Azure Arcanum Curriculum

The purpose of this document is to allow potential students to understand the different paths to completing a degree within the college.

Contents

General Foundations (for all first-year students)

• Arcane Theory & Ley Fundamentals
• Rune Inscription & Magical Script
• Basic Spellcraft (Cantrips, 1st-circle spells)
• Aether Conductance (how magic flows through body & environment)
• Ethics & Responsibilities of Power

Major Schools of Magic (Arcane Paths)

Students choose a primary focus in their second year. All are supported by specialized labs and professors.

• Abjuration: Wards, barriers, protection glyphs
• Conjuration: Summoning, planar studies, small portals
• Divination: Scrying, tide & sky augury
• Enchantment: Charm, compulsion, resonance with the mind
• Evocation: Controlled destructive forces — lightning, storms, sea-fire
• Illusion: Mirage craft, woven performances
• Necromancy: Memory echoes, careful handling of spirits, ocean burial rites
• Transmutation: Material alteration, coral shaping, enchanted alloys

Primal & Nature Magic

For druids, rangers, or wizards exploring natural forces.

• Herbalism & Sea Alchemy
• Wildshape Adaptations (especially aquatic)
• Weather Influence & Seasonal Rites (often taught on cliff terraces)

Bardic Colleges

Integrated into campus life, with dedicated instructors and performance halls.

• College of Echoes (unique): Mastery of resonance over water & air
• College of Lore: Story, hidden histories, general mastery
• College of Glamour: Festival arts, illusions, commanding presence
• College of Valor: Battle magics, rallying displays
• College of Whalesong (regional): Drawing on songs of leviathans & sea spirits

Specialized Electives & Programs

• Sirenic Phonetics (mimicking enchantments of sea creatures)
• Cartography of Deep Ley Lines
• Runic Instrument Crafting (harps, horns, drums)
• Coral Weaving (living structures)
• Aquatic Familiar Husbandry (lantern otters, dream eels)

Graduation & Trials

• Practical Thesis: spell demonstration, illusion performance, or enchanted creation
• Ley Mastery Trials for advanced apprentices
• Bardic capstone performances, often staged in the Tide Theater

Typical Progression