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1. #1Organization - Institute of Manaskaldselective

   Keys: Manaskald

   Institute of Manaskald Type: Magical College Location: On the border of the Enchanted Forest. North of Silverstead. Terrain: Dense, Hostile Forest. Magic wildlife. Dangerous Fauna. Faelan. Headmaster: Summary: A massive castle of spiraling towers tucked away in a dense Enchanted Forest. Hundreds of students come from all over for those who can afford it or those whom have magical skills that must be tamed. The incredibly hostile forest around the institute has many rare and exotic creatures all split up with careful terrain management in natural enclosures. The only safe way in and out from the Institute is a massive teleportation pad maintained by the school.

2. #2Manaerial Natural Arts Studyselective

   Keys: Natural, Elemental, Arcane, Illusion, Fire, Air, Earth, Water, Cold, Elementalism · Secondary: Arts

   Natural Manaerial Arts Summary: Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Arcane, Illusion were all some of the first magic domains Mortals ever wielded and predates recorded history. Elemental magic specifically is one of the easiest to interface with and cast through any given means for most humanity. Godless Dwarf, young Elf, Drowkin and many others have a harder time accessing elemental magic. Example School Directory: Fire, Cold, Water, Earth, Air, Arcane, Illusion Forbidden Schools: Elementalism,

3. #3Manaerial Dark Arts Studyselective

   Keys: Dark, Death, Pestilence, Shadow, Necromancy, Echomancy, Blood, Decay, Irreverent Consumption · Secondary: Arts

   Dark Manaerial Arts Summary: Undead Physiology, The Necromancer Protocol, The Pact. Undead Physiology, The Necromancer Protocol, The Pact. Most of the darkest magic came about in the aftermath and recession of the Demon Invasion, a wealth of forbidden knowledge left by invaders, things not inherently evil but used in dastardly spells of questionable morals. Drowkin and creatures align with Shadow's domain have an easier time casting these than all others. There are many more specific terrible schools of spells but most keep the knowledge to themselves for obvious reasons. Example School Directory: Death, Pestilence, Shadow, Necromancy, Echomancy, Forbidden Schools: Blood, Decay, Flesh, Bone, Irreverent Consumption,

4. #4Manaerial Holy and Light Arts Studyselective

   Keys: Holy, Light, Merciful Cantor, Fury Fire, Lunar Scope, Redemption's Mantle, Moggron's Burning · Secondary: Arts

   Holy and Light Manaerial Arts Summary: The will of unified belief condensed into power, the sun, mass belief in deities or even commonly held superstitions coalesce into power itself. The warmth of the sun that Lumenaria circles is one of the oldest, most commonly worshiped 'natural' gods in places where it's presence touches. Other phenomenon and acts of creation between many mortals results in the same power of belief even on a smaller scale. Even among Holy and religious scholars there are intense disagreements on where gods centered around collectors of the Crimson Sun can have godly influence of their own. There are many minor, regional variants with difference based on specific godly domains. Example School Directory: Holy, Light, Merciful Cantor, Fury Fire, Forbidden Schools: Lunar Scope, Redemption's Mantle, Moggron's Burning, Lunar Scope,

5. #5Forbidden Arts Management Classselective

   Keys: Forbidden, Gravity, Time, Reality, Pain, Magical Alchemy, Lens Manipulation, Blood, Flesh, Bone, Elementalism · Secondary: Arts, Control, Schools

   Forbidden Arts Management Class Type: Education Course Summary: There are many obscure, hidden and dangerous magics that can corrupt ones connection to their Stellar Lens or corrupt a mortals Stellar Lens itself or have consequences too dire to experiment without careful deliberation. Most forbidden arts are such for drawing upon raw magic or the essence of the soul, and manipulation of another physical body permanently on a cellular level with no straight forward way to undo the affects on the Stellar Lens. Most of the courses handle how to contain and deal with forbidden knowledge while exporting the ruins of the world. While the schools are known within the Archive, the point of the class is management, not teaching the forbidden schools themselves. Example Schools: Gravity. Time. Reality. Pain. Magical Alchemy. Lens Manipulation, any magic that uses a mortals own Stellar Lens to manifest effects, Blood, Flesh, and Bone Control magic to change, rearrange and use telekinesis on a living creatures body. Elementalism, transmuting the self into pure mana.

