List of Educational Institutions

Many adventurers, wizards, bards, heroes, and villains first need education and training before they can make their mark on the world. And many of these renowned figures went to some of these prestigious academies for magic, music, knowledge, and adventure! This list includes schools, colleges, conservatories, and more.

Isonhound

Deroulex's Select Conservatory of the Arcane

Founded in 730 BR by the owlin Captain Deroulex Dapplewing and five Swirled Dragons, Deroulex is one of Isonhound's premiere magical academies where they emphasis on applying the theories and practices of magic to everyday life as opposed to spell craft for knowledge's sake only. Existing in a demiplane accessible through a gateway outside of the city of Seglock, Deroulex is broken into five seperate colleges: the Quandrix College of Theory, the Witherbloom College of Nature, the Prismari College of Fine Art, the Silverquill College of the Oratory, and the Lorehold College of History. here all forms of magic are studied and Deroulex is notable for being the birthplace of some of Quelmar's most famous spells.

Seglock University

Sometimes referred to as the heart and soul of Seglock, Seglock University in Isonhound is a flagship institution of learning on the continent, famous for its business schools and its alchemical institution, spearheading alchemical science in Quelmar.

The University of Nyxeros

Located in Loontown

Gammelgard Polyarcane Institute

Located in Gammelgard

Deeplake Academy

Located in Deeplake

Synàra Community College

Located in Synàra

Byennel Tech

Located in Byennel

Osugbo

List of Champerty Institutions

Champerty was a kingdom founded entirely on education and magic, and had many, many schools in its short existence.

University of Xyrneiros

The University of Xyrneiros is a magical academy built on an artificially and magically created island off the northern coast of Osugbo in Glendoveer. Accessible to the mainland via a causeway that opens at low tide, the university is connected to the small town of Presmarivale which sprung up to support the university and its students. Founded in 28 PR atop an old Realm War Outpost, the univserity was originally created to train Glendoveer mages for the war, but later transitioned into becoming a larger and more open arcane institution. The many colleges it teaches include the main schools of magic, minus necromancy, clerical studies, restoration and healing magic, artifice, and psionics. Due to its position in heavily contested territory throughout the ages of Quelmar, the university has had a tumultuous history.

Briargreen College

Located in Newfaire

Pteris

Laergul

Located in Jewelspar, Laergul is the largest Bard college in the city. Established in 812 BR, Laergul is home to several bard colleges including: the College of Lore, the College of Glamour, the College of Whispers, and the College of Valor. The school has plans to expand its offerings though in the future by creating a College of Creation and a College of Eloquence. On the field, the students are known as the "Laergul Lyrics." Laergul has several sports offered including jousting, archery, wrestling, among others where they will often compete against other universities. Famous for its gothic artitecture and black granite walls, the campus is often covered in a thin layer of fog. The campus is large enough to feel like a city in and of itself, and the entire campus is guarded against divination by an artifact known as the Censer of Glittergolden Eyes, a holy relic of Garl Glittergold.

Al'Adeaf University

Founded in 691 PR and located in the ever-sinking city of Al'Adeaf, Al'Adeaf University is the most prominent institution of higher education in the city. Dedicated to teaching trade and philosophy, this school produce many of the city's greatest leaders. Many know it for the famous Pulverfass Pub where students share stories and debate ideologies while drinking strange arcane ales, and for its support from the Julius Sawback Foundation which would provide many scholarships for new students.

College of Jewelspar/Jewelspar University

Located in Jewelspar

Levinkan

Zobeck University

Located in Zobeck

Amusa

Seawell Community College

Located in Seawell

The Bard's College of Galik

Located in Galik

Galik Arcane University

Located in Galik

Cauldomo Institute of Technology

Located in Cauldomo

Gulfithorp Isles

College of Saisin

Located in Capsicum.

Other

Katharda Academy

During the War of Many Names, many of Quelmar's greatest spellcasters and institutions were destroyed by the forces of the Draqon Queen Tiamat. Knowing that the future of Quelmar might be at stake, the wealthy archmage (and secret Amethyst Dragon) Venaleth brought together the remnents on many of these instituions and greated one grand school for the magically gifted. For the saftey of the school and its students, the school was constructed deep underground in the Underdark. here students could study in peace away from the threat of dragons, though the Underdark posed its own unique dangers. The academy is broken up into four schools: Geodaury which strives to study the balance of nature and magic, Vigilin which studies the magic of divination as well as the divine and unholy, Psyhex which studies the secrets of the mind, and Tinkeryore which studies the magic of artifice and constructs.

Infernis Arcanum

Located in Cania, the Ten Hells

Demon University

Located in The Abyss

See Also

• List of Guilds, which includes some Mage Guilds that some consider educational institutions