Archmage

Archmage refers to either the apex of the Mage class or the ceremonial title bestowed upon premier [Mages] in Wistram.

Overview

[Archmage] Class

The [Archmage] class is the highest [Mage] class and is considered to be a nigh unreachable goal for [Mages] to reach in the current day. Few if any still exist in the world today.

An [Archmage] that is specialized above all else in a specific field of magic will obtain an addendum to their main class about their main specialization. For instance, an [Archmage] specialized in Physical Enchantment magic will have the [Archmagus of Strength] Class.

Archmage Title

By comparison, the Archmage title is given to the premier [Mages] of magical institutions, most commonly in Wistram Academy. It used to be that almost all Archmages were [Archmages] in name and class, but with the general decline in magic, that is no longer the case.

Az’kerash and a few others have theorized that the reason why the Archmages are not advancing to the [Archmage] Class is because they are not practicing and mastering all fields of magic, which include death magic (Necromancy).

List of Archmages

[Archmages]:

• Ailet Sundrev - Archmage of Sunlight (Deceased)
• Azervrish, ruler of the Magus Kingdom of Azervrish, the last nation of the Selphids
• Dreosh - Gnoll [Archmage] (Deceased)
• Igawiz (Deceased)
• Kishkeria - [Archmage of the Eternal Grasslands] (Deceased/Soul Consumed)
• Nekhret (Deceased)
• Perril Chandler / Az’kerash - [Archmage of Death]
• Quarass (Previous Lifetimes)
• Seenaw - Garuda Archmage of Light (Deceased)
• Soyekol (Deceased)
• Silvenia Ettertree - Archmage of Demons
• Tolleve-beis - Archmage of Dragonfire (Deceased)
• Valmira (Deceased)
• Zelkyr - Archmage of Golems (Deceased)?
• ??? - Naga [Archmage] of Baleros / Archmage of Waters / Archmage of Nagas (Deceased)
• ??? - Garuda [Archmage of Sky] of Wistram (Deceased)
• ??? - Stitch-man [Archmage of Sands] (Deceased)
• ??? - Stitch-woman [Archmage]/Archmage of Fire (Deceased)
• ??? - [Archmage of Metal] (Deceased)
• ??? - Mage of Magic's End (Deceased/Soul Consumed)
• ??? - Archmage of Drakes

Titled Archmages:

• Amerys Retoiber - 'Archmage of Lightning'
• Balkizat (Deceased)
• Beatrice Stogrehn
• Eldavin - 'Archmage of Memory'
• Evighe - 'Archmage of Izril' (Deceased)
• Feor - 'Archmage of Half-Elves'
• Nailihuaile - 'Archmage of Baleros' (Deceased)
• Toerika - 'Archmage of Moment'
• Tritosech (Deceased)
• Tserre Ettertree - Archmage of Fiends
• Uenoix - 'Archmage of Ichor'
• Valeterisa - 'Archmage of Izril'
• Verdan Blackwood - 'Archmage of Dullahans' / 'Archmage of Armor' (Deceased)
• Viltach - 'Archmage of Terandria'

Unknown If By Class or Title:

• Coloquex - Archmage of Eyes (Deceased)
• Doorsa (Deceased)
• Rezinoul (Deceased)
• Salindeca (Deceased)
• Tirenor - [Deathmagus of the Hunt] (Deceased)
• ??? - Archmage of Sinful Magics (Deceased)

Trivia

• Some species have traditional terms for members who become Archmages. A Garuda Archmage is titled "Archmage of the Skies," while a Naga Archmage is referred to as "Archmage of Nagas."
• In Innworld, there used to be an Archmage chess piece that could teleport to any square not under threat by another piece, meant to be an insult to Wistram.
• "Archmage" is a slang term used by the youth in some regions of Innworld to refer to something that's cool or 'hip'.
• Tserre Ettertree implied that there are higher classes after [Archmage].