Birth of the Empire. Successor of the Master

A master"s successor is a status that gives strength, power, knowledge, opens many doors, but also burns no less than bridges. The status, which is claimed by many offspring of nobles from the highest estate and no less gifted loners from the lower classes. Stelan does not apply to either one. A boy from hostile islands, found in the ashes of his own house. A stranger among strangers. Enemy, competitor and stray. How to get the treasured status as Stalan, when there are ill -wishers and envious people around, and the master himself has his own plans and their own no less terrible secrets?
For almost half a century passed after a magical cataclysm, but its consequences still make themselves felt on the lands of the mainland. Magic degenerates, here and there the dark carpets are ruled by, and the creatures from the abyss still find the way into the sweet world of people. Talented magicians are less likely to be born less and less, and among them the Masters are looking for successors in order to preserve grains of knowledge of their ancestors. Who can be awarded such an honor? One of the most talented and skillful students, a descendant of a rich and ancient family, or an upstart without a clan and a tribe? Decide the master and the magic itself