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Does anyone use the title Archmage, and so what does it mean to you?
Anders is absolutely right.Arch-: Chief, highest, most extreme. Prefix derived from the Greek archon, which means "higher in hierarchy."
In other words, an archmage would be a magician who is distinctly higher in power or rank than "ordinary" magicians, or otherwise of special significance.
Astner was BANNED??? Wow. Too bad. Guess all the arguing finally caught up with him.
It's unfortunate, but it happens. It's best, I think, to just move forward.
What's higher than archmage?In the book I'm writing at the current moment an Archmage is a title given to mage who is a member of the Order of Arcanys who has reached a high level of prestige at an aspect that the order thinks a mage should have, be it wisdom, intelligence, creativity, will power, etc. It is the fourth highest rank and honor a member of the order can receive.
hmmm.... in my setting an Archmage would be someone that has managed to glimpse the Truth about magic and not go insane or lose their magic as a result. See, the basic thing about magic in my setting is that if you truly believe in something with all your being it redefines reality. All the rituals and spells and various forms of magic and what not are essentially mnemonic devices to achieve that level of belief.
This is really, really hard. I mean, how can you convince yourself, truly and fully convince yourself in something fake?
However, it's very powerful. If you can manage it you can literally warp reality, but if you can't you might loose your ability to do magic at all.