General Curriculum:
These are the bulk of student studies year in and year out. As they advance through the ranks of the Institute their coursework and curriculum will progress depending on their talent and proficiency.
Abjuration: Spells that Block, Banish, or Protect - Called an Abjurer. Taught by Lillura.
Conjuration: Spells that bring creatures or materials to the caster - Called a Conjurer. Taught by Mos'em.
Divination: Spells that reveal information - Called a Diviner. Taught by Depha Roksana Vadten.
Enchantment: Spells that imbue the recipient with some property or grant the caster power over another being - called an Enchanter. Taught by Nil'haia.
Evocation: Spells that manipulate energy or create something from nothing - Called an Evoker. Taught by Samcenu Tracha
Illusion: Spells that alter perception or create false images - Called an Illusionist. Taught by Zhennavieve LaCroix
Necromancy: Spells that manipulate, create, or destroy life or life force - Called a Necromancer. Taught by Smout'n.
Transmutation: Spells that transform the recipient physically or change its properties in a more subtle way - Called a Transmuter. Taught by Illia zio leli.
General/Universal Spell Craft: Not a school, but a category for spells all wizards can learn.
Select Courses:
These are specified courses that students must take. A Select Course of study is normally chosen in the first year of attendance and then studied continuously up and even through graduation. Normally only a single course is chosen due to the intense demands required of the Wizard, but a double course-load has been taken before, though caution is advised.
Bardic Magic: Spells crafted from the magic of song, this class is reserved for only Bards. These spells follow strict verbal components and are generated through the voice/instrument of the caster, negating the requirement for a spell book. The Bard is responsible for the purchase and maintenance of his/her instrument. Taught by Bianca Van Blaudin.
Shadow Magic: This is magic that centers around The Corpus Umbra - the Plane of Shadow. Volatile and highly dangerous, Apprentice class students and below are not permitted to practice shadow magic without being properly overseen by a Mage level or higher Superior. Those who ignore the restrictions of casting this magic and are caught will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including expulsion. Taught by Natolii Soulbinder Tanner
Spell Craft: This class teaches young wizards how to build their own spells. A majority of the magic used is recycled labor centuries old, but new spells are still being crafted daily. The challenging part of this class is that, due to the amount of spells already in existence, finding new magic is nearly impossible. Students who are able to come up with an original spell result and formulate it into spell craft are normally touted as Wizards of great esteem. Taught by Marius Mistmark, Ulyssa Mistmark .
Alchemy: This class revolves around the creation of incredible substances without the use of magic. An alchemist can identify potions and brews of a magical nature as well as combine them for unique results without fear of damage or injury. Alchemists can also make alchemists fire, antidotes and antitoxins if given the required ingredients.
Item Craft: This course is actually broken into a variety of sub-courses due to the amount of item creation specific to wizardy. All Novitiate class Wizards of the Institute are required to take Item Craft: Wand in their first semester. Beyond that, they sub-courses include but are not limited to: Potions, Staffs, Rings, Scrolls, Universal, and Armor and Weaponry.
Elemental Magic: This course is broken into four Sections - Earth, air, fire, water - and from there is broken into several other subsections including Ice, Ash, Smoke, etc. Elementalists predominantly inhabit these classes, though it is highly encouraged that non-elementalists partake in these studies to have a better understanding of elemental magic, and thus a greater clarity on how to defend, dispel and combat this powerful arcana.
Earth - Praysin
Air - Kysina
Water - Naveah Lyricstar
Fire - Menolymus
Elite Focus
These classes differ from standard core classes because these classes are not selected. These classes are not requested, but arranged before the start of the semester when a wizard is approached by the Master or Mistress of the class.
Planar Magic: This course goes over a variety of different variables, including planar magic, creatures, travel and engineering. Students in this class will be exposed to all sort of off-plane phenomenon, from the winds of Pandimonium to the frozen waste of Cania. This may, in fact, be the schools most dangerous course. Taught by Satariel Shah.
Black Magic: This class revolves around magic of a more malevolent nature. There are only a select few who can take this class due to the unholy demand it puts upon one's body, and by the time this study has ended there is always a change in the caster. Always. This course will go over spell effects that bring suffering and negative energy, create/summon/develop undead and demonic creatures, as well as Soul Magic - arcana designed to imprison, damage, or utterly destroy the spiritual essence of creatures. Taught by Arkon Daraul.
White Magic: This class is centered around a more virtuous outlook on magic. While this sort of study is normally reserved for ecclesiastic casters (Priests, Clerics, and Paladins), there are many masters of arcana who theorize that the essence of magic can be defined as good and evil, and that White Magic is the result of this belief. These spells inspire hope, joy, positive emotions and energies, along with alleviating suffering and strife, and the summoning or improving celestial or 'goodly' creatures. Taught by Tora Deron.