Gregory Tumbleton University
Gregory Tumbleton University is a prestigious university located in the small town of Tumbleton in the Western Heartlands of Northwest Faerun.
Purpose / Function
The university was constructed by Gregory Tumbleton in order to create a desired place of academic learning that wasn't bound to the major metropolitan areas.
Courses include relgious studies, history, and various sciences and magics, as well as officer and martial training for future military leaders.
Defenses
The most well known aspect of the university is its Aethercore, a magical protective dome that covers the entire institution. Only individuals that have been marked by the Aethercore can pass through its protective shielding, though marked individuals can also "hold open" a section of the dome in a sense to allow nonmarked individuals through.
All students and faculty of Tumbleton University are marked in this way.
History
In 1491, the Aethercore of the university was stolen by Don Rel, the leader of the reformed Cult of the Dragon that had taken a position within the university's faculty in order to steal the Aethercore. This theft coincided with the Raid on Tumbleton, that marked the official start of the Great Dragon War.
The university's role in the war was not over, however, as multiple students from the school would go on to form the Breadwinners, the heroic group that ended the war, thanks in no small part to their ability to bypass the Aethercore's barrier, which had been relocated to the Well of Dragons.
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