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Council of Mages

The Hall of the Council of Mages

Location: The heart of the Arwonian College campus.

Function: The administrative center of the College (and, in their minds, the Kingdom).

Chancellor: Baron Iccasash Vorrash

The Architecture: The Honeycomb

The Hall is a marvel of acoustic and spatial magic, designed to amplify the voices of the powerful. It is a massive, cylindrical rotunda.

The Cells: The walls are lined with hexagonal chambers—the private offices of the Council Members. They rise in tiers, looking down on the central floor. Each cell is lavishly decorated to reflect the Speaker's school (e.g., the Evocation cell is constantly lit by smokeless torches; the Illusion cell shifts its decor daily).
The Floor: The center of the room is a polished obsidian debating floor. This is where the Speakers descend to make their arguments.
The Baron's Dais: Suspended slightly above the floor, on a simple platform of floating stone, sits the desk of Baron Chancellor Iccasash Vorrash. It is the only spot in the room that looks down on the floor but can see into every Cell.

The Politics: The Delusion of Nobility

The Council of Mages is composed of the Speakers (Heads of Schools) and Ministers (Deans). While they technically only run the university, the Speakers have convinced themselves they are the true nobility of Arwonia. They view King Arwon as a brilliant but absent eccentric, and the "Industrial Barons" (like Volan and Glimmerjaw) as mere laborers.

They dress in robes that cost more than a village. They demand to be addressed as "Your Eminence" or "Grand Magus." They hold hours-long debates about "The Metaphysical Implications of Tax Code 3B," treating curriculum changes like declarations of war.

The Factions

The Traditionalists (Abjuration/Evocation): Led by haughty High Elves who believe magic should be pure, expensive, and restricted. They constantly complain about the "vulgarity" of the Sky-Trains.
The Progressives (Transmutation/Conjuration): Led by younger, ambitious mages who want more funding for "projects" (schemes).
The Silenced: The Ministers (Deans) sit in the lower honeycomb cells. They are forbidden to speak unless summoned, seething as they watch the Speakers posture.
The Powerhouse: Speaker Yuka Asadon (Chronurgy). She rarely speaks. When she does, the room goes silent. She is the only one who doesn't play the game, which makes the others terrified of her.

The Baron's Amusement

Baron Chancellor Iccasash Vorrash sits at his floating desk, sorting through "Rate Sheets" and tax ledgers. He is the audience for their theater.

He does not hate the Council; he finds them hilarious.

Speaker Thalanil (Abjuration) slams his staff on the obsidian floor. "It is an insult! Baroness Glimmerjaw sent the crystals in a mule cart! A mule! For the School of Abjuration! We demand a teleportation circle be established immediately!"

Baron Vorrash doesn't look up from his ledger. "A Teleportation Circle costs 50,000 gold pieces to establish, Speaker. The mule cart costs 4 copper per mile. Unless you wish to deduct the difference from the Abjuration faculty salaries?"

Thalanil sputters, turning purple. "You... you bean-counter! You strangle the Art!"

Vorrash chuckles, a dry, rasping sound. He signs a document. "I strangle the waste, Speaker. The mules stay. Next complaint."

To Vorrash, the Council is a cage of peacocks. He lets them scream, preen, and threaten. Then, he calmly denies their budget requests and approves the ones that actually make money. He is the only person in the room who knows that they are not ruling a kingdom; they are employees of a business, and he is the manager.

Arwonian College of the Arts: Leadership Roster

Current Year: 182

I. The Wizard Schools (The Traditionalists)

School

Speaker (Head of School)

Minister (Dean of Administration)

Notes

Evocation

Speaker Xarros Flame-Heart (Male Fire Genasi)

Minister General Hrogar (Male Retired Human)

SECRET: Xarros is a Vessel for a Devil. In Y112, he was appointed by a summoned fiend who slaughtered the previous leadership.

Abjuration

Speaker Thalanil Aethelgard (Male High Elf)

Minister Boddynock Nackle (Male Deep Gnome)

Thalanil obstructs everything; Boddynock actually runs the defenses.

Conjuration

Speaker Valen Thorne (Male High Elf)

Minister Silas Kimball (Male Human)

Silas spends his entire budget on containment circles.

