White Revolt

PLEASE NOTE: The name of this article is a fan translation, as it was never officially localised from the original Japanese.

The White Revolt (Japanese: 白の乱, Hepburn: Shiro no ran) was the first revolt against the Church and the Magic Academies led by dissatisfied wizards. It occurred in the year 971 AD.

History

Starting in 960 AD, the Church began electing landed lords as directors of the Magic Academies. This made the wizards restless, as some of the lords had no actual magical knowledge.

Eleven years later, young wizards who were fiercely opposed to the continued election of landed lords as directors of the Magic Academies surrounded the Central Magic Academy in the Cathedral City and demanded that the current directors resign. However, they were suppressed overnight.

Legacy

Although it ended in failure, the White Revolt would not be the last time wizards would try to rebel against the Church and the landed lords. Fifteen years after the White Revolt, the Blue Order, an underground revolutionary group, was created by wizards and people suffering from famine in the city. In 991 AD, the Blue Revolt took place.

Behind the scenes

Etymology

Across many cultures, the colour white is often associated with innocence and purity. The revolt may be called white because it was specifically led by young wizards (Japanese: 若手魔導師, Hepburn: wakate madō-shi) who naively thought they could change anything.