Magelight Institute

One of the biggest centers for arcane learning in the world, centered in the city of Broadsteel. Its library is known for its ancient tomes and scripts that can’t be found anywhere else. Despite this, however, the internal workings of the Institute are a horrifying maze, with hundreds (perhaps thousands) of corridors criss-crossing between one another. Some reports even claim that some of the passages lead onto the ceiling and walk upside-down. It is nearly impossible to locate your desired destination without a guide of some sort.

The Institute is divided into 8 departments for each school of magic, with a dean over each one. It is almost solely a school of arcane magic, with very few practitioners of divine or primal magic among their number.

While the country at large worships Amanauter, the university reveres Oghma as the keeper of the known arcane, and Mystra as the revealer of the unknown arcane.

## The Deans

### Dean of Abjuration, Ruvynth

A taciturn elven man who wears a dark blue coat and a heavy wizard's hat that shrouds his face. He wears several pieces of armor on his arms, legs, and shoulders made of papier mache; these are made of layers and layers of spell wards.

### Dean of Evocation, Sabine Sparrowhawk

A human woman who wears red, sleeveless robes and bandages up her arms. Her hair is done up in a tight bun and she wears an eye patch with an eye painted on it. She has a tendency to explode arcane foci when channeling magic, which has led her hands and arms to be covered in arcane scarring.

### Dean of Transmutation, Quill

A stern tabaxi woman who wears a white coat and has several Ioun stones that float behind her shoulders.

### Dean of Illusion, ??

An old human man who wears a purple robe and floppy hat with yellow and green socks. He is chair-bound, though his chair is enchanted to have goat legs and be capable of walking, thanks to the Dean of Transmutation.

### Dean of Enchantment, ??

He practices his magic only rarely and doesn't spend much time around other people.

### Dean of Divination, Quopius

Elf Man. Quopius is among the “deranged diviners” of the world, with his knowledge of divination magic occasionally leading him to react to events out of order or act as though everyone should know what he does. That being said, his predictions and prophecies are rarely wrong, if ever.

## Other Personnel

### Drake Arken

Human Man. Head Researcher, Department of Unexplained Phenomena. Originally a Field Researcher, Drake Arken rose to some fame following his research into the magic surrounding the Mythals. Despite his aptitude for study and learning, he lacks skill with magic, and his divided knowledge of divine and arcane magic makes him far from a powerful mage. In spite of his lack of skill, a bit of confusion led to his being hailed a hero after allegedly slaying the Blackfire Storm Giant which attacked Broadsteel during the Mythal Incident.

### Harmony Arken

Tiefling Woman. Head Artificer, Magelight Institute. Possibly the world’s most powerful artificer, Harmony Arken frequently creates magic items with incredible speed and effectiveness. Her skill has not dulled her love for the scientific process, and she refuses to share her devices until she is certain they work properly. To that end, she frequently uses her husband, Drake Arken, to test out those devices.

### Kilris

Tiefling Man. Sits at the desk in front of the Magelight Institute. Serving as the aforementioned “guide of some sort,” Kilris is tasked with leading people to the place they need to get within the Institute. Since most of the Institute’s inhabitants are familiar enough with the building, he is often left to read his books at his “Ask Me Anything” desk in the front atrium of the Institute. Despite this, he is a competent spellcaster who feels that he doesn’t get the credit he deserves.

### Francis Hale

Human Man. Arcanoologist, Magical Beasts Department.