Although no one knew why, it was an accepted fact that all nobles possessed bonds. The purer the noble bloodline, the more likely an individual was to manifest a strong, high-progression bond.
However, that did not mean that there weren't commoners with bonds. It was just that their lines manifested much weaker variants with far less potent capabilities.
Over time, the total number of nobles began to dwindle due to the constant casualties suffered within the rings. Combined with the fact that commoners who possessed Bonds frequently married other commoners, which often resulted in their descendants losing the ability to manifest them entirely, the overall presence of Bonds began to face a sharp decline.
It was around this time that the different empires decided to do something about the situation. As for the Lumierian Empire, their council enacted what was known as The Peerage Expansion Act.
