The Arcane College of Nil-Lavent

Nil-Lavent is located on a small island in the sea north of Lyrethia. It is connected to the mainland by a pair of massive bridges. The island itself is not very large, and Nil-Lavent takes up most of the land located there. Nil-Lavent is an arcane college for mages of all kinds. The town functions both as living quarters and as a college for spellcasters, meaning that almost everyone that lives in Nil-Lavent is some form of mage. There are individual colleges within Nil-Lavent dedicated to each of the schools of magic, as well as specialties for potion brewing, enchanting, witchcraft, and sorcery. The different schools often compete with each other and host large competitions at the end of each school year just before the annual Spellspent Festival. Spellspent is an important time for the town of Nil-Lavent as it is a celebration of magic in all its forms and takes place at the end of the college's schoolyear. The Spellmother, Hana, also represents endings, making it the perfect time to celebrate both graduation and the arcane. The celebrations take place all throughout the town and school, and sparks can be seen shooting from the island all the way in Arquenay. The Schools of Magic are: School of Conjuration:

The School of Conjuration deals with creating objects, effects and creatures, or making them disappear.

School of Evocation:

Casters within the school of evocation unleash a raw magical energy upon their enemies, whether it be flames, ice, or pure arcane energy.

School of Abjuration:

Magical spells and effects within the school of abjuration are primarily designed for protection and shielding. Don’t be fooled however, some Abjuration spells can pack quite a punch.

School of Transmutation:

Casters who study within the School of Transmutation are able to manipulate the physical properties of both items and people. This could be something simple – such as turning copper into gold – or could be an advanced spell that turns you into a chicken...

School of Divination:

The magical School of Divination is centred around revealing and granting knowledge and information to the caster. Useful for reading ancient scripts, identifying magical items, and seeing invisible enemies.

School of Enchantment:

Spells within the School of Enchantment are designed to manipulate the mental state of the target.

School of Illusion:

The School of Illusion is concerned with manipulating the various senses of people and creatures. This could be vision, hearing, or other various senses such as body temperature.

School of Necromancy:

Spells within the School of Necromancy focus on manipulating the ebb and flow of different creatures’ “life energy”, or the balance of energy between life and death. This can come in the form of aiding resurrection, or draining necrotic damage.