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Zephyr: the main character. A 17-year old apprentice Magician who has been living in Atosk for two years, living as an apothecary. She is from the Suant School. She has a natural talent for Floral and Plant Magic. Highly impulsive and energetic, it wouldn’t be wrong to define her as an hurricane.

Gale: Zephyr’s 6-years old animal companion, a blue talking gryphon. Born from an egg that literally fell from the sky, he has been searching for his origins ever since. Calm and collected, but pretty aloof unless you get to know him.

Floria: a 18-years old girl who bribed a Spirit to get to Atosk. Quite adaptable, she never wished for an adventure but she thought it was time to settle some things. However, she can be extremely shy and too passive for her own good.

Sorun: 17-years old apprentice Magician from the Crestenford School. Has a natural talent for Animal Magic. She’s been living in Atosk for quite some time already, working as an animal doctor. Extremely dependable and thoughtful person, although deep down she’s fairly lazy. Unlike other Schools, Crestenford Magicians don’t have an animal companion.

Sylvan: 19-years old apprentice Magician from the Suant School. Still looking for his Talent (...or is he?). From a revered family of Magicians, Sylvan only wishes to uphold the dignity of his name. The giant bird Garun is his animal companion. Quite cocky and arrogant, however his wishes are genuine.

Scarlet: 16-years old Magician from the Suant School, and Zephyr’s rival (at least, that’s what Zephyr thinks). She has a natural talent for Wind Magic. She travels with the dragon Orba, her animal companion. She doesn’t come from a family of Magicians, and decided to become one to fulfill her dream. Mainly a loner, she however genuinely enjoys the company of people she grows affectionate to.

Belfi: 16-years old Quorri Magician. He’s royalty and everybody knows it, but he swears he’s a commoner. He decided to partake in the exam, despite it being rare among his race, in order to get a taste of freedom (his words). He travels with the flying lizard Azmer. He has a talent for Thunder Magic.

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The dragon's voice reached her mind: "Such a fine day, isn't it?"

Scarlet nodded. She raised her hands to sign: "So different from Atosk."

"That was Zephyr's fault."

Scarlet chuckled: "You are right."

Orba stood up and arched her back, stretching on the grass before sitting down.

"Scarlet?"

The girl raised her head.

"A child is crying."

She jolted up, looking around: "Where? Why?"

Orba's head pointed at the lake: "Over there."

Scarlet squinted her eyes, and there she saw her: a little girl was crying on the lake's shore.

Without a second thought, she approached her, Orba beside her.

She waved at the girl, who raised her gaze.

"Hello, I'm Scarlet, and this is Orba", she signed. She saw Orba talk to the girl, and the little one nodded.

"I'm Alfia", Orba's voice reached her mind.

"Where are your parents, Alfia? Why are you here alone?"

The girl pointed at one of the buildings right in front of the park: "It's not too far. My parents let me come here alone."

Scarlet nodded, and knelt beside the girl, looking at her in the eyes: "Why are you crying?"

The little girl sniffed and opened her hands, revealing a crumpled piece of paper. Scarlet frowned and took it: she opened it carefully. It was blank.

She tilted in her hand in confusion: "What is it?"

"It was supposed to be a paper plane."

"Oh!" Scarlet smiled, "I'm quite good with paper planes."

"I'm not."

"I can teach you", Scarlet took her notebook out and ripped one of its pages.

She showed the girl how to fold the paper, making sure she was following each and every moment. At the end, she ripped another paper from her notebook and gave it to her: "Now it's your turn."

Alfia's tears had dried up already, when she raised her creation with a smile. "Can I make it fly?"

The Magician nodded, and stood up. She raised her own paper plane and, with the other hand, started counting: "3, 2, 1... go!"

The two paper planes took off from their hands, floating gently in the air before landing in soft thuds on the grass. Scarlet's had landed a bit further than Alfia's.

The little girl pouted and the Magician chuckled. She lightly tapped her on the shoulder and raised a hand to ask her to wait. She gathered the two paper planes and returned to the girl. She closed her eyes and, with a light tap of her fingers, she two paper creations begun to lift on her palm, floating in the air.

