It's a well-known fact that a star-studded roster doesn't guarantee a team's ultimate strength.
When it comes to things like a "Galaxy Battleship," few ever take flight; most of them just end up crashing.
After Zog assembled the all-star team of the Mage Guild's elders, things didn't go as planned. The problems didn't just solve themselves, and they certainly didn't whip up the Magic Language in a jiffy.
On the contrary, right from the very beginning, the research and development process was fraught with difficulties.
Because every member was too powerful in their own right, they each had their own strong opinions, stubbornly holding their ground and refusing to compromise.
Even the words of the chief, Saint El, didn't carry much weight.
You could tell from Soron's "chief-style" pajamas that he wasn't exactly thrilled with his current rank.
The others felt the same way.