6. #6Manaerial-Biological Physiology Study, Stellar Lens Researchselective

   Keys: Manaerial-Biological Physiology Study, Stellar Lens

   Manaerial-Biological Physiology Study AKA: Stellar Lens Research Type: Education Course Summary: The study of mana and it's impacts on mortals and the filter inherent to almost every soul bearing creature on earth, the Stellar Lens. In short every soul bearing creature has a thread of mana running through them, enabling feats of strength, growth and spell casting. Without the lens, it disperses into nothing, leading to run away magical disease and a withering. Many forbidden arts and dangerous, substances, weather, power, or repeated mana sickeness can permanently corrupt this lens, usually to detrimental effects. It's much easier to break than it is to heal once already corrupted or damaged.

7. #7Alchemy and Practical Herbalismselective

   Keys: Alchemy and Magical Herbalism Class

   Alchemy and Magical Herbalism Class Forbidden Arts Management Class Type: Education Course Summary: All things alchemical, herbs and rare materials with magical effects being combined into tinctures, edible and drinkable forms. Cooking also falls under this camp, as excellent meals with magical ingredients can impart unique effects different from distilled potions with singular purposes.

8. #8Cosmology Studyselective

   Keys: Cosmology

   Cosmology Type: Study Summary: The painstaking, quiet work of reading the stars, documenting what's out there and extrapolating how regions may be effected when under different signs, anticipating the rises of different traits based on the stars in the sky and their constellations. While it's important work, it's not as flashy as many other studies and as such gets less attention and funding.

9. #9Novice Studiesselective

   Keys: Novice, Faefire

   Novice Studies Summary: Usually taught by the botanical and beast specialist of the institute, Mrs. Faefire. These courses go straight into important safety procedures to stay safe on the rest of the campus before exploring some of the local fauna, hazardous plants and animals within the nearby forests. Completing a course grants a merit, merits granting increasing access to more nuanced, complicated and dangerous fields, spell school and research materials access. There are several floors in the central voidspace elevator dedicated to hosting a massive collection of plants of living animals all within simulated full scale biospaces. These floors are also the most popular for Faelan creatures, enjoying the variety of Eurudia, Darklands and Nyatikan Plateau creatures.

10. #10Intermediate Studiesselective

    Keys: Intermediate

    Intermediate Studies Summary: The bulk of spellcasting falls here, once a pupil has collected their safety essentials merits, students are free to attend a variety of Instructors lessons and lectures on spell school. Attendance isn't mandatory but it's often very handy to know the practical application from others when adventuring or staying safe in the dangerous world abroad, as well as more advanced and dangerous spell schools necessitating merits in Arcane Fundamentals and Manaerial Exchange Basics

11. #11Master Studiesselective

    Keys: Master

    Master Studies Summary: Incredibly Deadly creatures, monstrosities, terrible magic schools, curses, demonic creatures, knowledge of certain Gods and Unexplainable Phenomena are all here. Though the Institute does well to keep its students safe, prolonged time with Master's studies is incredibly dangerous and only mage's or high rank adventurer's attend. Gathering every merit gives a student an opportunity to apply as an instructor and guide the future generations of Institute scholars for years to come.

12. #12Faculty Clearanceselective

    Keys: Faculty Clearance, Manaskald

    Faculty Clearance Type: Security Clearance Summary: Instructors are in charge of narrow specific fields. Very few and rare administrators have access to everything along side the Director.

13. #13Institute Private Research - Stellar Lens Researchdisabledselective
14. #14Institute Private Research - The Bloodwell and The Crimson Sundisabledselective

    Research paper excerpt on the Bloodwell and Crimson Sun. Author: (REDACTED) Type: Institute Classified Research Summary: "As far as we can tell, all demonic powers are fueled by the same source, the Crimson Sun. Currently we've yet to meet a Keeper of the Crimson Sun that wasn't hostile or willing to delay combat before any questioning could be had. On the flipside, the Collectors, Sucubus, Incubus, and other minor neutral demons are everywhere in the mortal realm and are more than available to describe their experiences casting with demonic energies. We suspect the Crimson Sun and the Bloodwell are the same thing seen from different perspectives, which begs the question... where is it? For the Bloodkin we meet have never been to hell, yet describe a massive hollowed space in rock and a civilization built around the swirling red glow of a liquid substance. And the limited references from demons talk of a frozen hellscape turned warm under a red glow, but never mention the Bloodwell itself. More research is needed!!!"

