[Parsulan] Abraxad Academy

The Abraxad Academy of Magic is the oldest institute of arcane study on the continent of Parsulan. Nestled within the protective boundary of the Weird Wood, the magi of Abraxad preserve magical traditions from the Age of High Magic and work to expand the bounds of traditional magic without resorting to magitechnology as has taken of the instruction at other institutions. "Magic is Art, not Engineering," the faculty proclaim with pride.

The Academy is entwined with the city of Abraxad, a municipality that is home to a number of former graduates, and practitioners of allied arts, as well as the typical artisans and workers found in any thriving town. Relations between the Academy and the townsfolk has never been better, owing to the unique structure of governance that unites the needs of both Academy and city under a central authority. Though historically there may have been tensions, students of the modern era are always welcome in local establishments.

Each student will join one of the Academy's seven colleges which are smaller academic communities within the larger whole where they will learn the fundamentals of magical practice and begin advancement within a particular school of magic. Each college has its distinct traditions and history of which new students will become forever a part. 

No discussion of the school would be complete without mention of the Archmagus, Verraine has presided over the school longer than many of its magi have been alive. Though none would be so rude as the enquire regarding the Archmagus's actual age, the older townsfolk are fond of pointing out fading wall mural in the over 300 year-old One-Eyed Grimalkin Tavern depicts an elvish woman who broadly resembles the Archmagus assisting in driving out a Fomori raiding party at the end of the Demon War.