Scion's Journey
Dave Willmarth
Finn was living a good life as a blacksmith's apprentice, training hard to earn the right to become one of the Kingsguard — the elite force of one hundred knights serving the King. Alongside his best friend Prince Galen, Finn is pulled into a world of new dungeons, deadly enemies, and family secrets spanning the old world and the new. Rising to become the only High Lord, Finn grows his power both personal and political, reforming his adventuring party while Houses plot against him and the King gives orders he cannot refuse.
Progression: LitRPG apprentice-to-High-Lord advancement ladder. Blacksmith's apprentice Finn trains toward the Kingsguard (elite hundred), then climbs explicit LitRPG tiers: new dungeons and enemies per book, life-changing family-history revelations unlocking new capabilities, and finally the unique High Lord rank — the only one of his kind — blending personal power growth with political domain advancement against plotting Houses and royal orders. Dungeon-driven leveling plus rank ascension (apprentice → Kingsguard candidate → High Lord) across three verified volumes.
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