#high mage of katolis

[wheretwofacesmeet]

[annaarenas890]

The royal brothers.

[blutopaz15]

timeskip Rayla got really into writing self-insert rpf fanfic about her and Callum, published on Archive of Xadia's Own

[raayllum]

Viren becoming high mage once Kpp'Ar 'vanished' adds new weight to Amaya's critique of "His death creates opportunity for you" to Viren in 1x05 huh

[disney-creations]

mommy rayla and daddy callum

[stardustedstories]

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"Wait a minute," Callum says, looking over the other person, a young man about his own age, "if you're half-elf…., then what's the other half?" Somewhere Ezran is probably just shaking his head at his brother's cluelessness.

[greenmoons]

The Epic of the Void

In Tales of Xadia it was mentioned there is a song called 'The Epic of the Void' about the Startouch Elves in the library in Evenere. Now I wonder why Callum needed to go to Lux Aurea for information. He was the high mage of Katolis for two years. I know he doesn't like dark magic but he did read about dark magic in those years and he did study it so he could approach to the other high mages in the other kingdoms. Having connectioins is important, he could have just ask for help from the other mages to analyze the stuff in Viren's chambers. I know Evenere is in chaos but Callum could still ask their high mage for help and ask her questions. It's seems off he didn't try and get informations and expand his horizons with other mages. Season 5 proves us he did study dark magic even if he never plan to use it, so he should have done it. In the few days between season 4 and 5 Callum should have sent crows to all the high mages in the other kingdoms to find information. I know the Evenere mage doesn't have a reason to tell him about the poem, but he could have tried the other human kingdoms, he had information about Aaravos in the Katolis library the others might have some books as well. Sure, if they also have books about startouch elves the writing could have disappear anyway, but he should have tried it. Maybe the Evenere mage would have approve for him to go and read this poem. I know the poem is not very informative but he could be important like the book with the ocean sonnets. I think this poem will be important, maybe they will go to look for this poem next season and we finally going to see Evenere, there is a reason it was in the Tales of Xadia for sure.

[skyfireflight]

I love how Ibis jumps to the most extreme conclusion after the fight with Claudia. I mean, he's not wrong. But it's not the most straightforward conclusion, either. Viren's been using that staff since who-knows-when, even before he met Aaravos. Maybe his daughter just wanted her dad's staff back.

[otter-and-terrier]

a mage and an assassin.

a human prince and an elven warrior.

the first human in history to connect to not one but two Arcanums and use magic, and the elf who took a stand against the most powerful (at the time) dark mage.

the high mage of katolis and the last dragon guard.

remember this scene in the Great Bookery, with callum lighting the arrow with a spell and rayla firing it?

...what a power couple.

[momentov1vere]

Prince Callum, High Mage of Katolis⚡️💙

for TDPtober day 25 (Sky)

[lawchan89]

Soren: Viren, you have to do something to save the people of Katolis from this attack. I’d ask our current High Mage to do it, but he’s——

Callum: *currently sucking Rayla’s face off at some inn on their way to the Moon Nexus*

Soren: ——not around.

[wheretwofacesmeet]

[disney-creations]

*sniff

they grow up SO FAST!!!

The royal brothers.

[inamindfarfaraway]

In the first episode of Season Six, “Startouched”, a white-haired girl in her late teens has emerged from a body of water onto a beach lit by the sun, and seen her not-actually-dead father who she lost two years ago restored to complete life with a dark magic spell that demands blood be spilled. She’s distraught after the intense trauma of killing another member of her family. Her father made peace with passing on, but she selfishly couldn’t bear losing him and acted to keep his spirit tethered to the mortal world, hurting him in the process. She stands, then falls. Someone she loves dearly, the male former high mage of Katolis with brown hair who has repeatedly used dark magic but solemnly sworn off it, embraces her and she returns it. But then he abandons her. She is unbalanced, despairing, directionless and lost.

In the last episode of Season Six, “Stardust”, a white-haired girl in her late teens has emerged from a body of water onto a beach lit by the moon, and is about to see her not-actually-dead father who she lost two years ago restored to complete life with a primal magic spell that demands blood be spilled. She’s relieved after the intense catharsis of enabling other members of her family to die. They made peace with passing on, and she selflessly accepted losing both of them and acted to heal and free their tethered spirits. She falls, then stands. Someone she loves dearly, the male high mage of Katolis with brown hair who has repeatedly used dark magic but solemnly sworn off it, embraces her and she returns it. He will never abandon her. She is mature, hopeful, purposeful and found.

[raayllum]

callum potentially uncoining kpp'ar is the funniest thing to me, cause you have this human in a coin right, and you assume anyone who's in there has to be at least a decent human being-ish to get on viren's bad side. and then you let him and out and discover 1) he's a dark mage, or 2) at least he used to be, while you yourself have now opened that door back up after years of trying to keep it closed, 3) he taught your predecessor just about everything he knows, including, presumably, how to coin people in the first place, 4) and he also used to have your job. so suddenly you have a man who's committed crimes on your hands, but not as many crimes as he could have (viren backstory bass boosted) and then you take him back to katolis and boom, who's there? viren, who now has to live with the consequences of your actions for a change. check and mate

[sarasade]

this is one of the most beautiful, heartbreaking and bittersweet lines in all of The Dragon Prince.

Definitely a good addition to the Viren as an Allegory for a Narcissistic Parent -reading of Viren's story arc. Speaking of which-

Viren's apology here is the perfect fantasy of someone who grew up with a narcissistic parent, right?

It's the ultimate fantasy of what if the person who abused you saw how unfair and cruel they have been and acknowledged the harm they have caused to people close to them? How they finally take accountability and lift the burden off their children's shoulders. Viren literally starts his apology with "I see you, Soren" acknowledging Soren's pain.

TDP is really good at making the dramatic story climax more impactful by putting a lot of focus on the slower emotional build-up before the main event. Viren dying in a moment of self-sacrifice is symbolically powerful but it isn't exactly relatable. What makes it so meaningful to me are these seemingly small, more subtle, less fantastical moments, the build-up before the pay-off. It's a good balance of fantasy epicness and realistic human emotion.

To me this line encapsulates Viren's true sacrifice. He lets go of his ego, being stripped away of his status and has to face the fact that he has failed as a protector of his kingdom and his children. It's an extremely vulnerable moment for him and it's almost painful to watch because both Soren and Viren's perspective and feelings feel very human and understandable.

THIS line feels like the true moment of sacrifice to me. Viren lays his feelings bare without any signifiers of status as a High Mage of Katolis and without the authority of a parent to shield him from criticism.