STORY THEMES
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Each character is broken in some way, that's important. I want short stories for
each character that reflect their problems. They are forced to confront their
weaknesses, reach their lowest point, and eventually come back stronger.

Sabas
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Sabas is timid and afraid to take initiative. That's why he hasn't earned his
Honor (graduation) at the Academy of Magic, despite completing his coursework.
The headmaster doesn't think that Sabas is capable of surviving in the real
world. Sabas needs to be forced to take initiative in order to save something he
truly cares about.

Sabas is also afraid of hurting people. In his heart, he is a healer. But all
mages have access to two opposing domains of magic. In Sabas's case, these
domains are Life and Death. He forces himself to never touch the death domain. I
want to give him a reason to learn not to be afraid of Death.  Maybe he has to
end someone's suffering when there's nothing he can do to help them?

Mezatrix
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Mezatrix is paranoid and self destructive. As a child, she was ostracized by
her community because of her magical abilities. She grew to mistrust people,
believing that they would always turn on her eventually. Life wasn't any better
when she joined the Academy. Although she was now among fellow magic users, she
couldn't bring herself to make friends. Whenever she began to get to know
someone, a nagging fear of rejection would start building in the back of her
mind. Eventually she would turn nasty in order to save herself from future
betrayal.

I want Mezatrix to learn that it's okay to rely on others. That they usually
have your best interests at heart. That even if they're talking behind your
back, they aren't automatically saying terrible things. Some sort of situation
where the party must split up in order to accomplish a goal would be good here.

Lana
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Lana feels a lot of guilt for the death of Taggart, her mentor. She's afraid
that she's not strong, skilled, or clever enough to protect the things that are
important to her. I think she needs an opportunity to prove that she really is
good enough. And maybe she needs to learn that sometimes there's nothing you can
do.