College of Magical Arts and Sciences

The College of Magical Arts and Sciences (CMAS), otherwise known as the Sorcerer's College, was a federal reserve academy located in the mountains of Iskirra. It educated young sorcerers, including pairing them up with mentors in order to complete their training.
The famous sorcerer Blaise the Magus was the College principal, with ___ serving as vice principal. Rhiannon Roland and Ardath were students.
== Description ==
The College was located in the province of Melekess, a mountainous and forested region in southern Iskirra. The main building was designed to look like a medieval fortress—according to rumor, it actually was a military fort of some kind, though much of the original structure was torn down and rebuilt to suit the purposes of the College. With a central hub surrounded by eight "spokes" in the form of long two-story corridors, the resulting building was huge, sprawling, and easy to get lost in.
The College had approximately 250 students, who were housed in sex-segregated dormitories. Toilets and sinks were found inside the cells, but shower facilities were shared and often fought over. Students who woke up earlier than others would use up all the hot water available, forcing those who woke up later to bathe in icy cold water.
Students chosen for mentorship would be granted their own private rooms. These private rooms were located in the same wing as the personal quarters of staff members and resembled hotel suites, featuring their own private bathrooms, kitchenettes, and other amenities considered luxuries by the rest of the student body.
== College Life ==
Most of the students of the College were orphans, wards of the state, or criminals and troublemakers. They attended the College for a minimum of four years, where they studied magic and its uses. Students were expected to specialize in a particular field, such as warfare, soothsaying, alchemy, or scholarship; this would then shape their careers as sorcerers. At the end of their tenure, they might be apprenticed to a master sorcerer, where they would continue their training until it was completed, becoming a fully-fledged sorcerer.
The College was notoriously cutthroat, with students being encouraged to bitterly compete with each other. In several cases, students would attack and/or attempt to murder their rivals. Killing another student was punishable with expulsion, although in cases of self-defense, this was usually lessened to temporary suspension and analysis by a psychologist.