Magic is not an innate gift, but a skill anyone can learn if they know the secret: drawing sigils with special ink. For centuries, a Council of mages has hidden this truth from the Unknowing, convincing them that mages are born, not made.
Magic is beautiful, artisanal, and deeply creative. But it is also fragile: a spell is ruined if its medium gets wet or breaks, and a mage without ink or a stylus is completely defenseless. The most absolute prohibition is drawing on the human body. Those who break it, the so-called Wide-Brimmed Hats, are hunted without rest.
In this world, every stroke is a choice. And every choice, a story.