The Age of Revolution comes not with Coal and Steel but Mana and Forbidden Magic.
To raise a poor mage, one needs enough riches to make a broke man wealthy.
To raise a good mage, one needs enough riches to turn a village into a merchant city.
To raise an excellent mage, one needs enough riches to build a kingdom.
Seventeen years ago, in a cold and desolate island, the discovery of Grenold crystals upends the world. Being the first to discover it, the Northern Tower invades the Grival Island, a cold, desolate land.
But the Central Tower soon learns of this crystal which can release the equivalent of ten mages' worth of mana. Unable to obtain the crystals through diplomatic means they invade the Northern Tower, but are pushed back, ensuring the north's monopoly of the crystal.
Following the Central Tower's defeat, their other subjects gain a sense of autonomy but also fright, prompting them to form a coalition against the old and new powers. Threatened, the North begins research into forbidden magic, notably time magic which had long been abandoned in favour of dimensional counterpart, a safer alternative to resolve the issue of scarcity.
Two years ago, at the age of 14, Nathan lost both parents; his mother a native of the Grival Island and his father a mage belonging to a disgraced noble family. On his way to enter the Northern Tower, he is denied passage by a mage of common birth who sends him to work in the crystal mines.
Now, after the mines are seized by noble mages, Nathan is granted passage but at the cost of his loyalty. Entering the tower, he isn't disillusioned by its façade of prosperity and innovation. He remains wary of everything and everyone as he, unlike the newer apprentices, has already been thrust into its political machinations. He will now either learn to swim in a pond infested with greed, pride, and unreasonable wealth, or drown in its excesses.
A Grand Tale of People, Revolution, and Innovation. Imperialism, Colonialism, and Greed.
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 30 | Chapter 30.0 - A Home | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 29 | Chapter 29.0 - Joining the Northern Tower II | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 28 | Chapter 28.0 - Joining the Northern Tower I | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 27 | Chapter 27.0 - Henry, Little Nephew of Joseph | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 27 | Chapter 27.5 - Running to the Gates | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 26 | Chapter 26.0 - The Final Stretch to the Tower | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 25 | Chapter 25.0 - Another Traitor | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 24 | Chapter 24.0 - Wolves, Drugs, and Lessons | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 23 | Chapter 23.0 - Moulding a Noble I | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 22 | Chapter 22.0 - At the Gates of the Dark Pine Forest | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 21 | Chapter 21.0 - Arriving on the Continent | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 20 | Chapter 20.0 - The Seeds of Revolutionary Thoughts | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 19 | Chapter 19.0 - Contemplations | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 18 | Chapter 18.0 - Not all Saviours are Holy | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 17 | Chapter 17.0 - The Mind of a Broken Boy | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 17 | Chapter 17.5 - Maragrette's Mission III | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 16 | Chapter 16.0 - Finally, Magic In my Hands | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 15 | Chapter 15.0 - How Much do Shackles Restrain | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 14 | Chapter 14.0 - The Beginning of Magic | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 13 | Chapter 13.0 - Change Takes Slow but Steady Steps | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 13 | Chapter 13.5 - Margarette's Mission II | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 12 | Chapter 12.0 - Blue Times | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 11 | Chapter 11.0 - The Blue Dust Mines | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 10 | Chapter 10.5 - Margarette's Mission | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 10 | Chapter 10.0 - Bregva, the Second Obstacle | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 9 | Chapter 9.0 - Compassion | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 8 | Chapter 8.0 - Desolation | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 7 | Chapter 7.0 - Ascencion | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 6 | Chapter 6.0 - A People's Future and Past | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 5 | Chapter 5.0 - Heavy Ice | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 4 | Chapter 4.0 - What Loomes Above a Future Mage | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 3 | Chapter 3.0 - The Heart of a Hrenique Eagle | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 2 | Chapter 2.0 - The Heart of a Silver Wolf | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Mage of the Northern Tower | 1 | Chapter 1.0 - The Northern Snowfields | RoyalRoadL |