Arcanix: Academy of the Arcane

About the adventure

Peace at last! The 100-Year War is over—ended just five years ago by the Treaty of Thronehold. The nations of Khorvaire are totally getting along now. No one’s stockpiling magical weapons, no one's spying on their neighbors, and definitely no one’s funding rogue magical research to gain the upper hand. Definitely not. Everything’s Fine(™) But that’s not your problem. Yet. Right now, your focus is on Arcanix—Aundair’s legendary academy of arcane excellence, finally reopening its doors to international students for the first time in a century. It’s your chance to rise, to make a name for yourself, and maybe to become something dangerous. You’ve got three years. That’s it. In that time, you’ll need to climb the school’s competitive ranking system: Copper → Silver → Gold → Platinum. The higher you go, the better the quests, the stronger the spells, the shinier the gear—and the more the world starts to notice you. And just a heads up: tuition is 20,000 gold per year. You cannot buy your way in. You must earn it—by adventuring, gaining a scholarship from someone important, or by finding clever ways to make coin. Whether you’re slaying beasts, cracking magical crimes, or selling enchanted snacks, you’ll be working for every copper. When you pass the entrance exam (surviving it is a good start), you’ll be assigned to a Coterie—a squad of fellow students you’ll be bound to for the entire length of your schooling. You’ll rise together, fall together, fail together… or graduate as legends. If one of you stumbles, the whole Coterie takes the hit. Teamwork isn’t optional—it’s survival. But the school isn’t just a dungeon crawl in disguise. Arcanix is alive with factions, each with their own values, agendas, and backroom deals: The Vanguard – militant, honorable, and obsessed with victory. Merchants of Fortune – clever negotiators and a guild of artisans who know how to make magic pay. The Conclave – Future popes and religious leaders of the church of tomorrow. The Red Ledger – spies, assassins, and shadowy tacticians playing a longer game. The Archivists – seekers of truth, even the kind that bites back. The Syndicate – Arcane smugglers, rebels, and misfits. The Ensemble – masters of performance, manipulation, and information. Your final test? The legendary Trials of the Ninefold Path—a magical gauntlet of skill, power, and wits, held before a live audience of representatives from every nation. Those who succeed graduate as mages, ready to be snapped up by Houses, nations, and shadowy patrons alike. Those who fail… don’t usually get invited back. They’re rarely still breathing anyway. You can’t buy power here. You can’t fake your way to the top. And you sure as hell can’t do it alone. So grab your spellbook, rally your Coterie, and get ready. Arcanix awaits.