by Mister 9000
Grigory never wanted to rule—only to build. When the disgraced mage discovers how to summon tireless, obedient imps, he sees a way to end hunger, drudgery, and scarcity forever. Workshops that never sleep. Fields that never fail. A better world for all people. There’s just one problem: demonology is punishable by death. To protect his secret and fund his growing ambitions, Grigory must outwit priests, nobles, guildmasters, and thieves—while gathering a most unlikely band of followers: deserters, street urchins, conmen, and inhuman outsiders. But every improvement threatens someone powerful, and the old order was built on suffering. In a world that profits from misery, can one stubborn idealist build utopia before they burn him for heresy?
