Oxwich University

Oxwich university is made up of several colleges, but the largest, most important, and most powerful of them all is called the Arcanum, where wizards are taught. Members of the Arcanum represent the best and brightest students at the university, and many have suggested that members of the other colleges are envious of these fully initiated Arcanists. It is clear, however, that the other colleges feed the Arcanum information. For example, a historian may find a reference to an ancient king, said to have great magical power which may be rediscovered and taught to new wizards of the Arcanum. As another example, the more students at the medical college learn about human body, the better arcanists are able to magically heal wounds, alter or enhance ones' abilities, or befuddle their enemies' senses.

## Schools of the Arcanum

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Within the Arcanum are several schools. There is great conflict between these schools as they compete for everything--including who has the best funding, who receives the best initiates, who has the most notoriety and recognition, and even who has the best lavatories on campus.

It should also be noted that other magical traditions exist, but these are either too niche, too powerful, or too misunderstood to have a whole school dedicated to them. Some of the Masters are said to be studying one or more of these niche schools, but their own magical abilities are always more in line with their relative schools, and their studies are for purely academic purposes.

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### Abjuration

Master: Tomas Moore

Moore is a human of larger than average height, and in his late 30s. He has blond hair and an easy, confident smile. He is the youngest professor in the department, but certainly not the least accomplished. He has an even disposition and does not get caught up in political affairs within the department and, to his knowledge, has no enemies within. He never appears to be disturbed if a student comes knocking, and is willing to entertain even the most pedestrian questions, even if it means he gets little work done.

Moore's biggest project at the moment is a collaborative effort with Master Seruné of the evocation school. They are hoping to establish a college of war magic below the arcanum in order to train war casters and eldritch knights. Moore believes that these soldiers can be used to combat the Larousse family, which he sees as a threat to peace in all of Brelyria. [Guys Name], Moores greatest rival in the Arcanum, has suggested that Moore's support for Mirthwood has less to do with his concerns for Brelyria, and more to do with distant familial ties to Galen Kanzt, the Duke of Mirthwood.

### Divination

Master: Maireade Persimon (pronounced Mi-rade)

Is afraid of Master Seruné for some reason only known to her. It clearly doesn't help the Seruné has repeatedly tried to confront her about this, more than once banging on her door and demanding to be spoken to. She has dark hair, streaked with white, which she wears in a bun behind her head. She wears narrow glasses at the end of a long nose, and large eyes that always appear shocked and bewildered. If she is interrupted in her work, she will cry out and maybe attempt to cast a spell in self-defense.

She has many pet projects studying the most obscure forms of divination from around the globe, but is always afraid to leave Oxwich, and instead relies on adventurers to travel abroad for her, even asking that they make the dangerous journeys over the narrow sea to the continent. She hasn't made a meaningful discover in years, but continues to prowl the library for obscure references to fortune telling (use this list for examples: https://divinationandfortunetelling.com/articles/methods-of-divination-and-fortune-telling). She has stated that she has seen the possible outcomes of the war if Gambrick joins with Mirthwood, and that "both options have dire consequences..."

### Enchantment

Master: Johnathan Crawford

Looks like Rip Torn circa 1993. He is always very serious, except when casting enchantments on poor initiates and even some of his apprentices (example: initiates know that if they knock on his door during office hours, he will invite them in, but instead of asking them to wait patiently, he will cast hold person on them and order them to wait until he is finished.

He is well tenured, and so does not have much research going on at the moment. He is currently being pursued by medical students, who want to collaborate with him (as an enchanter, he is best suited for putting people to sleep or paralyzing them so they can be studied or cut open), but he hates the College of Mundane sciences, and repeatedly rebuffs them. He likes to call them "Saw Bones", and entering his office you may see one or two of them frozen in the corner. He doesn't care for the war, and has stated that he will leave the university if they begin to train any kind of soldier.

### Evocation

Master: Gwen Seruné

Seruné is a half-elf, and though she is 60 years old she looks closer to 30. She is somewhat sensitive about her mixed heritage, often jumping to her own defense, projecting her own insecurity on others (especially full blooded elves). She has a firey disposition, but enough magic to put any of the members of the Arcanum off their ease. She has long brown hair and often wears a mask covering half of her face. She looks like the elemental wizard form wiz-war.

She is currently working with Master Moore to create a new college below the arcanum to train Eldritch Knights and War Casters to fight in the war. While Lady Seruné believes that Gambrick must not side with anyone in the civil war, she acknowledges that the time may come when Gambrick will need to enter the war, and they had best be ready. Seruné is generally well liked within the arcanum, though Maireade has clearly stated that she is afraid of her for reasons that are not readily apparent to anyone.

### Necromancy: The Lost School

It is rumored amongst initiates that there was once a School of Necromancy within Oxwich, but that it disappeared under mysterious circumstances. The faculty believe this to be a rumor meant to scare the younger initiates, but still others claim to have seen mysterious things in the dead of night. Things such as ghosts and spectres floating through the pillared commons, as one example, and shambling corpses pacing up and down the lawns, as another. Whatever the case, the faculty of Oxwich have written this off as a hoax, and vehemently state that there has never been a school of Necromancy, and that Oxwich is not haunted.

## Progression

All students start there life at the university as lowly initiates, learning a few cantrips and low level spells. Throughout this process they are developing a taste for magic, as well as their understanding of the various schools and traditions therein. They are supposed to develop

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