A Mage is a person who has committed him or herself fully to the pursuit of wisdom. Their ranks are filled with the children of hopeful nobility, or those who sought an escape from the intellectual void of manual labor. Because of their intelligence, a collective group of magi could single-handedly rule society, were they ever to try. However, their true love is neither money, nor power, and those who see the study of magic as a means to such ends often lack the very conviction required for true mastery.