The Artificer's Chronicles

At seventeen, Renan Saneris was still waiting for a talent to emerge. While everyone around him got a Class and moved on, he had no skill trees, no saved experience, no class features. One day, etching symbols into a blade as a gift for his best friend, the glyphs start glowing: New Class Acquired — Artificer, Level One. No one has ever heard of such a class. When strange shadows attack his village and he barely drives them off with one of his new creations, Renan decides to join a group of Adventurers to investigate the threat — and discovers his mysterious Class may be more than meets the eye.

Back in Westholde, Renan and his friends are captured by the Silver Circle for interrogation. Rumors of objects coming to life have reached the Mages' ears, placing a target on Renan's back. When the Mages rip his Aetheric Record away and find no discernible Class, Renan insists he's a Level 8 Artificer — but they've never heard of such a thing. Though his name is eventually cleared, Renan learns that magic is strictly regulated because Void-spawns — creatures drawn to magic users — are a constant threat. He and his best friend must tread carefully, but when the opportunity arises to explore a pre-Cataclysm ruin, the lure of adventure proves too strong to resist.