Silverquill College

The curriculum of Silverquill College revolves around words, encompassing literature (including fiction, essays, drama, and poetry), languages, linguistics, oratory, rhetoric, and dramatic performance. Students from other colleges often take Silverquill courses to improve their communication skills, learning to speak and write more effectively about their primary field ofstudy. Silverquill and Prismari see overlap in the area of performing arts, with Silverquill emphasizing verbal performance and Prismari focusing more on dance and otherforms of movement. The two deans of Silverquill are called the Dean of Radiance and the Dean of Shadow, highlighting the college’s use of metaphor in describing its philosophical differences. The metaphor of radiance and shadow takes concrete form in Silverquill magic, as students learn to manifest brilliant light or inky darkness with their spells. The fundamental argument among Silverquill’s scholars centers on the purpose of communication. Is it to help others or further a personal agenda? Does literature selflessly better society or selfishly advance one’s own goals?

Radience and Shadow

The college’s perspective of radiance envisions language as sunlight emanating from the speaker or writer to illuminate others and make the world a brighter place. Mages who embrace this view use their language skills—and their magic—to uplift and empower others, to shine light on the evils ofsociety, and to inspire the best in those around them.
The college’s perspective of shadow focuses onthe power of language to stab, to expose stinging truths, and to obfuscate secrets. The magic of shadow mages often manifests as bolts or blades of darkness or blotches of flowing ink, and its effects range from a sting of shame to an assault on the target’s life energy.

Silverquill Scholars

Bantermage - using incisive observation to pierce rivals' confidence - Shadow
Duskmage - conjuring inky voids of shadow magic- Shadow
Inkcaster - summoning living inklings to service- Shadow
Lumimancer  bringing light to bear on shameful situations and holding corrupt institutions to account - Randiance
Shadewing - forming weapons from darkness to slice and stab at foes- Shadow
Silvertongue - bathing others in the light of inspiring words- Randiance
Vainglory - wielding the power of a perfectly crafted compliment to enhance a person’s best qualities- Randiance
Warsinger - stirring hearts through poetic performance and song- Randiance