Sentaku

Sentaku is the term for when a young sorcerer comes of age and must decide on a dicipline to dedicate their life to.

Sorcerers come of age when they are sixteen years old.

History
When the Winds was first trapped in the void and commanded to grant magical diciplines, a new kind of sorcerer was developed by the Meisters. A Void Meister. These sorcerers sole duty is to maintain the void, most will stand for months on end, never moving, fueled only by their magic.

These Void Meisters are a key part of the Sentaku process, when a sorcerer comes of age, they are teleported by a Meister (if none are available nearby, the Divine Council will apoint one to you) into the void and speak to the Winds. The Winds is bound by magical law to give whatever discipline somebody wants to them, regardless of what the Divine Council may say about it. It is the Void Meisters that unlock the Winds magical reserves to enable it to grant these abilities. Should the Void Meisters ever fail, and the Winds be allowed to access it's fullest potential at all times, there is no telling what may happen. It has been theorised that without the Void Meisters maintainig a certain level of emotional stability over it, it would dissipate in mad grief for what it has had to suffer through the last thousand years.

The Sentaku Event itself is usually seen as a joyous occasion for a sorcerer, as they are finally trusted with a full dicipline. It is an incredibly spiritual time for the family in question, usually involving a days worth of praying, quiet contemplation and rituals beforehand. More liberal families will simply hold gatherings of friends and family in order to witness their child perform their first feat of magic.

Trivia

 * Sentaku (選択) is a Japanese noun for Selection, or Choice.