The earliest surviving historical record dates back to the war that led to a new age being declared. The great magician Andrakaz was sealed into the Age of Myth by the founders of Olympus, and the first Year of Olympus was declared. Modern historians have doubts as to what truth this early myth holds, but must credit it all the same as it remains Year 0.
In the Year of Olympus 99, a Magician’s Order was established to govern the use of magic. This Order still exists today.
In the early 200s, three Kings allied themselves and sought to merge the heavily fragmented land of Midgard under one body of government. They were successful for the most part but eventually ran into armed conflicts protesting their actions. Fortunately, by the Year of Olympus 208, they succeeded in establishing the Triumvirate of Midgard.
For the next hundred years, their government faced many small conflicts but nothing substantial. The Kinship of the Maker was built shortly after the Triumvirate’s establishment, and soon was the major religious faction for close to two hundred years, until a People’s Revolution burnt down every Stead.
The greatest war to occur in Triumvirate history took place from 524-557 YO, when a traitor allied the mountainous tribes of the West. It was only through the election of a High Prince that the war was resolved. There was wide speculation that the High Prince might abuse his position and remain a single dictator – his decision to step down to the rank of Prince once more is widely regarded as heroic.
— Compiled from the archives of Veren Nallar in the Year of Olympus 585
Hi I am student of mrs.v(your mother) and I am a huge fan of shadow glyph! As soon as shadow glyph came to my schools book sale I bought it with my 20$ I am hoping that the next book will come soon! Also me and my friend want to be writers as well and this book gave of different ideas
-A big fan and student JA
Cool! Glad to hear it helped with your writing too 🙂
Hi, I read shadow glyph, it was a great story. Lots of unexpected twists, but there’s one thing I don’t quite understand, if the old man in the woods at the beginning of the story was Dryn, then where did the whole cycle begin, was it just like the book described and Dryn taught himself Magic through the use of the books and letters from himself, or was there another mage that originally gave Dryn magic? And how is it there were three Dryns at one point. the young one, the old one and the one that was leaving the letters for the younger one?
Thanks for reading the book, and glad you enjoyed it!
Part of what Shadow Glyph suggests is that there doesn’t have to be a “beginning.” Dryn’s loop (teaching himself magic, fighting for the kingdom, and going back as an old man to give himself magic) contains itself–which means, it never began. There was always one Dryn learning and one teaching, and one dead. It’s hard to understand because of how we think nowadays. There aren’t very many things that we consider infinite anymore.
I’m hoping to make some of this clearer later in the series, so if you’re still confused, you might get it later.
Glad to have such an inquisitive fan! 🙂
Cool, I understood for the most part what was going on, but there were so many twists, making the story all the more intriguing.
So for the next books, it will be following completely different story lines, unrelated to the one in the first book?
Thanks
Corbin Prince
I haven’t announced any of the details that specifically. All that I’m saying now is that it will not follow directly (like the next chronological event following the end of Book 1) and that it follows the decisions of a father and a son, instead of just one character.
Stay tuned though!