⚔️Serberia

Even while reading the 774th scroll, Calentia wondered what caused Rutger's dislike of mages, and now she finally had an answer – the shameful stain on the family's reputation, embodied by Emil Rivelstein. It was very likely that, after such an event, he served as a cautionary tale for many of Conrad's descendants, shaping their mindset, while Rutger simply inherited it. It is possible that the pride of the Rivelsteins also played a role in this, as it was much easier to believe that most mages, sooner or later, end up in a similar state, rather than accept that one of the most cruel sorcerers in the history of Serberia was among their ancestors. Although Katrina called Emil's motivation a "thirst for knowledge," the Argalian was not entirely sure if that was really the case. According to the information she had, he had suffered from complexes since childhood, and magic was a way for him to compete with, or even surpass, his glorious ancestors. It was very likely that this feeling of his own powerlessness, in comparison to the sword-wielding members of his family, never left him, even after reaching the heights of magical mastery. After all, his achievements were not in the area he looked to. This could have pushed him to seek ways to increase his power, to show how much more powerful he could become than other members of his family, to outdo them. Magic and research in this area became a way for him to express his worst qualities, rather than the cause of them.