Followers, a special group within Wizard Society, have a history that can be traced back to the Dark Age.
At that time, the Wizard World was ruled by giant dragons, and the most primitive wizards established their Wizard Towers in the Wilderness, aimlessly exploring the Truth Origin.
Followers were the most primal group of wizards, the precursors to Wizard Apprentices. Based on the followers, associations and schools emerged in Wizard Society.
However, this did not mean that the followers disappeared.
To this day, followers still exist, and almost every Great Wizard has their own followers.
These followers often become Deputy Deans of the Wizard Academy, handling affairs on behalf of their masters.
All this sounds good, but it all depends on whether the followers indeed followed a promising Great Wizard and successfully survived until the establishment of the Wizard Academy.