The little girl's eyes widened at the marvel, clapping her hands: "A Wind spell!"

Scarlet nodded, controlling the paper planes. She made them fly around them in swift motions, before making them raise high above them, flying in intricate patterns. With a simple thought, she added colored trails behind them, and the two paper planes created geometric figures, symbols and simple animal drawings in the sky, disappearing in glowing flashes.

In the end, Scarlet made them land on the ground in a flashy color cloud, and Alfia jumped towards her own paper plane, eyes brimming with joy.

Only in that moment Scarlet raised her gaze, and noticed a bunch of children gathered around them, wide-eyed.

"Orba?" she didn't sign, calling the dragon with her mind.

"Yes?"

"Who are all these kids?"

"They came as soon as you made those paper planes draw those lines."

"What do they want?"

Personality

The friendliest person that has ever crossed the mortal realms, probably. Belfi considers everybody that greets him back his friend and will do anything for them. He is also very prone to say whatever comes to his mind, but he never means any harm. Pretty pushy and talkative, he has a very hard time understanding personal boundaries.

About

He is a quorri, a race of anthropomorphic frogs that hails from Esner.

Belfi is actually royalty, heir of the throne of his kingdom. However, he despises his role, and decided to partake the Magician exam to be free for once. He showed great magical capabilities since youth and he was trained in magic, although quorri Magicians actually don't follow any of the traditional Schools. However, he's not the first quorri to partake in the exam, it's just pretty rare.

Belfi, at the start of the story, has recently arrived in Atosk and he is very eager to show what he's capable of.

Thunder Magic can be a dangerous type of magic in the wrong hands, being able to control thunders at will. People with it as their Innate Magic tend to have faster reflexes.

Trivia:

He has a weird talent for climbing trees, but getting off from them is another matter entirely.

He is pretty out-of-the-loop regarding many things about what's usual for his peers.

Once he starts talking about fish and fishing, he never stops talking.

He’s afraid of bugs.

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Personality

The perfect word to describe Zephyr is “hurricane”. She is a bundle of energy, always striving to improve herself and helping those around her doing the same. While she seems the kind of person to never get discouraged, she’s actually prone to feel bad at her own mistakes. She has a generous nature, but her stubborness may leave her stuck on first impressions.

About

Ever since she was a child, Zephyr has dreamt of becoming a Magician just like her mother. She really loves her craft and dedicates a lot of time and energy to it, striving to always improve. However, she is unsure about what will happen once her exam is over.

At the start of the story, she has already spent two years in Atosk, working as an apothecary and gaining the affection of the village she is living in. A few days before departing to start her exam, she meets Floria, a girl who bribed a Spirit to arrive in Atosk. She begs Zephyr to help her meet the Spirit of the Stars, and while the girl is unsure at first, in the end she accepts as long as she won’t hinder her exam.

Plant and Floral Magic isn’t a type of offensive magic. It allows its user to have an easier time caring for plants and instinctually knowing which ones are better to use in potions and herbal remedies.

Trivia

She has a weird talent for tying knots.

She really loves music and dancing. She has smuggled a radio in Atosk just to keep listening to music,

She knows sign language. She isn’t exactly fluent, but she can hold a conversation. She learned it because she wanted to communicate with Scarlet, whom she saw as a “rival” back in magic school.

Despite her best efforts, she was the last one in her class to acquire her animal companion, finding Gale one year later than all her peers.

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Personality:

Pretty aloof, Sylvan prefers to be on his own. Kinda arrogant and cocky, but he has the skills to show for it. However, with his family and friends he shows a completely different side, being really kind and compassionate.

About:

Born in a family of high ranked Magicians, Sylvan had high expectations placed upon him since he was young. He worked hard to fulfill those expectations, despite some flaws like not having found his Innate Magic yet. His family doesn’t scorn him for that, but they are worried about him.

In the story, Sylvan has already been in Atosk for four years and made pacts with a few Spirits. However, something seems to slow him down in his quest.

Trivia:

He has a very bad sense of direction, Garun often has to help him find the right way.

He has a huge passion for swimming, and it’s his go-to activity when he has to clear his mind.

He can probably tell you everything there is to know about stars and constellations.

He can’t handle spicy food.

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