Prismari College

Prismari College is dedicated to the arts. Its scholars view art as the fundamental form ofself-expression and magic as a tool, a medium, and an inspiration. Prismari studies focus on visual arts (including architecture, painting, and sculpture) and performing arts (such as dance, music, and theater). The curriculum overlaps with Lorehold in the field of art history and with Silverquill in the literary arts, and some students divide their time between Prismari and one of those other schools to pursue these interdisciplinary fields. Prismari mages use magic to weave the elements into their creations; they might juxtapose fire alongside paint, ceramics, or fabric, or they might choreograph elaborate works that unite a dancer's movements with gusts and eddies of air.

Perfection and Expression

Prismari's two deans carry the titles Dean of Perfection and Dean of Expression, and they often express the fundamental conflict of their philosophy as perfection versus expression—or, sometimes, as intellect versus emotion. What is the purpose of art? Is it to make people think things or make people feel things? Is it supposed to be carefully thought out or raw and spontaneous? Is mastery of art a matter of honing precise techniques to a point of perfection or of perfectly expressing a raw emotional state? Does art aspire to express universal truths or intensely personal ones?
The perspective of perfection focuses on technique, analysis, theory, aesthetics, and universal principles. It embraces intellect over emotion, strives to be thought-provoking and reflective, and aspires to mastery. Its mages tend to use elemental forces of cold, water, and wind.
The perspective of expression instead emphasizes the portrayal of personal emotional truths. Its mages value improvisation, innovation, and rule-breaking, and they often favor elemental magic using fire, lightning, and earth.

Prismari Scholars

Aesthemancer - studying abstract principles of beauty for insight into the workings of the multiverse - Perfection
Electrovisionary - wielding the forms of lightning as a paintbrush - Expression
Flamesinger - combining fire and music - Expression
Geosculptor - using earth and lava in volatile emotional displays - Expression
Heartrager - turning inner creative fire into personal strength - Expression
Ice sculptor - crafting ice and cold into immersive experiences - Perfection
Mistmage - shaping cloud, fog, and mist into lasting sculptures - Perfection
Muse channeler - projecting blasts of inspiration toward others - Expression
Opusmancer -  creating magical effects on a monumental scale - Perfection
Spectacle mage - hurling stormy displays into the sky - Expression
Waterbinder - shaping water into animated elemental forms - Perfection
Zephyrist - weaving wind with dance - Perfection