Divination

Speaker Oriel Sight (Male Blind Human)

Minister Pello Tealeaf (Male Halfling)

Oriel claims to foresee budget cuts; Pello cooks the books.

Enchantment

Speaker Grimbold (Male High Elf)

Minister Nightbreeze (Male Tabaxi)

Grimbold is a sociopath in silk. Nightbreeze is terrified of him.

Illusion

Speaker Lystros Veil (Male Gnome)

Minister Fimble (Male Gnome)

The College Spy-Masters.

Necromancy

Speaker Shroud Necros (Male Human)

Minister Vilma Bone (Female Human)

SECRET: Rulers of Almadinat Almaytat Alhaya.

Transmutation

Speaker Midas Gold-Touch (Male Human)

Minister Eldrin (Male Alchemist)

Midas is obsessed with alchemy and gold.

Chronurgy

Speaker Yuka Asadon (Female Demigod)

Minister Zinvala Haniel (Female Drow)

The newest, most powerful, and most isolated school.

Graviturgy

Speaker Orion Void-Gaze (Male Astral Elf)

Minister Alaric (Male Vedalken)

Orion is aloof; Alaric manages the "Sky-Train" physics calculations.

Theurgy

Speaker Sage Taniyn (Female Demigod)

Minister Alexander Grove (Male Human)

Sub-Speaker: Erevan Amanodel (Male). The moral center of the Wizards.

II. The Sorcerous Bloodlines (The Blood Coalition)

Led by High Speaker Pyros Ashborn.

Origin

Speaker (Head of School)

Minister (Dean of Administration)

Notes

Draconic

Speaker Pyros Ashborn (Male Red Dragonborn)

Minister Scorch (Male Kobold)

Pyros is the High Speaker. Obsessed with lineage and blood purity.

Wild Magic

Speaker "Chaos" (Male Gnome)

Minister Flux (Male Changeling)

Their budget fluctuates randomly. Chaos often explodes.

Divine Soul

Speaker Caelum (Male Aasimar)

Minister Griffin (Male Human)

Arrogant. They claim they don't need books, only prayer.

Shadow Magic

Speaker Umbriel (Male Shadar-kai)

Minister Shade (Male Drow)

Rarely seen. The Minister handles all paperwork from the shadows.

Storm Sorcery

Speaker Gale (Male Human)

Minister Thunder (Male Air Genasi)

Loud. They hold classes on the roof during rainstorms.

Aberrant Mind

Speaker Xel (Male Kalashtar)

Minister Hive (Male Verdan)

Telepathic. They refuse to speak aloud in meetings.

Clockwork Soul

Speaker Tick (Male Warforged)

Minister Tock (Male Warforged)

The only school that always turns in paperwork on time.

III. The Pact Enclaves (The Warlock Coalition)

Led by High Speaker Malakor the Bound.

Patron

Speaker (Head of School)

Minister (Dean of Administration)

Notes

The Fiend

Speaker Malakor the Bound (Male Tiefling)

Minister Brimstone (Male Tiefling)

Malakor is the High Speaker and the College's best lawyer.

The Archfey

Speaker Vesper (Male Eladrin)

Minister Bloom (Male Satyr)

Vesper changes rules based on the season.

Great Old One

Speaker Void-Whisper (Male Human)

Minister Silence (Male Kenku)

Minister Silence mimics the voices of the mad students.

The Hexblade

Speaker Kaine (Male Human)

Minister Edge (Male Hexblood)

Kaine is obsessed with the Armory; Edge sharpens the quills.

The Celestial

Speaker Solon (Male Aasimar)

Minister Halo (Male Human)

Solon constantly files complaints against Malakor (Fiend) and Necros (Undead).

The Genie

Speaker Marid (Male Water Genasi)

Minister Coin (Male Earth Genasi)

The wealthiest school. They try to buy votes.

The Fathomless

Speaker Tide (Male Triton)

Minister Deep (Male Sea Elf)

They demand their section of the college be flooded.

The Undying

Speaker Rot (Male Reborn)

Minister Dust (Male Dhampir)

Dangerous Alliance: Rot almost always votes with Shroud Necros (Necromancy).

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