A woman cannot become a lady of Malerris until she has born a child. The Fifth Lord acts as the scissors, cutting the strings no longer need or knotting the weaving. They guide the others in weaving/revealing the Weaver's tapestry. The First Lord rules the Lords in the hidden Malerris Castle. The Lords of Malerris believe that their patron saint, the Weaver, has a plan for Lenfell woven into the Great Loom. Mageborn who are still in training are referred to as Prentice Mages. Mage Guardians do not need a specialization, but they make-up the majority of all Mages. They usually excel in defensive warding as opposed to offensive. Healer Mages are trained to use magic and wards to heal wounds, both physical and mental. They are led by the First Sword, second in command to the Mage Captal. The Warrior Mages use magic and swords in combat. There are three different specializations of Mage Guardians: Warrior Mage, Healer Mage, and Scholar Mage. Most Mages follow the Captal, who has the knowledge of all previous Captals.

The Mage Guardians had been the protectors of the people of Lenfell, but after the Waste Wars many were killed and the few survivors had to go into hiding. As a result, many Mageborn were hunted and killed until they were thought to be extinct. After the war, most people distrusted and became hostile towards Mageborn. This battle released Wild Magic and created the Waste.

The war between these factions escalated greatly until it nearly destroyed all of Lenfell in the Waste Wars. There are two warring factions of Mageborn, the Mage Guardians and the Lords of Malerris.

A Mageborn must learn to control their magic or have it warded otherwise, it could become wild. Cailet, the youngest, represents the once-powerful and thought to be extinct, Mage Guardians.Ī Mageborn is a person born with magical aptitude. Sarra, the second daughter, represents politics as First Daughter of Blooded adoptive family. Glenin, the oldest, represents the Lords of Malerris, Mageborn following the Weaver. There are predominantly three facets of power vying for control, each represented by a daughter of the House of Ambrai. The rebellion known as the Rising is expanding to combat the unjust Tier system and treatment of men and Mageborns. The series consists of two published books – The Ruins of Ambrai (1994) and The Mageborn Traitor (1997) – and the unwritten final novel The Captal's Tower.Įxiles is set in Lenfell, a world with a matriarchal based society. The Exiles trilogy is a fantasy novel series originally planned as a trilogy, written by American author Melanie Rawn.

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