Eternals (Empath stories)

The Eternals were an order of sorcerers that wielded magic for the purpose of defending mankind from dark magical threats such as the Worlings. Unfortunately, as the power of the Worlings increased over time, the Eternals have dwindled in number until there was only Paladore, who before his imprisonment in stone had passed on his knowledge of magic to a young Smurf named Culliford, who would eventually bear the name Papa Smurf.