Maïz the Wise

104 E.G. - Writing of 'The Laws of Talents'

One of the two founders of the Order and arguably the most powerful man to have ever walked the earth.

## Early Life

Conceived during the events of Sha's Gift, Maïz was born with three of the Talents dormant in his body. Abandoned at birth by an unknown mother, he was raised in an orphanage in Ters where he would stay until the age of 6.

From an early age, Maïz showed signs of great intelligence, subconsciously aided by his Talent as Wiser, and was noticed by scholars of the Ters' Royal Library as he spend countless hours there reading and learning.

By the age of 13, he had surpassed his mentors at the library and felt that there was nothing more for him to learn in the city. In search of more knowledge, he set out to travel across the Acir kingdom and learn all its different cultures, people and histories. For 6 years he travelled from city to city and learned all there was to learn. As he grew older, Maïz began to realize that he was different from others. He could absorb new knowledge at a much faster rate, he could see and understand things others couldn't and above all, he could give life to things he only thought of. All of this he kept to himself.

Eventually, Maïz returned to Ters in the year 20 E.G. where he was welcomed back by his former mentors and was rewarded the rank of High Scholar at the library for all his contributions.

## Meeting Kyra

2 years after returning from his travels, Maïz found himself in a pub in the backstreets of Ters. He had made it his hobby to use his (still unknown) powers and try to find out things about the people around him, when he suddenly stumbled upon one young woman who he could not read at all as if a barrier surrounded her. This, naturally, made him curious and moved to talk with the woman. This woman was Kyra Adung .

They talked and talked for hours on end and when they were done, they had made their pact to look for others like them thus officialy founding The Order.

For the next 8 years, Kyra and Maïz travel across Acir in search of others before deciding to travel to Thalion to search for a place to live permanantly.

## The Signing of the Thalion Pact

Kyra and Maïz, along with their well over two hundred followers, travel to the kingdom of Thalion to plead with king Isonel for a piece of land to live and build on. They show their powers to the king to explain their intentions to build a school and safehaven for others like them.

Surprisingly, king Isonel does not seem impressed by their powers. As it turns out, his two youngest children, the twins Rearhart and Isaï, have similar powers. Maïz manages to convince the king to let his children join them and act as their intermediary with the court. After some discussion, king Isonel, Kyra, Maïz, Rearhart and Isaï sign a document that grants the Order a piece of land in the southern part of the kingdom where they can live independently. This document would go down in history as 'The Thalion Pact ' and is still respected to this day, over 1.500 years later.

## Writing the Laws of Talents

For over a century, the Talents were a mystery to most. To ensure that future generations would now what they were up against, Maïz decided to make it his task to write down everything there is known about the power inside them. In 104 E.G., after years of experimenting and intens studying, 'The Laws of Talents' was finished. It contained every single aspect of the Talents known to man and goes in-depth on every branch of the Talents: their capabilities, limitations and restrictions. With the expection of the adding of Taen, Maïz's work stays unaltered even 1.400 years later.

To be continued