Northern District wizards lack general education.
Zheng Qing had known this for a long time—back when Northern District wizards first emerged, he visited Korma and, after sitting in the small tavern downstairs for just a short while, witnessed over a dozen Northern District wizards seeking help from the Sage due to uncontrolled magic.
The Northern District wizards wanted the same educational rights as other wizards, and Zheng Qing was aware of this too.
Since the day they were first created, there have been voices proposing that the First University grant Northern District wizards the same kind of 'special recruitment rights' as Gypsy witches, allowing them to integrate into the mainstream world of the Mage Alliance more quickly and quietly.
But the world has never been a place where 'lack' and 'want' can easily yield results.
