Sunrise Manor

Public Agenda

Sunrise Manor is a school of magic that was founded in direct response to the Sisterhood of Sword and Sorcery. Its founder believed that a school of magic should be able to survive the loss of its head, that not all of its knowledge should be embodied in one individual. They felt vindicated in this when the Sisterhood fell during the First Darkrider Incursion.

History

At the time of their founding, schools of magic weren't problematic. When magic was still a common thing, there were several schools around Keverynn that taught its use. The most dominant one was the Sisterhood of Sword and Sorcery. There was also the Four Winds school, the Anitella College of the Arcane, Arcaril Academy of Sorcery, Sunrise Manor, and Stormy Grove University of Enchanters. There were other schools localized to small towns.
Prior to the First Darkrider Incursion, Sunset Manor was able to operate more or less with impunity, though they had to exercise some caution after Grandmaster Bilayna Kethnavi forced the dragons and wyvern to exist on separate sides of the continent in 661. That action did't earn the Sisterhood any favour with them and the two organizations have been at odds ever since.
Once the Darkriders rose to power on the western side of the River Arcetes in 720, things became much more difficult for the school to operate. The Darkriders, it seemed, had little tolerance for mages they couldn't directly control and took to outright killing any they found that wouldn't join their cause. These actions forced the Manor to begin operating in secret, spreading out across Keverynn.
They are still officially headquartered in Xanatu but only the Director and her personal staff remain at the manor itself. The majority of the teaching staff roam, either in search of students or in the process of teaching the ones they already have.

Founding Date

464

Type

Education, Magic

Leader

Janayla fen Jalora

Leader Title

Director

Location

Xanatu

Related Ranks & Titles

• Director