College of the Light Order
The College of Magic which studies Hysh, or the Lore of Light, is the Light Order of Wizards. White Wizards, also known as Hierophants or clerics, dress in pure white robes and are diligent and contemplative by nature. The magisters of Hysh are respected for being peerless philosophers, and place great value on logical method and the search for the fundamental truths of the world. Light Wizards are generally peaceful, and avoid violence whenever possible, possessing a range of healing and protection spells. However, against the corruption that spills from The Realm of Chaos, Light magic offers the most powerful and devastating spells, calling upon the glowing energy of light to exorcise and banish daemons. Where Hysh is steady and constant, Chaos is random entropy, and where Hysh stands for controlled grace and self-understanding, Chaos promotes a total lack of control, confusion and insanity.
Like many of the magical colleges, the College of Light goes largely unseen, as it exists within a magical space, parallel to but separate from the mundane world. To those who chance upon its whereabouts, the building appears as a gigantic pyramid whose translucent walls shimmer with power and the light of thousands of candles. It is an awesome sight indeed and one that few of Altdorf's inhabitants would imagine lies within their city. Deep in the darkest dungeons of the College, protected by many twisting tunnels, traps, and magical fields, lies the greatest magical treasure vault in The Old World. Created by Teclis after the Great War Against Chaos, it serves as a repository and prison for many of the evil artifacts and luminous beings of power captured during that conflict. It is the sacred duty of the Guardians of the Light, an arcane society to which only the most powerful Wizards of the Order belong, to keep these powerful evils safely locked away from the world.
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