Arcanastra

Prerequisite

• You must pay a small fee of 500gp, and fill out a large stack of paperwork detailing your current place of residence, the duration of your stay within the country, your favored school of magic, the highest circle of magic you are able to cast, your name, your birth date, your birth place, any allegiances to guilds/nations/or otherwise you possess, and the list goes on with similar questions. The fee is sometimes waved depending on the current arch mage, abundance of funds, connections to the college, and so on.

• Ability to cast arcane spells or passing a typical examination that includes arcane theory or musical theory (DC 10 Intelligence (Arcana) or Intelligence (Performance) check, respectively.)
• A Templar must possess the Mage Slayer feat.
• Payment towards the college equaling 250gp for a Practitioner, this fee is waved for Templar.

Faction Equipment Package

• Arcanastrum Pin, Scholarly Robes, Badge of Adherence, Spellcasting Focus, Book: The Spheres of Magic; an Introduction.
• Arcanastrum Pin, Arcanastra Tabard, Badge of Adherence (if arcane caster), Book: Templar's Codex.

Faction Benefits

• Arcane Student: The character gains access to one wizard or bard cantrip of their choice, their spellcasting ability for this spell is Intelligence or Charisma, once this is chosen it cannot be changed. The character may cast this cantrip as long as they wear their faction signifier, even if they do not possess the spellcasting feature.
• Attribute Cap Increase: +2 Intelligence or Charisma; This boosts the maximum of an ability score, but not the score itself.
  Tool Proficiencies: 1 Musical Instrument or Artisan Tool of your choice.

Faction Signifier

• The character can cast one additional 1st level spell per long rest while they are wearing this clasp. If removed the wearer must wait twenty-four hours after putting the clasp back on before they gain this additional spell slot back
• The character increases their maximum Sorcery Points or Bardic Inspirations by one for as long as this clasp is worn.
• The character increases the DC of their spells from one school of their choice, by one for as long as this clasp is worn.
• The character increases their Intelligence or Charisma score by one for as long as this clasp is worn; this does not stack with other magic items that increase either of these ability scores.

Ranks

1. Agate; Student
2. Garnet; Collegiate
3. Amethyst; Alumni
4. Topaz; Preceptor
5. Emerald; Kyrios
6. Sapphire; Augur
7. Ruby; Archmage
8. Diamond; Archantos

Goals

• Maintain magical order within Calbesh
• Study the Arcane Arts in furtherance of Arcanstra
• Ensure the citizens of Calbesh are protected from magic.

Tenets

• The willing creation and animating of the undead is abhorrent and cannot be tolerated, turn necromancers that seek to raise death to the side of creation, if unable stamp out the blotch on Calbesh so that no one else will feel what once transpired.
• Pursue magic and knowledge, but stray not from that path of creation into the forbidden arts.
• Safeguard the secrets of the realm, maintain order and silence thoughts that would bring about chaos.
• Do not harm innocent citizens of Calbesh, your magic is a weapon and careless action can cause more hurt than to just yourself.
• Heed your elders, but remain vigilant. The wisdom of age and station has shown them much, but even the wise can be blind.

Fees