by WadeLockhart
High in the northern mountains, a holy order burned. Before the last knight died, he sent their final vow into the world. Gideon Fane is a poor fourteen year old boy whith only his father old shield to stand against the Crown Trial . Power in this world runs on sacred vows, oaths that light a fire in the chest called Gracefire. The fire answers conviction. It does not care about blood or rank. But a broken vow takes the fire with it. What to expect: Shield-tank MC Vow-based cultivation Medieval western fantasy Political intrigue Slow but faithful love interest Deep side characters and party formation Antagonists with actual brains Fantasy based on real-life events
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 23 Oct 2026, 22:48 UTC
Entry forecast updated 23 Oct 2026, 22:48 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
Chart history contains only this ranking model's runs; legacy points are not spliced in.
Not enough recent follower history to estimate a shadow rank yet.
beats 85% of similar stories
not enough data yet
needs about a week of observations
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 5–9 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.
