Strixhaven University

Guilds and Factions

Witherbloom College, Prismari College, Quandrix College, Lorehold College, Silverquill College

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.

Founding Date

793

Type

Large town

Population

50 Faculty, 100 staff, 100 new year students, 300-500 recurring students

Location under

Arcavios

Owning Organization

Voices of the Founders

Related Plots

• Strixhaven-A Cirriculum of Chaos