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Magecraft is very rare and is widely seen as taboo and a curse within the realm rather than a gift, given its extreme potential to be used with malignant intent. As a result, most who can wield its wonders are either forcibly conscripted if discovered and sent to the front lines of major conflicts, or sent to prison camps if they refuse, confined to magic and sensory deprivation. While this may sound cruel and unusual (it is), it goes largely unnoticed by the greater populace due to highly calculated efforts by the royal magistrate.

Many mages will choose to enlist on their own out of fear of persecution. If the mage is specifically female and beast kin, they are usually sent straight to the Maid Battalion.

As a side note, while human war maids do exist, and there are vastly more humans than beast folk living within the kingdom, they are far outnumbered by their fluffy sisters within the ranks. This is largely in part due to these anthro peoples historically being kept as servants or, on rarer occasions, slaves. Although the beast folk have been emancipated, they have chosen to continue a more submissive and servant-like role in society. This willingness to follow and serve, however, should not be misconstrued as a willingness to be pushed around, as each maid has essentially been granted a title of pseudo-nobility.

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I guess I'm going full send with the lore. Might as well keep it going. I've intrigued myself. Really just kinda making it up as I go.