Imperial Academy of the Arcane

The Archmagister directs the Academy. Masters oversee schools of magic and mentor students; Imperial Arcanists conduct research or serve as scholars and advisors.

Archmagister — Lirael Terenov directs the institution.
Masters of the Arcane — Senior researchers and teachers who oversee schools of magic.
Imperial Arcanists — Graduates who passed the Arcane Trials and serve as researchers, scholars, or advisors.
Apprentice Arcanists — Students assigned to mentors while completing initial training and trials.

Education — Train students in magical practice, ethics, and arcane law.
Research — Study controlled evocation, summoning, wards, leylines, and other arcane disciplines.
Containment — Store and study dangerous items in the Arcanum Vault.

Complete the Codex of Controlled Evocation.
Secure a military contract to train elite battlemages.
Investigate leyline disruptions in Imperion that may result from unauthorized experiments.

Establish a Council of Arcane Law and expand the Arcanum Vault’s containment facilities.
Study the Harmonic Convergence, theorized to align leylines and celestial forces.

Students and faculty are selected for magical aptitude, academic merit, and adherence to lawful practice. The Academy’s strict curriculum favors discipline and control.

Pass entrance examinations and demonstrate knowledge of arcane law and ethics.
Take the Binding Oath and train under a mentor.
Complete training, annual Arcane Trials, and the Graduation Conclave.

Libraries, magical laboratories, and research facilities at the Arcane Citadel.
Training in controlled experimentation and practical magic with experienced faculty.
Graduation can lead to government, military, and arcane advisory posts.

Follow the code of discipline and lawful magic.
Contribute research, artifact protection, or teaching.
Graduates may be called to advise nobles or provide defenses and research for the empire.

Binding Oath — New students promise lawful, careful magic before the Arcanum Sigil in the Grand Lectarium.
Arcane Trials — Annual tests assess magic and knowledge of arcane law in each student’s field.
Graduation Conclave — Graduates perform a controlled magical feat before the council and receive the title Imperial Arcanist.

Lirael Terenov — A transmutation archmage who has served as Archmagister for over two decades.
Thaumas Greystone — An abjuration professor and ward specialist responsible for the Arcanum Vault.
Valen Seradis — A young arcanist researching lawful magic and controlled elemental summoning.
Valis Imperius IV — The emperor who founded the Academy centuries ago to regulate magic.

Celestial Order — collaborates on planar and celestial research.
Eternal Flame — consults on controlled fire magic and destructive spells.
Arcanum Obscura — the Academy opposes its dangerous experiments, though a secret faction of Academy members supplies it with resources.
Shadows of Ash — steals artifacts and uses unstable magic, threatening the Academy’s regulation of magical practice.

The Arcane Citadel is a fortified campus in Imperion’s capital, with enchanted walls, spires, libraries, and wings for different schools of magic.

The Grand Lectarium hosts lectures and ceremonies. The guarded Arcanum Vault contains dangerous artifacts for study and containment.

History

Emperor Valis Imperius IV founded the Academy several centuries ago to regulate magic and ensure it served the empire. It developed into an institution for magical education, research, and imperial service.