The Arcane Academy

The Arcane Academy is a university located in Tyle. It was first mentioned in Arc 3.

## Description

The Arcane Academy is perhaps the most prestigious academy in Hyranor, and best known as a university to study magic at, but it also teaches other courses, such as anthropology and modern dancing. Not all of its students become Wizards, but most do, and as of 136 AE, melee fighters cannot get their adventuring license in the academy, even though there are people speaking out about this rule.

The school year at the academy is divided into terms. Summer terms are very sparsely attended, most students don't like to stay for the summer if they don't have to, but they can be used to either repeat courses or work ahead.

### Annie's Classroom

The classroom that Professor Wintersummer teaches in in the summer term of 136 AE is a large, almost empty room with big oak double doors. In the centre of the room, the professor stands and does magic, and from the centre rows of seats go up higher towards the edges. The room can be transformed into the simulation of the town of Runecircle.

## Student Life

At least until about 39 years before the Age of Pinn, studying at the Arcane Academy is expensive enough that students might have to take decades to pay off their student debt.

As of 136 AE, students have to buy the many books they need themselves. They can sell them again later, but usually only for about a quarter of the original price.

There are dorms at the Arcane Academy that students can live in.

## Notable Staff

* **Professor Annie Wintersummer** - Player Character of Arc 3, a Halfling that graduates from the Arcane Academy herself, becomes an adventurer for a few years, and then decides to settle down and teach as a professor.
* **Professor Rustcap** - Professor and good friend of Annie Wintersummer, also friends with Bettlebee Borple.

## Notable Students

* **Annie Wintersummer** - Player Character of Arc 3, a Halfling Sorcerer and Wizard that in or shortly before 129 AE graduates, finishing a six year program in just four years. She later becomes a professor.
* **Booker Sailship** - Player Character of Arc 5, a High Elf that graduates around 39 years before the Age of Pinn, finishing years of stuying to become a Wizard. For the next sixty years, he visits regularly to pay off his student debt.
* **Chuck Breezy** - Player Character of Wintersummerschool, a Dwarf who studies to become a Wizard of the School of Graviturgy and gains his adventuring license in the summer term of 136 AE.
* **Damir Mortyss** - Player Character of Pinn Drop, a Human that became a Necromancy Wizard some time before 91 AP.
* **Ellia Forrester** - Player Character of Wintersummerschool, a Satyr who gains her adventuring license in the summer term of 136 AE and then switches from the school of Enchantment to the school of Evocation.
* **(Harley)** - a red Tiefling and girlfriend of Quinn. It is not confirmed that she goes to study at the Arcane Academy, but she receives a scholarship to do so in 144 AE.
* **Kipp Tupper** - Player Character of Arc 6, a Satyr student of anthropology that writes their graduation thesis on sky piracy in 171 AP.
* **Marius Anavan** - Player Character of Wintersummerschool, a tall High Elf who is studying to become a Bladesinger Wizard and gains her adventuring license in the summer term of 136 AE.
* **Onyx Mayfell** - Player Character of Arc 5, a Tabaxi that studies a little bit of magic and becomes an Eldritch Knight Fighter some time before 21 AP.
* **Tissa Ouai** - Player Character of Wintersummerschool, a small Aaracokra who studies to become a Necromancy Wizard and gains her adventuring license in the summer term of 136 AE.

## Notable Visitors

* **Kolanay Ladouceur** - Player Character of Pinn Drop, regularly visits their friend Damir while he is studying at the academy
* **Scruff** - Player Character of Pinn Drop, regularly visits their friend Damir while he is studying at the academy

## Trivia

* Gus decided on the name for the university, and presents it to Haley on podcast in Arc 3 Episode 1.
* There are other universities, and with at least one of them, the students of the Arcane Academy have a rivalry.