University of Kalingen
An institution of higher learning, the Kalingen University is primarily secular in nature, and devoted to literature, science, history and the arts. Sons and daughters of many of the wealthy merchant lords of Sel-kai and Eidolon attend Kalingen. Though located in the city (technically considered in the Library Quarter, but actually on the Edge of Black Oak), the University has effectively achieved an atmosphere of isolation within its looming granite walls. Many students live in the university. Instructors are well-known scholars and researchers. The University library, while not as large as the Sel-kai library, has more practical texts dealing with arcane arts and the hard sciences.
Access is usually not permitted to those unaffiliated with the University, though alumni may use its facilities, including the library. Faculty may be consulted at their discretion. Kalingen differs from Andasai College—the other famous institution of higher learning in Sel-kai—in that Kalingen usually remains aloof from politics. Andasai is quite the opposite, frequently becoming embroiled in issues of the day.
The University is made up of several ‘colleges’: schools within the University which have differing focuses. They are labeled on the map and listed below:
A. Woldon College: Primarily devoted to the Hard Sciences (astronomy, chemistry, basic physics, mathematics)
B. Ægon College: A school of Mentalism.
C. University College: Curriculum is ‘well-rounded’.
D. Jinsolden College: Focusing on Alchemy.
E. Olvisdari College: One of the best schools of general magic.
F. Malefuge College: Concentrates on business and trade.
G. College of Aldai: A premier school of literature.
H. Nalander College: Known for its curriculum of history.
