Faculty of Strixhaven University
Power Heirarchy at Strixhaven.
5 Founding Dragons
Voice of the Founders (Thaia) & Oracle of Strixhaven (Jadzi)
Council of Deans
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Instructors
Staff
Pledgemage
Apprentice
Students
Maps
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Strixhaven University
At the birth of the plane, as the mana of two planes overlapped in conflicting ways, many forms of life adapted to the new structure, and many new forms of life were spawned. Five particularly powerful snarls of overlapping mana became luminous spheres, from which were hatched five dragons. The five elder dragons of Arcavios were born from these snarls, and millennia later they founded Strixhaven University at the epicenter of the snarls.[4] These dragons have become emblems of the magic of the plane, living symbols of the clashing forces of the five dichotomies. The Founder Dragons were the first to master the magic of the five enemy color combinations. When the humanoid races arose, at first the dragons were angered that mortals would try to harness the wild forces of magic, but they came to realize that only through disciplined study would magic be in safe hands. So, centuries ago, the dragons founded an institution devoted to the study of the five mana dichotomies, and that institution is what we now know as Strixhaven. The five colleges were based around the magic mastered by each of those dragons. To this day, the Founder Dragons roam the plane, the five deadly sages of the skies. They no longer associate directly with Strixhaven, preferring to let the deans of the college speak in their stead. The dragons' wisdom is vast, but their tempers can be short. Mages seek them out only to learn the most elusive of secrets. -
Arcavios
The plane has two suns, called Karu and Ezza. Thousands of years ago, what was once two planes of existence, two completely different worlds, merged bizarrely and uniquely. When the worlds merged, their essences overlapped, but they did not overlap perfectly. The leylines of each world, the conduits of mana, overlaid with opposing elements of mana, rather than with their match. This resulted in a particularly unique twist on the magic of the plane. Each of these magical incongruities formed a small region called a snarl, where the effects are most apparent. The five elder dragons of Arcavios were born from these snarls, and millennia later they founded Strixhaven University at the epicenter of the snarls.
Founding Date
788
Type
Education, Magic
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Leader Title
Founders
Location
Controlled Territories
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