Editing Pyromancer: The Burners (section)

==What is a Burner?==

Simply put, a ''Burner'' is one who won't accept the status quo.

The triumvirate of ''Church, Guild'' and ''Hadar'' who control the power in the ''Shining Domain'' hold onto that power jealously. They squabble amongst themselves over who will control what, but at the end of the day they are unified in making sure that the power stays in their collective hands. The rich and wealthy, who are part of this ruling elite, have it easy. They create the laws, so they are above the law. They control the flow of resources, so only they can enjoy luxury. They control society, so no-one can take that control from them.

The ''Shining Domain'' has almost zero social mobility in its society. A man who is born in the gutter can never hope to work his way out of there. A worker who starts on the factory floor can at best only raise to a position of petty middle management, lording over his fellow workers. No-one climbs in society, and no-one falls, and the gap between rich and poor grows wider every year. People don't like the situation, but have been forced to accept it because the powers that be control their heat, light and necessities for survival. Its hard to rebel when you are cold and hungry! With the passage of centuries, society has come to accept that this is the way things are, and no-one even thinks to try to change the system any more.

No-one, that is, save the ''Burners''.

A ''Burner'' is one who looks at the world as it is, and decides to change things. A ''Burner'' must be an exceptional individual to survive with this attitude, as the full weight of the authorities will turn to fall on any who express even the smallest rebellious idea. From the first time a ''Burner'' turns against the powers that be, he brands himself and outlaw and renegade, and knows that he must either succeed in changing the world or die trying.