Guild Mage
David Niemitz
Liv Brodbeck is a half-Elden bastard with brittle bones, working in the kitchens of Castle Whitehill with her mother. When she accidentally unleashes a surge of wild magic — the ancestral Word of Power 'Cel' inherited from her father — she is taken as an apprentice to the Watchful Guild of Magim under Master Grenfell. At the Coral Bay College of Vædic Grammar she trains in the ancient magic of the Old Gods, learning Words of Power that shape ice, stone, and blood, while navigating guild hierarchy (Apprentice → Journeyman → Archmagus), Elden heritage, and the return of the Vædic Lady of Blood. Across six volumes, Liv advances from scullion to journeyman to renegade mage, mastering successive Words of Power and confronting the Well of Bones, the Lady of Blood, and the fate of Lucania.
Royal Road
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