Archmage

Archmage is the title given to anyone who has achieved the zenith of magical power in Etnia. In olden times magically capable people made all sorts of titles for themselves. Wizard, Sorcerer, Witch, Warlock, Shaman, Prophet, etc. Since the forming of the magical academies the title of Mage has been decided upon and is bestowed upon anyone who graduates from one of the magical universities or a full apprenticeship program with a Mage. Archmage is the title given to the very greatest of those mages.

Etnia has a council of Archmages that gather, meet, and even sometimes vote upon issues effecting it. To become an Archmage one simply attends one of those meetings and casts a vote. This is harder than it sounds however as Archmages are capable of using chronomancy to make lengthy discussions and votes happen in an instant as well as many more direct magics to remove interlopers. Someone voting on the Archmage council is making a direct statement that they possess the power to make their opinion listened to by the most powerful people in Etnia.