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Among arcane casters, there is a definite level of respect between mentors and students. After that, a person rises in the hierarchy depending on such things as magical contributions, discoveries, magical prowess, or accomplishing deeds that can be seen as impressive or admirable. The more valuable an asset you seem, the more respect you earn, and thus the higher in the unspoken hierarchy you sit.  Outside of arcane circles, the view of magic and mages will vary from place to place as well as person to person. But as a whole the general consensus is something along the lines of: Wizards are respected for the amount of time and dedication they give to their craft, Sorcerers are impressive but need a level of caution when dealing with due to them housing such raw power, and Warlocks....be wary of warlocks because who knows WHAT they traded to in order to obtain magical powers. 

No worries! Please ask all the questions you need! Hopefully, our responses are able to clear up our magic setup! When it comes magic, we are pulling from the Dungeons and Dragons classes. So, there are classes like druids or clerics whose magic comes from an entirely different place of origin - nature and the divine respectively. But those classes wouldn’t benefit from the likes of The College as the studies there are purely arcane in nature and would accept Wizards, Warlocks, and Sorcerers.  The majority of people across the continent of Wylderun are not able to do magic but every race is capable of producing someone that is able to harness the arcane. It can be an ancient line of wizards or a sorcerer that is entirely spontaneous. It can skip generations or pass on from mother to son, father to daughter. What divides the arcane casters is where they harness their craft from.  A sorcerer’s power for example comes from within as their magic is often found seeped in their bloodline. Or, like a wizard, it must be learned through intense study to be able to manipulate the external magic surrounding them.   

Yes, there are. Some areas such as Hvannar and Islwyn rely mostly on oral traditions or apprenticeships from older, wiser casters. But in other areas, the College does have some schools to teach spellcasters about their gifts. It also offers funding for those desiring to delve into various areas of magical researches. So a person does not necessarily need to attend one of these schools to master their gifts. However if you happen to attend the College, it gets you a certain level of certification and rapport - especially if someone of political importance does seek out your aid.

Welcome back! There is definitely a chance for such positions to be taken up but nothing is official yet. We’re leaving it up to our members to decide whether or not they would like to have a connection to a Court Mage/Mage advisor. So a spellcaster can have a varying degrees of importance if they happen to pick up that role. They can be an advisor to a Guild Master, to a Clan Leader, to the Empress, or even to just an NPC Noble if they wanted!

Hello there! Thank you for the excellent questions!  For Oleander, we do have an official spellcaster Organization that we call The College for the Advancement of Magical Studies -- The College for short. As a whole, they are don’t hold any allegiance to one country in particular but are often consulted when it comes to all things arcane in nature as they are the central hub of magical study and development. 

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Hi there! We’re still working out some of the finer details, but if you’re asking if you can make an oc who is the magical liaison to the court, the answer is yes! There are no canons who would conflict with that role in our lore, so you’d be welcome to submit a reserve for that title.