The Brass Hall
The central hub of The University, and famed school of mages and Artificers
Located within Brass Taldora, The Brass Hall is the most prestigious education institution of the west. Part of The University’s Arcanum, the wonderous school is located within the city of Ryze. It takes up a significant portion of the mega structure it resides within, and is home to many students. Famed for its successful Artificers and contributions to academia, many seek to gain a place within its ranks. It is filled with some of the sharpest minds, as well as some of the most arrogant ones. It is an extremely competitive institution. It has developed a great focus on Apparatum and Imbuement Perpetuum.
The students and staff of The Brass Hall see themselves as the future of Zol, but are often bogged down by the limitations of their craft, and its steep cost. Many members of the public see The Brass Hall as wonderous place of invention. Others see it as a bunch of hoity-toity fools who posses the intelligence to invent, but lack the wisdom to consider the effect of their inventions.
The school itself is a large nexus of beautiful lecture halls, workshops, and grand windows that overlook Ryze and its surrounding beauty. Often, members of the school will come and go via Airships as it is a much nicer means of travel than using the tower’s lifts.
# Admission
Admission into The Brass Hall is quite difficult. One not only requires some form of prior education, they also require the means to pay for the expensive tuition, and a letter of recommendation from a credible academic.
# Leadership
Led by the Grandmasters, a council of Arcanists who all follow the rule of the Head Chancellor, Grandmaster Whiles Gennador, an aged human man, and head of The Brass Hall. Brother to High Priest Tarsin Gennador who is head of The Obsidian Temple.
# Members
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Iron Hands | Students who have passed their first year of education, or readmission exam, and have continued on. These students receive an iron pinky-ring to mark their status. |
| Silver Hands | Students who have spent a few terms in Iron, and have proven themselves adept at Magic. These students receive a silver pinky-ring to mark their status. |
| Gold Hands | Students who have become Speakers, or otherwise proved themselves extremely adept at Magic. These are few in number, and of the highest skill amongst students. These students receive a gold pinky-ring to mark their status. |
| Brass Hands | Students and Professors that are recognized as Artificers, given a brass ring worn in addition to their other ring. A small hole is drilled into the ring for any advancement made by them in the field of Artificery. |
| Arcanists | Those welcomed fully into the rank of master. These are individuals who have become the peers of their teachers, or even surpassed them. Some remain at the school to teach or study, others venture out into the world. They are given a ring of Mythril, and sometimes the rings are set with various stones. It is not known publicly what the specific stones denote, but students claim that they show the unique successes of a given individual. |
| Students | Those who receive an education. |
| Apprentices | Those who receive an education solely focused on artificery. |
| Professors | Those who wear bands of Mythril, and teach students. |
| Skillmasters | Those who wear bands of Mythril and brass. They focus on teaching artificery, and are of equal rank to Professors. |
| Instructors | Promising students who wear bands of gold, and aid in the teaching of lower students. |
| General Staff | Non academics who aid the schools day-to-day. |
# Other information
- The Brass Hall will occasionally head hunt more promising students from Jhenbridge. Because of this, there is a rivalry amongst the staff of both schools.
- Very rarely a student or professor will transfer to The Brass Hall. In this case there is no examination given, and the offer to join the school usually comes with a ring.