Oprix Academy

**The Oprix Academy for Arcane & Mundane Arts** (or **Oprix Academy** for short) is a prestigious magic and academic university located in Wren's Run, Urgovel in the Commonwealth of Higard. The Academy was founded during the time of the Alfenheim Empire by the archmage Oprix Ar'Tel'Hyperia, and the academy proper is one of the few Alfenheim structures still standing. The academy is overseen by the Order of the Weave and is ran by the administrator Acrania Oprix.

The Oprix Academy's expansive library was Oleander's employer prior to her joining the Emerald Caravan, and after being impressed by the party's archaeological finds in the Severed Hand, the Academy promptly contracted the Emerald Caravan as official arcane procurers for the library.

## Oprix Academy

Crest of the Oprix Academy, designed by cast member Sam

## Basic Information

### Other names

* Oprix Academy for Arcane & Mundane Study

## Commerce

### Goods & Services

* Higher Education
* Library
* Magic Education
* Magic Items
* Research

### Notable Staff

* Arcaina Oprix (administrator)
* Iris Honeywise (supervisor of arcane procurers)

### Reputation

* One of last Alfenheim structures
* Prestigious university
* Top school for Alfenheim studies

## History

Named for the ancient Alfenheim wizard, Oprix Ar’tel’Hyperia— creator of the Mage Hand spell— and founded by their claimed descendants to preserve and honor Oprix’s memory and arcane contributions. The Oprix Academy can trace its founding to when the city still went by the name Hyperia. The Oprix Academy is a prestigious university that specializes in arcanum and Alfenheim history; it is one of the three premiere schools for studying Alfenheim history. Built in what is now the city of Wren’s Run in Urgovel, the Academy is one of the few Alfenheim architectural structures still standing.

The Oprix Academy is home of the renowned Great Library, a massive library system that houses thousands of years of books, records, and documents. The Great Library also serves as something of a containment facility for dangerous artifacts and entrapped creatures/beings.

In deep low levels of the library, dangerous artifacts are contained. Sometimes, old wards fail, or *things* contained within break loose of arcane protections bindings, etc. It is the job of the librarians to keep all library property (that is not being properly checked out) in the library where it belongs. It’s a deceptively dangerous job… librarians die in the line of duty with some frequency.

## Librarian Positions

1. Head Librarian
	1. The one who runs the library:
		1. Currently **Arcania Oprix**, an alleged descendant of the school and library’s namesake.
		2. They have been Head Librarian for over three centuries. Rumor has it they’re thinking of retiring soon. … that rumor has lasted over three decades now, though.
2. Lead Librarian
	1. The co-leader of the library, yet must follow Head Librarian’s final decisions
3. Warden Librarians
	1. Uniform: Tunics and leggings in dark grey and silver.
	2. The librarians who patrol and manage the deepest, most secured levels of the library.
	3. Generally very powerful Wizards and sorcerers; these are high level positions, but also very dangerous: think Adventurer level 6-10, but dedicated to academia.
4. Archival Librarians
	1. Uniform: wrap tunics and leggings, in silver and blue
	2. Librarians trained as protection for the mid to upper levels
		1. Derisively or self jokingly called “Second Hands”: generally if something from deep archive levels gets past the Wardens, it’s too serious for Archival Librarians to handle/survive, & tactics change.
			1. The position is also considered a stepping stone to becoming a Warden: career librarians do not like to settle as Second Hands for their whole service as a rule…
		2. They handle smaller scale dangers and risks from “less disastrous” archives; think Adventurer Levels 1-3.
	3. Can access lightly restricted areas, and can assist in similarly leveled research.
5. Front Librarians
	1. Uniform: Long robes in white and grey.
	2. The patron facing librarians found at circulation desks, restocking the commonly available books
	3. Minimal access to archives, minimal training requirements for protection and battle. These librarians are not necessarily in the job for the long term— think work-study students, students just working for their resumes, etc.
	4. Crowd control in emergencies.

## Trivia

* the Oprix Academy was created by Samwise, and is inspired by the Clayr library in Garth Nix’s *Abhorsen* series.
* Oleander Morgenstern began as a Front Librarian at age 17 when Lady Kat put in a good word for faer. Fae was promoted after less than a year as her magic skills and the use of faer photographic memory became evident
* Oleander became an Archival Librarian before leaving with Isadore— fae was the youngest to ever gain that position at the age of 18. Fae was told if she kept up her work at that pace she could have been a Warden before 25, which was neigh unheard of due to the intense training requirements.