The Collegium

The Collegium sits on top of the western cliffs of the island Vale. This is the highest part of the island, the land sloping steeply away in a crescent to the east ending in the harbor city Noctua, falling suddenly and fatally away to the west. The view from the higher floors of the Collegium is truly astounding; on a clear day one can see the green top of the island of Tildaran on the horizon, far out in the middle of the Airus sea.

The Collegium itself is an impressive collection of buildings. It was established some 200 years previously by mages from each kingdom, as part of the New Peace, an agreement by the kingdoms of the inland sea to end their constant warring and reopen trade.

As part of the historic peace treaty the mages carved out a place for themselves, claiming Vale Island as neutral ground and claiming a small portion of each kingdom’s wealth as a yearly tithe to support the spread of knowledge.