Moxh-Larath Institute (ˈmɒx ləˈrɒθ ˈɪnstɪtjuːt)

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The Moxh-Larath Institute, also simply known as 'The Institute', is based in the city of Melenthara. It is the only place of magical study within Xhen-dra and acts as a funnel to create dedicated scholars and assassins that the nation can use to its advantage.

History

Founding

In the 4th century after The Shatter, the people of Xhen-dra found temselves without any opportunties to learn magical works greater than that of cheap tricks and conjurations. Kyrok Granvor, The Proctor declared that an institute should open to allow people to learn magic from those who were powerful sorcerers and magic users within the region.
The Institute was built and opened formally in 368 AR with a small campus in the southern region of Xhen-dra. This was also declared by The Proctor to be a new settlement that would allow for students to be fully engaged within the life of their schooling. The new academic city of Melenthara was declared for the now mandated schooling.

Dark Devotion

In the early 450s AR, the school was invaded by the darkness that poured in from the Xhen-dran people. The school's teachers were selected by The Proctor to ensure that while the students were learning magic, their minds would remain loyal to the machinations of Xhen-dra and The Proctor's plan for the world.
One of these teachers known as Televon Gnorrleaf was a young wood elf who was dedicated so intently to the cause of The Proctor that they shared details of a small selection of students and staff that were enacting the ritual of Dark Devotion, allowing them individual and greater access to demonic powers. The Proctor quashed this rebellion with great joy, choosing to focus the school on a more intentional dedication to the cause of Xhen-dra.

Temple of Death

In 510 AR, scandal rocked the institute as a collective of disturbed students started to commit a set of grizzly murders. Over the course of their attacks, the "Temple of Death" as they named themselves, were able to kill more than fourty students. The most active part of their attacks saw ten students killed within the span of a couple weeks. As a result, there was an intense investigation that revealed the identities of these students. Once caught it was revealed that the murdered students were brought back to life as undead creatures that the group were using to further their worship of The Whisper Wraith. Common trust within the instute was bolstered upon learning that the "Temple of Death" as a Viluran Republican plot to overthrow The Proctor.

Murder and Strife

Murder and Strife are the names of two students who currently attend the Institute, initially as students, now as enforcers and professors. They are a pair of elven twins who have become reknown for their intentional and immense display of aggression towards other students and those that they deem require "additional punishment".
Many labelled them as bullies when students, however it was when they became professors that their agression became much stronger. The two started to violently lash out at students, aiming violent physical and mental damage onto students. If the torture is too immense that a student dies, Murder has been known to bring back students from beyond the veil back to their bodies to punish them for being so weak and dying.

Moxh-Larath Institute

Moxh-Larath Institute Crest by Owen Davies

General Information

Full Name	The Moxh-Larath Institute of Higher Learning
Also Known As	The Institute
Founded	368 AR
Type	College

Occupant Information

Affiliation	Xhen-dra
Staff	Televon Gnorrleaf Eraji Mallthris Murder Strife
Notable Occupants	Kira Thornsteel Pride Tyrathol
Services	Higher Learning Magical Study Dark Devotion

Location Information

Plane	Material Plane (Nonvyrox)
Continent	Vilura
Region	Xhen-dra
City	Melenthara

The Moxh-Larath Institute for Higher Learning offers a place for those who wish to develop their skills much further than anywhere else in the region. We act as an institute of learning that allows those from all means and purpose. We are dedicated to the advancement of magic within Xhen-dra and beyond.

— Excerpt from a letter of invitation.

Staff

Televon Gnorrleaf

Headmaster of the Institute

For the past two and a half centuries, Televon Gnorrleaf has been the headmaster of The Institute. The Institute has flourished under their guidance and produced many different and powerful magic users. Often Televon guides graduates of the university towards their future path.

Ancestry:
Wood Elf

Pronouns:
He/Him

Televon Gnorrleaf by Owen Davies (using Heroforge)

Eraji Mallthris

Professor of Divination

Having joined the faculty in the last twenty years, Professor Eraji Mallthris is the main professor of divination magics, particularly when looking into the future. Unlike many practitioners of divination, Eraji uses other objects as the conduit for their divination magic rather than themself.

Ancestry:
Orc

Pronouns:
He/They

Eraji Mallthris by Owen Davies (using Heroforge)

Murder

Professor of Evocation

A former student and now professor, Murder was originally the half-elf known as Valyra but due to her proclivity for violence she chose the nickname Murder. As a professor she excells in Evocation's damage dealing as well as its reviving properties, often using her knowledge to bring students back to life when they are weak enough to expire.

Ancestry:
Half-Elf

Pronouns:
She/They

Murder by Owen Davies (using Heroforge)

Strife

Professor of Enchantment

A close friend of Murder, Strife was originally the goblin Blaglemut. They are often very cold, possessing an innate skill with psychic based magics, using this as a student to torment those who he did not like. As a professor, he shows how you can manipulate and confuse people with Enchantment, but uses this to torment and punish students that act out in any way.

Ancestry:
Goblin

Pronouns:
He/Him

Strife by Owen Davies (using Heroforge)

Notable Occupants

Kira Thornsteel

2nd Year Student

The 3rd generation of her family to become a student, Kira is the daughter of Lord Thornsteel, who has been a prominent member of the Xhen-dran nobility. At the age of 13, each of the children are sent to The Institute where they develop their innate connection to shadowy dark magic. While she hasn't yet selected her speciality, Kira has shown an intrinsic link to necromantic magic and the various arts that it holds.

Ancestry:
Dwarf

Pronouns:
She/Her

Kira Thornsteel by Owen Davies (using Heroforge)

Pride Tyrathol

6th Year Student Divination Student

Found laid on the steps of the Institute, Pride grew up in an orphanage on the campus of the school and from a young age was taught magics by the professors. By age 12, they were considered one of the most apt first year students. In 3rd year, Pride had an incident that broke their confidence, their virtue name a mark of their failure, along with the scar on their cheek. Since then they've developed a close relationship with Professor Mallthris and has fostered a love of Divination.

Ancestry:
Fiendling

Pronouns:
They/Them

Pride Tyrathol by Owen Davies (using Heroforge)

Uniform

Students are told to wear a red robe with tan lining and sleeves. Each student wears a rope belt with a piece of fabric that signifies which year or specaility they have picked. Some students wear a piece of fabric showing that they are a selected of a professor, someone they are keeping their eye on.
Beyond this, many students customise with a set of greeves or bangles designed to help channel their magic alongside a set of plain trousers and shoes that are all to help foster their ability to wear a uniform, similar to the Xhen-dra Magical Militia.

Year	Colour
First	Red
Second	Black
Third	Tan
Fourth	White
Fifth	Royal Blue
Sixth	Cerulean Blue

Speciality	Colour
Abjuration	Yellow
Conjuration	Green
Divination	Light Pink
Evocation	Crimson
Enchantment	Purple
Illusion	Turquoise
Necromancy	Bone
Transmutation	Orange

Curriculum

Students learn over a six year journey, spending their time learning a variety of different magical practices and types. Their first years are all designated to learning a combination of magics that will set up the students for their remaining learning and practice.
Once they hit their third year, students select one of the eight disciplines of magic and focuses on their use more and more through their studies until they become masters of their art.
The way that a student progresses over the course of their time at The Institute is outlined below.

Year	Main Course of Study
First	All forms of magic
Second	All forms of magic
Third	A course of specialised and general magic
Fourth	A set of specialised and defensive magic classes
Fifth	A focus on specialised magic classes
Sixth	An extremely specialised course of magic