Collegia

Six grand institutions of learning were established by Arthicril during the reign of the early Genari Empire. These academies were specialized in their fields, each having supreme authority to instruct on a subject. Within each of the Collegia, a wide number of scholastic, monastic and militant orders were established, the most widely known being the White Scribes.

In exchange for their fealty and trust, the Emperor often gave generous rewards to the families that sent their scions to these institutions of learning to be educated by Imperial standards.

Imperial Collegium
This was the first and foremost of the great Collegia. The Imperial Collegium was founded in the imperial city of Both-Grammal. It taught subjects of statecraft, diplomacy, language, law, and history. The Imperial Collegium was the home of the White Scribes. It was lost during the Shattering, falling from the sky upon the mountainside like the rest of the city. What knowledge that remains is scattered about the great Desolation.

Orichalcum Collegium
Founded in XXX, the Collegium of Tides taught matters of the sea. They specialized in naval tactics, maritime commerce and trade, astronomy, water and weather magic.

Iron Collegium
The Emperor placed the Iron Collegium in the heartland of the Crown. The kingdom of Randyl is home of the Academy of War. The Iron Collegium teaches mastery in the arts of dueling, strategy, tactics, engineering, and battle magic.

Copper Collegium
The academy of artisans. Founded in the city of Dar-Sudri, the institute is home to many master craftsmen. The Copper Collegium transformed the mountain terraced city into a wonder of engineering and craftsmanship. The academy teaches trades, commerce, and artifice.

Silver Collegium
Founded in Adara, the Silver Collegium is dedicated to the esoteric studies such as dream-shaping, planar theory and travel, conduct with dreamspawn, and medicine.

Golden Collegium
As a gesture of goodwill and amity with their Bankaru allies, the Genari Emperor placed this school in the heart of their plateau. It was a shining bastion of culture Bankaru, Faltheran and Genari alike. The Golden Collegium instructed on the subjects of the art, music, performance, and literature. It was lost under the New Sea during the Shattering, its vast stores of cultural relics resting on the sea floor.