Mage Realm

Capital:  The Academy

Population:  Extremely diverse, and constantly changing

Government:  Council of Magi

Currency:  Western

Religion:  Varied by race and Nationality

Imports:  General use items that cannot be grown or created, food, raw materials

Exports:  Magical sundries, items, books, and scrolls

National Languages:  Varied

National Alignment:  Varied

The mage realm exists in a plane parallel to the material one. The academy of sorcery is in the Mage Realm and it is the best place to learn the arts of wizardry. Most mages attend the academy during their early years. All schools are taught within the academy, and each student attends long enough to learn the basics in each school. In the case of specialists they must sacrifice time in one school to become more proficient in another.

The Mage Realm is ruled by a council of elder magi, one from each school of study, each being a master (specialist) in that school. Their alignments are varied, as are that of the students and those who come to use the academy’s facilities. Order is kept by a strictly enforced rule of non-combat within the realm. All teachers are specialists in the school they teach. Metamagic classes are held on a graduate basis for those who wish to learn a new metamagic feat.

Entering the Mage Realm

The Mage Realm can be entered from anywhere on the material plane by casting a specific planeshift spell that is attuned only the Mage Realm. All students are taught this spell upon graduation. It is a first level spell and can only be used to travel to and from the Realm. A potential student that is noticed by a mage traveling in the material plane is brought to the attention of the council. She is observed for a time until the council decides that she has potential for the art. The same mage who spoke for her will then approach the young person with the opportunity to become a wizard. If she accepts she then spends six months assisting her new sponsor in tasks such as laboratory work and research. This time will also be spent teaching the young person to read, if they do not already know how. At the end of this time the council does another evaluation after the sponsor gives a report on the last six months. If the council feels that the young one is a good candidate then she is brought to the Mage Realm, by her sponsor, for further education. The student generally does not see her sponsor again until graduation, though the sponsors usually keep a close eye on their charges.

Outsiders are only allowed into the Realm in extreme cases and only after the council has seen fit to invite them.