Benjamin Fletcher

Benjamin Fletcher is a sworn magician of the Guild of American Magicians, sworn to House Lindhardt. Originally he was born to an Independent magical family, but after moving across the country, he swore himself and his infant brother Theodore to House Lindhardt.

Early Life
Benjamin was born on 4 January 1982 to Alexander and Maria Fletcher. He showed strong magical talents from a young age, and he quickly became the heir to the prestigious Fletcher family.

Benjamin took his infant brother from the family's home in New England to the American Southwest shortly after Theo's birth. The circumstances surrounding the brothers' departure from the family are unknown, as none of the people involved are willing to discuss the matter. The Fletcher family did not attempt to have the boys returned to New England and do not appear to have attempted to contact them following Benjamin's departure from the family.

Following Benjamin and Theodore joining the Guild, they were fostered by the Lindhardt family. Benjamin was sent to the ASU Academy to finish his education while Theodore was raised by Sera Lindhardt. He quickly proved himself to be a capable magician and gained the rank of journeyman magician in 2000 and the rank of master magician in 2003.

It was during his time at the academy that he met Graham Grant, the 2nd son of the Grant family. Although the pair were initially rivals, they became great friends, often teaming up for various projects. Both Graham and Benjamin received numerous reports of misconduct from the school, though the number that Graham received far outnumber those of Benjamin's. The pair often worked together on extracurricular research projects, but many of the projects ended without conclusion, their interests taking them to new places.

After his graduation from the academy, Benjamin pursued a degree in magical engineering from Arizona State University. He received a GPA of 3.64 from his courses.

Both Graham and Benjamin continued their extracurricular research projects throughout their educational careers at ASU. Although many of their research projects started with an investigation into a fairly obscure field of magic, they often ended with a thorough look into the attributes of totems. The pair quickly gained a reputation as experts in the field of totems despite their youth, and following their graduation from ASU, they began to publish various papers on characteristics of totems.