Darnic Novikov, Provost of the Nine Magics, The Fourth Pillar. Transmutation, Necromancy, Enchantment, Illusion, few are as disciplined in the world as astutely as Provost Novikov. Lord of Arcadia, Provost Novikov is second to none in his knowledge of the arcana. Ruthless in his ambition for more knowledge, some have accused him of lacking in concern for the Empire whose magic he governs over. He has yet to deny this.