know him today as Quotix Folkinorell. Who in his famous diary had stated
"I believe it is 534 AD, and upon entering the Kingdom of the Franks, it surprised me. There was no single, Orc, Elf, Dwarf, Ogre, Halfling, or any other race. It was all humans, and those in the castle were men, save for them [the maids]. The court was littered with religious symbols. I believe that this was the new monotheistic religion that the Romans believed in. Though many didn''t seem to want to follow this.
Through some eavesdropping, I''ve learned of a struggle in this Kingdom. After the death of the first ruler, Clovis I, his four sons had struggled to share the land amongst each other."
"I have been assigned to Chlothar I, he had chosen me as a new position, the same one as with King Godomar, but unlike that Orcish fool, humans seemed to believe in the power of magic."
Quotix had a knack for writing, given that he taught himself the skill. He loved documenting his data and writing about his day. Because of his size, his accounts could all fit into two journals buried with him, which is why we have such detailed reports.
According to his diary, he wouldn''t have much to do in the first few years of his time with Chlothar, as he was more focused on a request from Ingund, his wife. The wife wanted her sister to have a good husband, whom he married.
"Despite a vow to not covet thy neighbor''s wifeChlothar loved to do just that."
Many kingdoms at the time had a desire for stability and size. However, many did not know the reason for their instability. For Quotix, he believed it was the lack of gold in the treasury. He would draft many ideas on fixing trade and believed in a world where the Franks became the center of commerce. His idea was with the Burgundians, who had thrown these ideas out.
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The gnomish magical advisor had kept a trade idea a secret. He stated that he would start working on a solution in 1337 RC (537 AD) in his diary. He would have his peace and quiet where he would struggle to get his ideas heard by those who dismissed him as being a gnome.
The biggest issue was the civil war between Childebert, another son of Clovis I, and Theudebert, the grandson of Clovis I, and Thuderic''s son. Initially, the advisor''s ideas had been ignored or disregarded as someone new to the Kingdom and were not human. This was beyond Alexander''s time, and people mainly had forgotten about the HV with the Great Reset. Meaning magic was in an unruly time, and Quotix had proposed an idea.
"It''s simple, let eight out of every ten magicians stay in the back and cast a spell at night, creating the largest storm in the world!"
A risky plan, leaving the army vulnerable to bombardments by the opposing side''s magicians. But it worked because the storm-ravaged the equipment, roads, killed horses, and disorganized the opposite side''s army, and Chlothar had broken through the siege. Due to this, Chlothar had warmed up to him.
A lucky advantage he received was meeting Princess Radegund upon her arrival in 1338 RC (538 AD). Unlike Chlothar was a devout Christian. Her humble nature gave Quotix the edge he''d need to convince the throne about his ideas. In 1339 RC (539 AD), things finally changed for the better, as Chlothar had doubled the advisor''s budget and put him to par with other keys of power. However, the advisor wanted more credibility. He wanted not a single naysayer in his keen insight.
In the spring of 1342 RC (542 AD.) Quotix got his chance because the conflict between the Visigoths was brewing. Once Chlothar had led his army into the Visigoth territory, Quotix was a lower general, commanding only magic soldiers. Here, he had brought out a magical technique that was unknown to the barbarian kingdoms at the time but was common in Rome and still common in the Byzantine empire.
This was a prototype of the ''Healing Magic'' we see today. It didn''t heal wounds but rather disinfected the injury and at least closed any exterior cuts while giving a relatively clean smell. This proved extremely useful against the Visigoths. With this advantage, Franks averaged three times more recoveries from battle wounds and would give the appearance of superhumans. Knowledge about disease and bacteria was nonexistent, but this worked. While Quotix assumed it was only just closed wounds, it would be the disinfectant effect that proved to be the most useful.
With this advantage, Childebert and Chlothar had seized Pamplona and Zaragoza and tried to conquer the rest of the Visigoths but failed. Not through any fault of their own. The King of the Visigoths, Theudis, had the numbers advantage, and in a hasty move, Chlothar had abandoned the conquest.
Now, with experience under his belt. Quotix was ready to put his plans into action. At the perfect time, too, with the growth of towns and the deterioration of more minor Roman roads put his goal in the ideal spot.
Of course, this wasn''t without preparation. By this time, Quotix and Radegund had devised a plan to make sure the rest of the Kings court would listen, a simple method of using her authority to give him the floor and some swooning over the King. As a result, Quotix was given a three-hour presentation to show his findings to the Chlothar.
"I''ve noticed that a combination of certain spells makes it easier for humans to find their way around. Thus, I''ve refined the technique and grifted it into something one can wear on their head. Those who can use magic need not wear such gear. I introduce to you the Origin Point."
This whole time, the man had developed a coordinate system with the world around them, using Tournai, the capital, to make this work. It was the introduction of a wave-point and changed history forever.
Anyone can set their wave point to their home or job. Still, back then, when wildlife ran wild and cities were relatively rare, many used these to assign points to towns they traveled and would travel to.
He had more to say as well.
"As we know, the healing magic is only available when magicians are in the area to heal. I''ve developed a technique to create a drink which can heal even invisible wounds."
He''d develop the first healing potion as well. Upon recreating the potion in the 21st century, the fluid would be green rather than the blue and red of today, which signified the low efficiency of the healing potion, only healing half the soldier''s wounds.
Quotix received a standing ovation from the court, with the King astonished by these findings, according to historical texts. By 1343 RC (543 AD), top generals would be using the Origin Point (OP), and a thousand potions would be developed around the same time. By 1350 RC (550 AD), merchants would be able to have the OP, and sales for healing potions and even less efficient versions of the 50% potion were being sold in droves. Around the Saxon War 1355 RC (555 AD), even peasants and rural farmers knew about the brews.
Historians point at these two inventions as the biggest reason for the unification of all Francia. While the death of Childebert on December 23, 1358 RC (558 AD) was another reason, the goodwill of Chlothar caused the country to unify, and Quotix had been the sole reason for it.
The economy of Francia had increased, and Quotix had gone back to work, wanting to go further. As many know, magical advisors were like scientists who had incredible concentration. Before he would attempt to increase the seemingly endless peak of the Franks, Chlothar died at the end of 1361 RC (561 AD) and left his Kingdom for his sons but had given Quotix the freedom to do as he wished, knowing the power and the necessity of pleasing someone who had massive popularity with both the army and the people, the sons had essentially unified on their own terms, separate, but unified.
Time would pass, and all seemed good until the ruling of Chlothar II. This monogamist empowered nobles and gave the church power over literacy with his edict. This was against Quotix''s beliefs; he was put into exile for attempting an assassination against the young King.
The church gained a monopoly on healing potions and created a generation of fierce and devout Christians that would persist until the Renaissance and the Fall of Christianity in 2317 RC (1517 AD).
Quotix''s peak ended here. He fled east and found a haven in the Byzantine Empire where he would land himself a position of power, even though he wanted to have revenge on the Franks for what they did. He would never achieve such a feat and died in 1430 RC (630 AD) of acute pneumonia at 90. He''d have a child, half-human and half gnomish, Ormop Folkinorell of the Byzantine Empire. The next chapter will continue with Ormop and his rise to magical advisement.