
by Rambleon
Tavian Merchantson has one job: Interview Magnus Burnside. That should be simple enough. Unfortunately, Magnus is a retired minotaur wizard who lives on an impossible island, keeps rooms in pocket dimensions, has a bat familiar with his own drinking cup, and apparently accumulated enough adventures to fill several books. Tav came looking for stories about monsters, magic, and the famous Wayward Lanterns. Instead, he begins uncovering the life behind the legend — from Magnus’s youth and first lessons in magic to the friends, family, disasters, and strange choices that eventually led him to Kallithea. And Tav plans to write down every story Magnus is willing to tell.
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 5 Oct 2026, 10:48 UTC
Entry forecast updated 5 Oct 2026, 10:48 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 90% of similar stories
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beats 67% of similar stories
Firing on all cylinders
Traffic and conversion are both strong for a story this size. Readers are finding it and sticking — if Rising Stars is the goal, this is the moment to push.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 2–4 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.