Question about magic schools in Ulthuan

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Daelas of Avelorn
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Question about magic schools in Ulthuan

#1 Post by Daelas of Avelorn »

Is the white tower of Hoeth the only one magic academy on Ulthuan or there are more magic academies all around the ten kingdoms and the White Tower is just the most important?
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I think mages from outside the Tower are trained more on a one to one basis (master and apprentice style)
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#3 Post by Prince of Spires »

It's probably a bit of both.

In the official lore, there is only mention of the white tower.

But it also mentions that all HE have a gift for magic, and that the most gifted of them end up at the white tower studying to become mage. Also, there is a fair bit of rivalry between the different kingdoms. I can't imagine that the other kingdoms want to be completely dependent on another kingdom for something as important as magic.

So there are bound to be other places of magical study in the different kingdoms. Though I suspect that for high magic you need to be in the white tower to study it.

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#4 Post by Aicanor »

Historically, White Tower is rather new establishment. It is safe to suppose that there were other means to study magic before it was built. And a mage like Caledor Dragontamer was not from Saphery at all, so I'd say they have no patent on magic education. I would think of Hoeth as the most prestigious 'university' out there.
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#5 Post by Davariel »

The Dragon Mages are a good example of a group of magic users exclusive to one of the other kingdoms, one that seems to have more to do with instinct and natural talent than academic training (and possibly has something to do with the dragons themselves?).

I like to think each kingdom would have its own magical traditions kind of like the Dragon Mages, e.g. Avelorn mages might draw on life magic, while mages from Nagarythe focus on shadow magic. That's just my speculation though :)
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