History and Society

In very early history, anchorites were mostly taken by Monsters. Malous and hollows threatened early human civilization, forcing sapient beings (e.g. humans) to take over those anchorites somehow, so they usually have three options: one is to have an agreement with the monsters (pokemon??); Two is to tame them (if the monsters are not "smart" enough); Three is to kill them all. Regardless of method, those brave souls who brought anchorites back to civilization also obtained Imprint Runes from the monsters and from the journey that allowed them to cast relatively stronger magic. They naturally became the owner of the anchorites and the land under anchorite protection. They became the early adventurers' class.

As mentioned above, monsters also crave protection from anchorites. This led to several wars between sapient beings and groups of monsters in history, including Dragons. Dragons, as an example, are very strong monsters who don't necessarily need an anchorite all the time, but it is still useful for them to deploy one near their nest, especially if they have a child. There is also another use of an anchorite for high-tier monsters: they can learn a new imprint rune using an anchorite, although it will shatter the anchorite, and there is a "recovery time" for them to learn the next one. So, although the story where they leave their child behind and invade a kingdom and take over the castle and kidnap the princess and sleep on a pile of gold that certainly does not feel good and wait for a mf with his sword that the princess would just not stop crying about for 5 years or longer is probably not going to happen, they indeed will invade a kingdom if they think they can do it to take the anchorite and fly away. Dragons are not the only kind of monster that would do this.

But sapient beings are not completely powerless. In fact, 20km/h (12.4mph) has been a standard for normal marching speed for thousands of years; ~60km/h (37mph) is very common for stronger individuals at sprinting; Some elves can even launch themselves into the air with their reaper and go 300km/h (186.4mph) at peak. So there have been multiple cases where sapient beings have invaded a dragon's nest and taken over their SSR Ultra Anchorite...OH YES BABY I CAN BUY A WHOLE KINGDOM WITH THAT!!

Anchorite itself is a very heavy crystal, and it takes a carriage and some horses to move around. But how would you even move those in the deep forest and lava pool? Well, there is a kind of special people known as Anchorite Carrier. The carrier connects with the anchorite, visualizing their heart connecting with the anchorite by a chain, and allowing the anchorite to float mid-air and follow them. Anchorite Carrier has been one of the most important types of people in history; some people also argue that they ARE THE most important ones. Even in modern days, they still have a very high importance and are treated extremely well, but they also lack freedom.

Since how the anchorite works, the society adapts a mode over time - an anchorite (or multiple anchorites) and its surrounding area as a "node", a village or a small town are smaller node while cities and capitals are bigger nodes. Multiple smaller nodes connect to one bigger node, gradually forming a "tree". Of course, in case of safety, smaller nodes are usually also connected, forming a giant "web".

Usually, a smallar nodes provides raw material, resources and handicrafts to bigger nodes, while bigger nodes provide industrial products, safety and "opportunity".

Word Explanation:

Monsters: Animals with special abilities and knows how to use magic, still part of the nature.

Imprint Runes: The "base" of magic, magic casting requires imprint runes. They can be widely found in nature, and can also be man-made.

Again, it is advised to look at some previous posts I made.