College of Hewliss

Hewliss' coat-of-arms

The **College of Hewliss** is the preeminent school for both arcane and mundane studies on the continent of Yulia. Is located in the city of the same name.

## Organization

The College is divided into three main universities that each govern large categories of study. Those universities are then further subdivided into a total of 21 schools, each governing a specific discipline.

### University of Defense

* School of Armory
* School of Artillery
* School of Arcane Smithing
* School of Law and Strategy

### University of the Weave

* School of Abjuration
* School of Alchemy
* School of Conjuration
* School of Divination
* School of Enchantment
* School of Evocation
* School of Illusion
* School of Necromancy
* School of Planar Cosmology
* School of Transmutation

### University of the Mundane Arts

* School of Biology
* School of Cartography
* School of Finance
* School of History
* School of Music and Linguistics
* School of Philosophy

### Governance

The College of Hewliss is led by the Council of Lichdeans, each an Abdead scholar that heads one of the schools of the institution. Among this council, one is elected from among their number to stand as the Rector. These Rectors then serve 100 year terms.

In addition to directing the activities of the college, this council and Rector also officially rule the city of Hewliss itself. Considering running the city-state is itself quite an undertaking, the council usually defers to the Rector who themselves often grant quite a bit of autonomy to the Hewlian Guard, the operators of the Outerworks and various civilian organizations to do most day-to-day governance.

### Ranks & titles

Like any educational institution, the College of Hewliss maintains strict naming conventions towards its students and faculty.

#### Students

* Pledge
* Student
* Instructor-Candidate

#### Faculty

* Instructor
* Instructor with distinction
* Instructor with great distinction
* Lichdean

## Beliefs

The College of Hewliss is host to a plethora of different beliefs and philosophies. The one belief most students and faculty adhere to is that the pursuit of knowledge, no matter how strange, arcane, or dangerous, is an end unto itself. Most graduates and even the Lichdeans believe that it is their unique institution that will usher in new advancements in technology and magic and those achievements will be theirs alone. It is quite common for members of the college to dismiss other educational institutions as *backwards* or *unenlightened.* This propensity for hubris has become a common character trait for most alumni and has become a part of the culture of the city of Hewliss as well.

One notable belief common to the college as well as the city of Hewliss is that undeath and Abdeath are not considered to be unnatural or inherently evil, just different states of existence. This is made plain when one notices the amount of zombies that perform menial labor throughout the grounds and other sites operated by the college.

## Activities

Most degree programs take between four and six years, and the college itself is free of charge for those born in the city. Admittance is open to all members of the Sisters and the costs of which are often worked out between the sister-in-question and the college. For instance, the citizens of Ante and Lithrock are granted free tuition in gratitude for their city-states' respective responsibilities patrolling the Wide Ocean and the coasts of Yulia. Mykatten makes periodic payments of wine, gold, and other precious metals in exchange for their citizens' tuition and Girad-Upon-High has negotiated free tuition for any of its Minders that have an interest in attending.

## Relationships

Given that the College of Hewliss believes itself to be the paramount center of learning in the entire world of Chebeth, they don't often entertain collaboration with other educational institutions. In fact, the college is openly hostile towards the Arboreal Academy in Queensmont.

## Notable alumni

* Aduma
* Euvinica Falar
* Gerellan Falar
* Hasan
* Melichor Verasmus Hewliss
* Mr. Biscuits
* Mr. Calaca