Rorschach wasn't the only one researching how to counter the Empire's Forbidden Magic Devices; many Mages who disdained bargaining with the Empire Council had also begun to act. For a time, research into anti-magic and counter-anti-magic became a hot topic.
It wasn't just the Mages of Valois; unaffiliated Casters within the Empire, upon hearing rumors that cities would be equipped with Forbidden Magic Devices, were also determined to challenge them.
The challenge of overcoming the Forbidden Magic Devices was taken up by all.
As a subtle protest, the Aurora Elder Council released key texts held by the Guild to all Mages. Manuscripts of the mysterious Baron Leipzig, the founder of Forbidden Magic theory, were disclosed. Previously, fragments of these manuscripts were held separately by the Empire, the Tower of Secret Techniques, and the Tower of Stars. Now, two of these parties had made their copies public.
