Brookmere Wizard’s College

One of the few openly declared schools of magic in the Lost Lands, the Brookmere Wizard’s College possesses an extensive library and a few powerful mages, but, in truth, most of the students here possess little skill and are often children of wealthy families sent to learn control over their meager powers and to bring some enhanced reputation to their family. Students here are required to take oaths of allegiance to the school, which, in turn, swears to aid the city when needed. While some of the students are not powerful enough to find apprenticeship with more powerful mages, the number of students here makes the school a formidable addition to the protection of the city as a whole. Lady Aerlyn presently controls the school and its faculty.
Rumors about Archmage Hariodolbus and the school that he began more than 2,000 years ago abound. Possessing magical knowledge and abilities far beyond any normal mage, he is said to have founded the school here as a way to spread his knowledge and to help other mages discover their true powers. Truth, as in many cases, is darker and stranger than the stories that are now told. Archmage Hariodolbus was beholden to a demon for the powers he was given and needed to sacrifice someone of magical talent once each year to maintain his powers and keep the demon at bay. The school was started simply to collect likely candidates so the archmage could find one that wouldn’t be missed. Few know the truth behind the school, but the building itself contains many secret rooms, some tainted with dark and evil magic.