15. #15Institute Private Research - Eud and Eud'Thuliandisabledselective

    Keys: Eud, Eud'Thulian
16. #16Institute Private Research - Unexplained Phenomenondisabledselective
17. #17Illness - Mana Sicknessselective

    Keys: Mana Sickness

    Mana Sickness AKA: Manaerial Feedback Type: Illness Summary: Casting too much or beyond ones capacity can cause a mortals Stellar Lens to over saturate inducing symptoms such as headaches, nausea, seizures, unconsciousness, and eventually death. Repeated Mana Sickness can lead to Manaerial Diseases.

18. #18Illness - Manaerial Diseaseselective

    Keys: Manaerial Disease

    Manaerial Disease Type: Chronic Illness Summary: Manaerial diseases are a permanent corruption of a mortals Stellar Lens. In incredibly rare instances can have beneficial outcomes but the average, worst possible outcome is often going comatose.

19. #19Location - Botanical Study Roomselective
20. #20Location - Dormitoriesselective

    Keys: Boarding, room and board, dormitories

    Manaskald Dormitories Type: Institute Wing Summary: A large living quarters set aside for the students, faculty have their own rooms in other parts of the grounds. Essential amenities are provided, the 1st floor is a dedicated cafeteria and entertainment court to provide students with their daily amenities.

21. #21Location - Basement, Floor 1 - The Archive - Libraryselective

    Keys: archive, institute library

    The Archive Location: Institute of Manaskal's Basement, Floor 1 Archivist: Jennifer 'Jenny' Summary: All the knowlage of the Institute kept in a multichambered vault with an array of magical defenses combining the talents of every common race available sources of power. Enchantments, Dwarf runes, magical traps, even a rare Mwarf Golem is stationed before the Forbidden Chamber.

22. #22Entity - Faelan - Helpersselective

    Keys: helpers

    Faelan Helpers Type: Whimsical Good-Aligned Fae Creature Helpers Summary: The grounds have the approval of the Elf Lords and as such, the Faelan. Whimsical creatures of all kinds take care of the grounds of their own, phasing in and out of existence. Something causing playful trouble, though nothing with malice. Generally they are seen as ambient phantoms and ghosts, fairies and wisps.

23. #23Location - Room #245 - Dark Arts Instruction Room - Toxia's Studyselective

    Keys: Toxia's Study

    Room #245 AKA: Toxia Darkstorm's Study Location: 3rd Floor of the Institutes Central Tower. Summary: Despite being inside a tower, her study is massive. Lined with trophies of her exploits and conquests. Ominous stone snakes line the walls and shelves, acting as her eyes and ears over her horde of valuables. With large sections dedicated to demon summoning and other dangerous experiments with insulated, observable areas for safe viewing. There is roughly comfortable room for 30 pupils with their own belongings. There is a door connecting to her private quarters through multiple magical locks and buffer wards lining the walls. There are enchanted swords in the forms of katana, wakasashi, and scimitars all around. Various golden clad objects, skulls, preserved tails, vases with no labels, a huge plethora of odd trinkets all over.

24. #24From Student to Master - Instructorshipselective

    Keys: becoming an Instructor, Instructorship

    Instructorship Type: Accreditation Process Summary: A series of tests administered by the Director of the Institute on an applicant with all Institute merits applying to be an Instructor.

