First Class Mage Exam

The First Class Mage Exam (いの) is an exam that occurs every three years that is held by the Continental Magic Association. Passing the exam allows mages to obtain a first-class qualification.

Äußerst
The Äußerst exam is hosted by the northern branch of the Continental Magic Association, and it was where Frieren and Fern took their first first-class mage exam. In order to take the exam, mages must have at least a fifth-class qualification with the exception of Frieren, who was allowed to take the exam after Lernen identified her Holy Wand Emblem.

Known Examinees

 * Frieren
 * Fern
 * Denken
 * Übel
 * Wirbel
 * Lawine
 * Kanne
 * Land
 * Richter
 * Laufen
 * Scharf
 * Ehre
 * Methode
 * Töne
 * Länge
 * Edel
 * Blei
 * Dunst

Strahl
The headquarters of the Continental Magic Association is based in the Holy City of Strahl, and it exists as another location for the first-class mage exam.

Exam Format
The exam consists of three individual stages, each conducted by a different first-class mage proctor. The proctor is able to decide the format of their exam and set conditions they see fit, based on factors such as the number of remaining examinees, their judgement of the examinees, and their own morals. The following are known proctored exams:

Exam 1: Capturing a Stille
The first examination at the Äußerst exam location taken by Frieren and Fern was conducted by first-class mage Genau. All 57 examinees were split into nineteen parties of three using magical rings and were instructed to capture a Stille - a meteoric iron bird - with provided cages. In order to pass the exam, a party must capture a Stille and arrive to the location of the end of the exam at sunset the next day with all party members present. A large barrier was erected by Serie for the purpose of the exam, and exiting the barrier would result in disqualification. Genau and Sense oversaw the duration of the exam within the barrier.

A total of six parties out of the original nineteen successfully completed the exam, leaving eighteen examinees:

Exam 2: Tomb of the Ruined King
The second examination at the Äußerst exam location taken by Frieren and Fern was conducted by first-class mage Sense. Given Sense's pacifistic nature, instead of a battle among examinees, she instructed the remaining eighteen to traverse the Tomb of the Ruined King, a labyrinth dungeon, and successfully reach the center by dawn the next day. All participants would be provided with a golem bottle to safely escape the dungeon if necessary, though using it would result in an automatic fail. To determine if the examinees were successful, Sense would accompany them in their journey without aiding them or providing intel.

Twelve of the examinees passed this stage out of the original eighteen:

Exam 3: Serie's Instincts
Due to the volume of examinees that passed after Sense's stage, Serie decides to screen them herself rather than let them continue with the typical third stage that is always conducted by Lernen, as many examinees that should have been filtered out earlier would die. When screening the examinees, Serie would judge elements such as their reactions to her and her mana, plus their personalities and desires surrounding magic.

Out of the twelve examinees, a final six examinees successfully impressed Serie and became first-class mages:

Special Privileges
As the founder of the Continental Magic Association, Serie's desire to find the powerful mages that participated in the battles against the Demon King and his army led her to establish another benefit upon obtaining a first-class mage qualification: she will grant any single magic the mage desires using her Spell Transfer Magic: Fearvelia, in a special ceremony upon conclusion of the exam. During the ceremony, first-class mages are allowed to bring companions as guests, though Frieren specifically was denied entry according to Serie's wishes.

The following lists the known requested magic from successful first-class mages: