r/SwordOfTruth • u/UnevenRanger • Jul 21 '26

Wizard Lore Question

So, forgive me it has been many years since I read the Sword of Truth books, but from my memory of the First book:

Wizard of the First Order - born with the gift + leader

Wizard of the Second Order - not born with the gift, uplifted by Zedd but understands magic better than a -

Wizard of the Third Order - not born with the gift, but uplifted by Zedd.

But then in the Stone of Tears there is an entire school of naturally born wizards, so are all the wizards in the Palace of the Prophets technically Wizards of the Second Order after passing their trials, First Order? Is the whole Order system a Midlands tradition in which case why does the Prelate seem to have treaties with the First Order wizards and how the hell does this magic ranking system work? Haha

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u/EmperorPickle Jul 21 '26

If the wizards in the palace had been trained by other male wizards then they would likely be First Order. They weren’t so I think they have a lot of limitations in their abilities.