The land of Cordhan inhabited by two peoples; mages and bugkin.
On the surface live the mages. They come in all shapes and sizes, from fish-like to mammalian to a mix of both, but share the same capacity for magic. While not all mages know the mysterious logic of spells, magic can be found in every city and town, from city wells to kitchen sinks. Magic cleans their water, heals their sick, and fuels their wars.
But while the mages are strong, they are divided. Split into countless squabbling kingdoms and nationstates, they war over borders while spies seek out spells and secrets hoarded by their enemies. And while every mage is equally capable of wielding magic, few are afforded the education needed to actually use the array of spells divided across the private libraries of Cordhan. For all the potential of magic, most mages find themselves facing an uncertain future.
But living underground, far from the eyes of mages, are the hexakin, or bugkin. While mages typically range from one to three meters tall, the bugkin are as small as the insects they resemble, and cannot wield even the slightest bit of magic. In the distant past they lived in the shadows of the mages, living in fear of these magic-using giants. It was this fear that forced them into hiding, and the mages of the modern day consider them nothing more than a legend.
But while the bugs could not match the might of the mages above, they were just as intelligent. And while the mages above waged war, the great scientists of the bugkin investigated the secrets of the world and developed technologies capable of things not even magic can replicate. The bugkin of the modern day still live in secret, but some have begun to whisper of plans to return to the surface once more…
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