Guild Mage: Apprentice [Stubbing August 15th]

TherearealotofthingswrongwithLivBrodbeck.She’stoosmall,foronething.Whensheworksinthecastlekitchenswithhermother,shecan’tcarryasackofflourorrollakegofale. BaronSummerset’schirurgeonsaysthatshehasbrittlebones,sosheisn’tallowedtowrestleorswordfightwiththeotherchildren.Evensleddingdownhillinthewinterbringstheriskofbreakinganarmoralegifshefalls. Everyonesaysthatsheruinedhermother’slifewhenshewasborn.NotwhentheythinkLivisintheroom,ofcourse,butsheoverhearsallthesame.Inthekitchenofalesskindlord,acookbearingabastardchildwouldhavebeenmorethancauseenoughforbothofthemtobeoutonthestreet. No,achildlikeLivdoesn’thavemuchhope.Butwhensheaccidentallyunleashesasurgeofwildmagic,shetakesherfirststeponajourneywhichwillleadherfromthekitchensofCastleWhitehill,tothecoldpalacesoftheEld,andbeyond,tothegravesofgods...WhattoExpect:-MCstartsoffveryweak,withalotdisadvantages-notjustphysicallyweak,butalsovulnerableinasocio-economicsense. Shehastalents,butitisgoingtotaketimetodevelopthem. Iwanttogivethisprocessroomtobreathe,soIhopeyouenjoylong-termprogression.  -TheMCbeginsthestoryasachild. Asshegrowsup,shewillhaverelationshipsthatIintendtobeappropriateforherstagesoflife,BUTTHEREWILLBENOSEXUALRELATIONSHIPSUNTILSHEISANADULT. Expecteventualteenagedramaprogressingintomoreadultrelationships.-MCisanadultequivalenttoage18astheendofChapter69/beginningofChapter70.-Thereisaction,butitisnotconstantaction,anditwillagainbeappropriatefortheMCsdevelopment. Asachild,shewillbechallengedbychildthings,andasshegrowsintopowerthescaleofthreatswillincrease.UpdateSchedule:ChapterswillbepublishedM-F. UntiltheAmazon&Audiblerelease,thisworkisonlypublishedhere,andonmyPatreon,wherethereare20advancedchapters. Ifyouseeitanywhereelse,it'sbeenstolen.Iwillbestubbingthroughchapter40onFriday,August15th,inanticipationofourAmazonandAudiblerelease.Bothartandwritingareentirelyhuman-created;thereisnouseofAIinthiswork.