Azurian Saga: Volume 1

***The Students of Elin*** is the first volume of the *Azurian Saga* series and the first half of the Idellia arc. It details the main characters' lives in Elin Academy and introduces the first major characters of the series.

## Synopsis

Jayson Triver, an orphaned boy who was raised in Rosaria Orphanage, finds himself enrolled in Elin Academy, a prestigious academic institute situated in Elin Academy State outside the southwestern border of the Republic of Liebrand. As he meets his instructors and befriends his fellow schoolmates, a mysterious plot surging onward in the republic threatens to shatter the harmony of the academy and its students.

## Characters

The major characters of the first volume are as follows:

### Elin Academy Staff

* Ames Bernhard
* Min Li Wu
* William Locklear

### Elin Academy Students

* Allison Chi
* Amelia Maslow
* Antonio Vigo
* Benjamin Newstein
* Caine Noire
* Cindy Lee
* Damien Lee
* Elisa Renault
* Gavin Cao
* Hanako Kichi
* Jayson Triver
* Mason Benedict
* Nicholas Schmidt
* Noah Truong
* Raulli
* Samantha Lin
* Su Liao
* Tiffany Mu

### Republic of Liebrand

* Jasper Mu
* Rose Lin
* Roy Willis
* Tabitha Malika
* Thomas Morgan
* Wilbur Lee

### Society of Zero

* Wilhelm Arundel
* Baltasar Newstein
* Guy Kirkham
* Zacharias Green

## Chapters

### Prologue - New Beginnings in Elin Academy

* In the summer of the year 999 AS, Ames Bernhard, an instructor at Elin Academy, is on vacation at a seaside resort in Azalea City.
* He finds an abandoned baby of unknown parentage on Triver Beach and carries the child to safety at Rosaria Orphanage.
* Nearly twenty years later in 1017 AS, Jayson Triver is admitted to Elin Academy through the recommendation of Professor Ames
* He travels on a train to Elin Academy State along with his two childhood friends and peers, Caine Noire and Allison Chi.
* Jayson, Caine, and Allison attend an orientation where Principal William Locklear gives his opening speech for the newly arrived Class of 1021.
* They meet their future instructors and their fellow classmates, quickly befriending Mason Benedict, a musician, and Elisa Renault, who is accompanied by a cheerful yellow robot.
* The group of four head to the library together, where they discuss their intended choices of major.

* Jayson struggles to decide on a course of study and laments his inability to cast arts like many other students.
* Overhearing him, the belligerent Damien Lee mocks the group, claiming that those who lack magical capabilities (the Godless) are inferior and unfit to attend the academy, though he backs off when Nicholas Schmidt, a prodigy at poetry, intercedes.
* Damien and his gang of followers continue to harass the group outside of class hours.
* The situation escalates when Damien catches his girlfriend, Tiffany Mu, interacting with the group.
* A fight breaks out between the group and Damien along with his two friends, Gavin Cao and Noah Truong.
* Caine, Allison, Mason, and Elisa attempt to defend Jayson, though they are beaten back by the three aggressors, who excel in magical combat.
* Beaten by Damien, Jayson desperately channels his soul’s energy reserves and grievously cuts Damien's face with a sharp azurite shard.
* Campus Officer Nathaniel Cox arrives on the scene and brings the fight to an end.
* The school learns that Jayson is attuned to the Dominion of Space, an extremely rare occurrence in the world of Providence
* The academy administration decides to let things go due to Jayson’s actions being self-defense as well as the exceptional nature of the appearance of a space mage.
* Professor Min Li Wu, who teaches the Aetherial Studies courses, offers to personally instruct Jayson who finally decides on his major in order to learn more about aetherial arts.