In Binyth, magic comes from a pantheon of gods. Their devout followers are gifted incredible powers; the more devoted they follow the more power they're granted. This power imbalance is obviously dangerous, something all according to plan of the gods who revel in causing mayhem.
Some champions have been at the front line of genocides and chaos in the name of one god or another just to gain more power. They never gained the power to craved.