Colour: White

Magic Rune: Hysh - the Serpent of Light

Light energy is particularly effuse: it penetrates solid things and its energies soak into the ground. Uncontrolled shock-waves of Light Magic can course through the earth causing earthquakes, landslides and similar destructive phenomena. Because it is so thin and diffuse Light Magic is notoriously difficult to concentrate in a form which can be controlled. As a result Light Wizards must master difficult rituals in order to channel its power. To compensate for this the College has many acolytes trained in the basic chants and incantations who aid the wizards as they draw on the insubstantial power of light.

To employ so many acolytes is a particularly unusual trait among the eight Colleges of Magic. Most wizards only take on a single apprentice, usually in their advancing years. By comparison, the Light College recruits many acolytes from which it selects only the best for further training.

To help harness the light energy, the Light College is built in a particular and very unusual fashion. At its centre is an open enclosure in which stands a gigantic pyramid whose shape concentrates and directs light energy. The pyramid is riddled with labyrinthine tunnels, chambers, and observatories, which are used by the wizards to conduct energy-gathering rituals and to contain the energies of their most potent spells.

Some of the greatest treasures of the Light College are kept in the sealed vaults beneath the pyramid, contained by magical fields so that their power does not leak out and cause widespread destruction. The outer courtyard of the pyramid is surrounded by lesser pyramids and obelisks, all designed to contain and direct the effuse energies of Light Magic.