Battlemages

The Imperial Battlemages are those magic wielders sanctioned by the Aurelian College of the Arcane to fight alongside the Imperial Legions.

History
Battle; or War Mages, had fought in or alongside the armies of central Vedar for thousands of years. The Elders, with a more comprehensive study of the arcane, regularly used magic in hunting, adventuring, and warfare.

The human settlements of the Esperoan Sea often employed mages, sometimes as mercenaries, to gain an advantage in their numerous conflicts. The Order of the Battlemages had existed some time by the reformation of the Auran Republic into Aurelian Empire.

The Order of the Battlemages was to the College in 45 AI, almost 30 years after the founding of the Aurelian College of the Arcane. The purpose was to formalise the use of magic users alongside the Imperial Legions in their ongoing campaigns. In the new Order, Battlemages could be requisitioned by the Legions, but they still sat under the direct oversight of the Arch-Mage of the College.

Present day
The path of the Battlemage is another route