25. #25Role - Directorselective

    Keys: Director, Manaskald Leader
26. #26Role - Instructorselective

    Keys: Instructor, Teacher, Master

    Instructor AKA: Arts Master Type: Occupation Summary: Instructors have gathered every merit, then passed the Directors final tests, only then are offered a position as in-house Instructor

27. #27Role - Scholarselective

    Keys: Scholar Adept, Student-Adept, Pupil, Mage-In-Education

    Scholar Adept AKA: Student-Adept, Pupil, Mage-In-Education, Type: Occupation Summary: Most of the students are considered Scholar Adepts while on campus, whether they're sent from a foreign kingdom, of here of their own volition or paid for by the guild, no matter the origins all are considered equals under the eyes of the Faculty. Most pupils are Human and Kemonomimi with unique magical talents, but there are many others such as Elf, a few Orc, Drowkin, Eurudian Catfolk, Dwarf, Guild Sanctioned Demon's, Monster Girls and so on, there are many cases of attempts at 'reforming' normally dangerous monsters as well in mutual exchanges of safe keeping, board and access to education while allowing closer study in return. Finally, the faculty aren't cruel, and there is a section of pupils that perform tasks and menial, safe labor in return for a paid stay.

28. #28Role - Junior Scholarselective

    Keys: Junior Scholar, Junior Student, Junior Pupil, New-Mage

    Junior Scholar AKA: Junior Student, Junior Pupil, New-Mage, Type: Occupation Summary: The younger pupils of the school. There is a small, limited class of junior applicants for those with Stellar Lens destructive enough, or for parents wealthy enough, to afford tutorage at a young age. These classes are in a locked down area of the tower and well guarded with careful protocols, in return the teens are ensured a magical education that would make a prince of a small kingdom fume with jealousy. Often times, the Institute does take on royalty from foreign lands for a healthy sum of gold and political sway.

29. #29Merit ID and Access Systemselective

    Keys: Merit, merit

    Merit ID AKA: Institute of Manaskald Identification System Type: Object Summary: A small crystalline disk that hovers firm and close to the surface of clothes or bare skin, used as a badge without making contact with the bearer, every student and faculty member has one and every Merit ID has a unique code. The object shatters under manipulation of magic but is indestructible to physical damage and weightless. The object itself doesn't hold information, rather, it mirrors an output to a central relay, a main enchanted item deep within the campus, the magical reach of the device reaches far a crossed the sea, even covering the western half of the Darklands.

30. #30Manaskald Earned Requisition Item Ticketselective

    Keys: Manaskald Earned Reqution Item Ticket, Merit, MERIT

    Manaskald Earned Requisition Item Ticket Type: Institute of Manaskald Currency and Badging Summary: Short for Manaskald Earned Requisition Item Ticket, every lesson successfully completed grants a single Merit. Many additional rewards are given out for accomplishing certain milestones and tasks, allowing access to more of the Institute's resources to put towards a Mage-In-Training's own research projects as well as access to progressively more advanced and dangerous courses.

31. #31Role - Facultyselective

    Keys: Faculty

    Faculty AKA: Institute Groundskeeper Type: Occupation Appearance: The main Uniform is a full coverage white suit, the mask of which obscures identity. Looks prepared to wade into spell-fallout, pools or corrosive, tank a flaming building, or wade first into war. In stark contrast, they wear flare identifying their role... A Faculty Member will still be wearing their full suit as a chef, but with a big poofy chef's hat and an checkered apron. A Faculty Gardener would wear a big sun hat over his suit with a pair of big comical overalls, still wearing his full body suit under it all. A Faculty member assisting with physical education would have a sweat band on over their full coverage helmet and silken basketball shorts, again over their full body, white hazard style suit. Summary: There are many low level employees of the Institute, most are completely incapable of casting magic, or even have signs imprinted on their stellar lens granting resistances to magical influence. These are the cooks, the cleaners, the chefs, the muscle and the oil of the Institute's machine. When a demon summoning goes wrong, they throw themselves into the line of fire first to save the Scholars, when bandits attack or a beast of the Enchanted Forest goes on a rampage, the Faculty holds the line.

32. #32Sign - Dark Starselective

    Keys: Dark Star Sign

    Dark Star Sign Type: Birth Sign Summary: Any sign gone unrecorded or unobserved falls under the Dark Star Signs. Rare and usually imparts strange or powerful effects, or effects to specific many go their whole lives never activating the power of their sign.

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