Onanelh Imperial Academy

Imperial Academy redirects here, for the other imperial academies, see Sargot Imperial Academy, Hosaq Imperial Academy and Gamarchaer Imperial Academy
The Imperial Academy of Onanelh, often known as the Onanelh Imperial Academy or simply the Imperial Academy, is the largest, most prestigious and oldest magical academy in the world. It is located in the City of Onanelh and was founded in 1255 OA by Emperor Varan the Wise. This makes it nearly 2500 years old. It is significant for being, with the one in Sargot, the only academy which was founded by the Old Empire to survive to the modern age. It functions, unlike most academies, separately from the Magisterium, although it heavily collaborates with it, especially since the Araner conquest of the city. Whilst the Academy has its own building, part of its operations happen in the Marble Tower. At all times, the Academy has an estimated five thousand students and a thousand scholars.