The Silver Spire
Elvenwood City
An ancient and prestigious institution focused on the purest forms of arcane manipulation. Admission is almost exclusively for High Elves, and its curriculum spans centuries.
Royal Magisterium of Aeridor
Aeridor City
The official state-sanctioned academy for mages. It trains battlemages for the royal army and court wizards, focusing on practical and powerful spellcasting.
The Unseen Lyceum
Various (Secret)
A clandestine network of safe-houses and tutors that trains spies and assassins in the subtle arts. Its existence is officially denied by all kingdoms.
Stonehall Rune-Priory
Deep Mountain Halls
More a monastic order than a college, the Rune-Priory teaches the ancient art of runic enchantment and defensive magic, intricately tied to earth and stone.
Whispering Glade
The Great Forest
A loose conclave of Wood Elf shamans and mages who teach communion with nature and the art of shaping living things. Their 'campus' is the forest itself.
The Blood-Circle
Jagged Peaks
A brutal but effective school where Orc shamans learn to channel the rage of their ancestors and the power of primal spirits. Trials are often lethal.
The Wayfarer's Exchange
The Shirelands
Not a formal college, but a network of Hobbit families who pass down 'hedge magic'—practical, minor spells for comfort, gardening, and getting out of trouble.
The Changer's Conclave
Hidden Groves
A secretive group where Shapechangers learn to control and master their innate abilities, hidden from a world that often fears them.