The Obsidian Conclave

With the establishment of the Cygnet University of Arcane Arts in Radigast City, Dennen Astralstaff—Head of the Radigast City Wizard’s Guild, presiding Dean Magus of the Cygnet University, and Dean of the former College of Wizardry—gathered a group of well-known mages from throughout the County into an unprecedented coalition committed to advancing the pursuit of knowledge, especially knowledge arcane, within the County’s borders.

Long has the Urnstian nation been sought after for knowledge that mages of old shared with no one. This prestigious group of Astralstaff’s visionaries seeks to break these bonds of ancient secrecy by developing a cluster of Chapter Houses in every major settlement throughout the County of Urnst, thus allowing for the free dissemination of knowledge between its members.

To this end, the Obsidian Conclave has been established as the County of Urnst’s first widespread society of wizards that pools together resources from all the major cities across the County. Each Chapter House is headed by a Master Magus and focuses on a specific school of magic, though all schools are served in a general way at each Chapter House. The major goal of the Obsidian Conclave is to identify the best and brightest students and to assist and guide them in focusing their talents. The Chapter Houses themselves are committed to improving the lives of the hosting town’s citizens and providing a breeding ground for some of Oerth’s most powerful teachings.

When in a Chapter House town, Arcanists may scribe one spell per caster level into their spellbook from the appropriate school, paying the usual materials cost for doing so (see the latest LGCS). Only spells from the CORE list found in the LGCS may be scribed. A list of the Chapter Houses and their schools currently established are as follows:

Members of the Obsidian Conclave are recruited from throughout the County as well as from enrollees to the Cygnet University of Arcane Arts.

Upon joining, members are presented with a masterwork Obsidian Dagger adorned with the appropriate hilt gem signifying the chosen school of study. This dagger bear’s the appropriate school’s First (Second and Third, as appropriate) Tier Arcane mark as well as the member’s. Because it is a sign of membership in the Conclave, it may not be sold or traded.

Within the Obsidian Conclave there are three levels of rank: First Tier/Apprentice, Second Tier/Adept, Third Tier/Magus