Oxenfurt

Oxenfurt is a Redanian city located on the northern shore of the Pontar river and southeast of Novigrad. It is famous for its Academy, which is the largest in the Northern Kingdoms.  

Overview

  It is a bustling and bawdy haven for students, artists, scholars, and freethinkers. Here the young reign supreme (in spirit, if not always in fact), with a mug of something strong in hand as they blaze new trails in fashion and thought, confident that the rest of the world will soon follow.

History

  First Landing   The area where Oxenfurt stands was originally inhabited by the elves. When the humans arrived during the First Landing elves abandoned the area. Humans built a city in place of the original settlement, with some elven buildings surviving to modern era.   Third Northern War   During the course of the Third Northern War the University was closed, and most of its faculty and students conscripted into the ranks of the Redanian Army. Those students and professors involved with the Faculty of Medicine and Herbology were instead 'invited' by King Radovid V to join the medics accompanying the army. The building is protected by witch hunters and soldiers.  

Academy of Oxenfurt

  Oxenfurt Academy is a renowned higher education facility located in the Redanian city of Oxenfurt. Founded by Nicodemus de Boot, its main academic rival is the Imperial Academy in Nilfgaard.   One of the Academy's more notable achievements was the renovated elven aqueduct, which served as an experimental sewage treatment plant, of dubious reputation. The Philosophers' Gate guards the entrance, requiring one to sign into a guest book before entry.