Various powers were now investing not only in their Sovereign Tiers to maintain power, but to possibly finally change the balance of power. Underhanded tricks did not really exist but a proof of concept training ward had been distributed to each power.
The fact that a few weaving plates could create wards that allowed Sovereign Tiers to go out in a limited time and space brought rapid improvement to those that had to restrict their power for so long!
It was still expensive but well worth it for many powers to invest. Further, the current batch was covered!
True Lord Lind Frey had agreed to supply the first generation of competitors with a way to train until the first tournament was held.
The incentive simply appealed to them more but the prizes list potential was ever growing. Just because a treasure existed, did not mean it was compatible or helpful to a Sovereign Tier that a power held it had.
