Independents

The Independents are those mages in World's Mouth who did not wish to join a college, either because they didn't agree with the styles, or because of very real and dangerous rivalries. Most just want to get on with the business of magic without too many people bothering them, but some simply found that the colleges had no room for their enormous ambitions. It is this diversity that has given the independent mage community in World's Mouth a reputation for the unexpected.

Generally disliked by the other mages, independent mages are not welcomed into the Mages' Guild. Voices both within and without the guild are calling for the admission, but unification has yet to be approved. Independent mentors often leave students a great deal of freedom in developing their own, personal style of spell casting. What skills a mentor might impart upon his people depends upon the mentor himself, and his training.