Thread: Interest Check - Medieval Fantasy RP

New info, this time it's all about magic Touched People born with innate magical ability are said to be touched and some may refer to them as Sorcerers or Sorceresses, especially if they decide to develop their skills on their own instead of receive formal training. Most touched eventually find their way to one of the schools of magic. If one is touched, the magical ability usually starts to manifest during childhood, but there have been some cases of a persons gifts not appearing until well into their adult life. ---------------------------- Schools of Magic There are four major magic colleges amoung the three kingdoms. Most mages hail from one of these places, although smaller schools and private study are not uncommon especially in Etana Vaskaan Royal Vaskaan Academy of the Holy Arts The Ivory Tower - Oldest magic school in all the three kingdoms - Students must first be accepted into the church a lifetime commitment - Very formal and structured, students must pick a speciality after the first year of studies and are not allowed to practise any other school of magic from there on - Courses in destructive magic very secretive and practitioners are segregated from rest of student body. This field has a very limited enrolment and applicants are closely screened by a panel of thirteen senior pontiffs from various disciplines. - Possible majors for students include Clerics dedicated healers, useless in a fight, wonderful to have after a fight, Missionaries field medics and military support, some combat training, Paladins holy warriors, aggressive even at times fanatical fighters, Templars dedicated guardians of Vaskaan, Paladins push the line, Templars hold it at all costs, and Shadow Keepers practitioners of purely aggressivedestructive magic - Curriculums often include classes in non-magical disciplines that compliment the chosen path medicinal herb gathering and use for Missionaries and Clerics, fencing for Paladins and Templars, etc. - Due to their dedicated and narrow focus, graduates tend to be very good at what they do, but lack a great diversity in their abilities Etana Kassan Magic Guild The Spire - Founded by Nordrik Etan shortly before becoming king - Major point of conflict between Etana Vaskaan - Oldest magic school in Etana - Open to anyone willing to learn, long as they are Etanan - School houses students for the entirety of their training - Although there is no requirement to stay after graduation, almost all graduates remain at The Spire because of its extensive research and practise facilities. Most teach classes or become tutors to earn their keep - Students here can be described as jacks of all trades, masters of none the degree of specialization is up to the student. Some become fixated on a single skill and can grow to be as powerful at it as any Vaskaan mage, but most find it far more interesting, and practical, to learn many different fields Magewood Academy for the Gifted - Founded by Archmage Esker Firanta sometime after he left Kassan, actual date unknown - Private magic college for only the most skilled pupils - Applicants must past entrance exams of such difficulty, rumours say that failure results in swift and horrible death - Since its creation, a handful of students of legendary quality have been invited to attend personally by the Archmage headmaster, allowing them to bypass the entrance exams - Only students and staff allowed on premises, even emissaries from the kingqueen are not allowed past the gates. - If you want to learn how to bring terror and destruction, this is the place. Graduates have been known to be adept at spells ranging from the summoning of fearsome nightmare-like beasts to calling down violent thunder storms, to shaking the earth until stones cracked and mountains fell Ferazi Library of the Arcane - Not an official magic school per say houses all of Serantos collected books and scriptures related to the magical arts - No formal school ever established so as not to risk upsetting relations with Vaskaan - Rogue magicians often give secret lessons to eager students in the depths of the massive library. A secret system of tunnels and caverns is rumoured to exist below the library as well where advanced studies are conducted - Most lessons focus heavily on covert magic, useful when one is trying to get ahead in business thought manipulation, disguising ones appearance, creating illusionary objects, etc. - Lack of a formal training gives Ferazi magicians a reputation as being not as powerful as those from the other kingdoms, and may lead many to underestimate their abilities