According to ancient myths associated with ideas that the Savanites might have actually once had an empire of their own, rather than always being slaves and savages, they were ruled by a Priest-King, who was supported by a circle of Priest-Mages known as the Twelve, who were, in turn, supported by the Twelve-Times-Twelve. These mages represented the twelve known Spheres of magic, and were responsible for training others of their kind in the ways of spellcasting on Sinai.