The Masters gathered here were rendered speechless by Darius' claim. They shared uncertain looks as they understood the politics behind his words.
Andrato was assumed to have no Masters. However, that was the basic requirement to have a seat/vote on the Fallon Continental Council and was also why the surrounding powers had made sure Andrato would be unable to groom another one.
Other kingdoms and empires didn't have that problem with their founders usually being Masters or above.
For example, Fraterina's founder was a Master stage Valkyrie who had been honorably discharged from Odin's service.
She had been able to quickly gather people into her founding city because she could promise safety for all newcomers.
The reason Fraterina hadn't been able to become an empire was because they lacked any real specialties.
