![Arcane Zoologist: The Dragon's Chosen [ProgFan, Magic]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.royalroadcdn.com%2Fpublic%2Fcovers-large%2F169064-arcane-zoologist-the-dragons-chosen-progfan.jpg%3Ftime%3D1781848407&w=640&q=75)
by AmberAtlas
Calluna is a village girl who one day will bring dragons back to the world. Obsessed with arcane beasts, young Calluna has become an outcast in a village filled with monster hunters. However, one day after saving a glimmerhare, Callie stumbles upon a dragon, a creature believed to be long extinct. As if it wasn't groundbreaking enough, the dragon blesses her with magic. Her life is never the same. Follow the journey of Calluna, how she grows from a small, naive girl into a full-fledged arcane zoologist with the kind of magic no human has ever witnessed before. What to expect: - Slow burn (from childhood to adulthood) - Clear magic progression - Weak to Strong - Arcane beast discoveries and mysteries - Real stakes with cozy moments Cover art by Kindra Tia New chapter every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
#23
8/10/2026
Peak #50
0d
#22
8/9/2026
Peak #49
1d
#21
8/9/2026
Peak #50
0d
#20
8/6/2026
Peak #50
0d
#19
8/6/2026
Peak #50
0d
Rank updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Entry forecast updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Overall Rising Stars shadow rank
deep field · ~#4972 of 7,531 · 4922 below #50
By genre
beats 59% of similar stories
beats 10% of similar stories
beats 96% of similar stories
Mid-pack, room on both levers
Traffic and conversion both sit mid-field for a story this size. Growth here compounds from consistency: steady cadence feeds traffic, and a sharper hook lifts what each view is worth.
At this conversion, the Mystery Rising Stars bar (≈1 new followers/day) costs about 308 views/day — the story currently gets ~787.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 20–49 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.
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