Athmaz'are

The Athmaz'are is the institution of mazei in the Ethuveraz. It serves as both a school and governing body. The headquarters can be found in the Mazan'theileian, in The Untheileneise Court.

Mazei (the plural of maza) can be divided into three categories: Michenmaza, or "little maza", are those who have not yet finished their training; Maza, who have finished their training but not pursued advanced training, and Dachenmaza, or "greater maza", are those who have pursued the heights of magical knowledge. Only a Dachenmaza may become Nohecharei, and the Athmaz'are have a strict rule: No one may be forced to take up that position, they must choose it willingly.

The covered bridge to the Mazan'theileian is called "Usharsu's Ladder", and because of this many mazei refer to their training as "the Ladder" with comments flying about someone "climbing the Ladder", or "stalling on the Ladder", or "falling off the Ladder."