The distribution of fifth-stage extraordinary beings across the continent is relatively balanced. Among these hundred or so top-tier powerhouses, many form groups of a dozen or so, such as the seven grandmasters of the Alchemist Association, the nine supreme seats of the Ether Academy, the eleven commanders of the Revolutionary Army, and the thirteen dukes of the Empire...
In the Western Lands, aside from the four dukes, there are eight fifth-stage adventurers, seven of whom are registered with the Zero Explorers Association, jointly forming the organization that oversees all adventurers' guilds.
Herbert York, known as "Knell," the feared leader of the Executioners' Guild and a fifth-stage adventurer of notorious repute, is naturally among them.
