I found a very old copy of a student’s handbook from the college of
magical studies at the university in Kingstown from about the time Azraea would
have begun her studies there. I have included it in these appendices because I
think it impressed upon me how diverse the interests and abilities of her
faculty and fellow students were. For those not familiar with the Caelian
higher education system, it also gives some idea of how magic was taught at her
school. Most notably, necromancy did not have a dedicated school – it was a
subset of spiritual studies, which likely meant Azraea had to go well out of
her way to learn the craft as well as she did.
College of Magical Studies: The Magic
happens here!
Have you ever wondered what it
would be like to have the power to bend reality and shape it according to your
will? The College of Magical Studies may be the right fit for you! Undergraduate
students are introduced to seven schools of spell casting and six schools of
spell crafting, with advanced classes offered in each school, and graduate
programs open in most. Our schools include:
Schools of Spell Casting: Written Casting, Bardic Casting, Visual
Casting, Somatic Casting, Chemical Casting, Mathematical Casting, and Conceptual
Casting.
Schools of Spell Crafting: Energycraft, Mattercraft, Biocraft, Mesmerism,
Spiritual Communication, and Dimensional Manipulation
Our curriculum is fully customizable, allowing you to
master and combine skills according to your abilities and interests! Mentors
and academic counselors will guide you through the process of developing your
own personal academic plan and help
you choose the classes that will help you achieve your goals! Countless possibilities are open to you!
Would you like to create a ball of
fire in the palm of your hand? How about freeze a bucket of water with a simple
wave? Or even move an inanimate object without touching it? Study in the school
of somatic casting and the schools
of energycrafting or mattercrafting, and you can learn to move
energy or objects from place to place with but a gesture! Students who excel in
either field may move onto graduate studies in masscrafting, and learn about
energy creation and its role in perpetual mechanics.
Would you like to inspire people
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Would you like to speak to the
dead, or understand your dreams? The school of spiritual communication works closely with the school of bardic casting to help students
pursuing a future in sleep studies and, for those who are truly motivated and
capable, even necromancy.
Would you like to better our world
by developing new cures for terrible diseases? Create new types of livestock
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Or, would you like to explore the
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mathematics? Theoreticians in the schools of mathematical casting and dimensional
manipulation work closely together at our school to better understand the
essence of magic and our universe itself – study hard in their classes, and you
could one day be the first person to travel instantaneously across the world,
explore new worlds, or even travel back to the dawn of time!
Finally, students in the college of
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students from fields outside of magic including smithing, architecture, literature, and more study magic in our schools, making them uniquely skilled
and invaluable assets in our modern economy!
The College of Magical Studies at the
University in Kingstown can be the beginning of a new life for you! For more
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