All humans possess a Pith, the essence of a mind where consciousness, reason, and emotion reside. Those who study its power can control their surroundings, move from body to body, and alter the very fabric of another's thoughts.
On the continents of the Eight Oceans, the magicians wielding this energy formed secret societies, ruling nations from the shadows. Ten years ago, the public exposed them, plunging the world into chaos.
In the industrial empire of the Principality, Anabelle Gage has dreamt about Paragon Academy for as long as she can remember. An exclusive magic school, that can hone her abilities and cure her terminal illness.
And then they reject her.
She has one shot at saving her life: Enter the city's cutthroat underworld, and make enough money to buy a new body. By any means necessary.
Ana forms a band of desperate exiles: A banished noble with dimension-warping power, a mind-reading mercenary, and a twenty-year-old bombmaker in an eighty-year-old body.
Together, they will uncover the secrets of this world. The true face of Paragon Academy. The drowned ruins of an ancient utopia. And the ocean, slowly rising, swallowing the planet beneath the waves.
UPDATE: Pith is being taken down from Royalroad on January 3, 2022 for the purposes of traditional publishing. Details can be found here.
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Warning: This story contains mature, potentially traumatizing content. Violence, mind control, genocide, bigotry, body horror, self-harm, suicide, addiction, existential horror, and more. Read at your own risk.
Note: As a heads up, this story also includes LGBT content.
Cover art by Tithi Luadthong
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Pith | 75 | Big Update - Publishing | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 74 | 15-B - Leizu | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 73 | 15-A The Jump | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 72 | 14-F The Wingtrooper | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 71 | 14-E Imposter Syndrome | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 70 | 14-D Imposter Syndrome | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 69 | 14-C Imposter Syndrome | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 68 | 14-B Imposter Syndrome | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 67 | 14-A Imposter Syndrome | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 66 | Prologue - Free Waffles | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 65 | 13-D The Butterfly's Dilemma | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 64 | 13-C - Max | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 63 | 13-B The Butterfly's Dilemma | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 62 | 13-A The Butterfly's Dilemma | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 61 | 12-F The Ant and the Beetle | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 60 | 12-E The Ant and the Beetle | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 59 | 12-D - Max | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 58 | 12-C - Florence Tuft | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 57 | 12-B The Ant and the Beetle | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 56 | 12-A The Ant and the Beetle | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 55 | 11-D - Max | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 54 | 11-C The Breadbasket | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 53 | 11-B The Breadbasket | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 52 | 11-A The Breadbasket | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 51 | 10-C - Samuel | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 50 | 10-B The Wrong Side of History | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 49 | 10-A The Wrong Side of History | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 48 | 9-E - Matilla Geffray | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 47 | 9-D Silver Letters | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 46 | 9-C Silver Letters | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 45 | 9-B Silver Letters | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 44 | 9-A Silver Letters | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 43 | 8-D - Grace | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 42 | 8-C - Rowyna Ebbridge | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 41 | 8-B - Florence Tuft | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 40 | 8-A - Isaac Brin | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 39 | 7-D The Blue Charlatan | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 38 | 7-C The Blue Charlatan | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 37 | 7-B The Blue Charlatan | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 36 | 7-A The Blue Charlatan | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 35 | 6-G - Clementine | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 34 | 6-F - Tasia | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 33 | 6-E The Bombmaker | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 32 | 6-D The Bombmaker | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 31 | 6-C The Bombmaker | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 30 | 6-B The Bombmaker | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 29 | 6-A The Bombmaker | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 28 | 5-E Copycat | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 27 | 5-D Copycat | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 26 | 5-C Copycat | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 25 | 5-B Copycat | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 24 | 5-A Copycat | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 23 | 4-F - The Broadcast King | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 22 | 4-E The Mortal Soul | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 21 | 4-D The Mortal Soul | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 20 | 4-C The Mortal Soul | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 19 | 4-B The Mortal Soul | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 18 | 4-A The Mortal Soul | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 17 | 3-F The Empty Book | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 16 | 3-E The Empty Book | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 15 | 3-D The Empty Book | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 14 | 3-C The Empty Book | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 13 | 3-B The Empty Book | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 12 | 3-A The Empty Book | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 11 | 2-F – Samuel | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 10 | 2-E The Problem of Names | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 9 | 2-D The Problem of Names | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 8 | 2-C The Problem of Names | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 7 | 2-B The Problem of Names | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 6 | 2-A The Problem of Names | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 5 | 1-E The Caterpillar's Dilemma | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 4 | 1-D The Caterpillar's Dilemma | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 3 | 1-C The Caterpillar's Dilemma | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 2 | 1-B The Caterpillar's Dilemma | RoyalRoadL | |
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Pith | 1 | 1-A The Caterpillar's Dilemma | RoyalRoadL | |