Academies

 

Il Collegio Dubbio

The College of Doubt, located in Sancelia, Senecia claims be the oldest formal instiution of learning in the world. Many ancient philosophers taught here.

The Kozetje College of Engineering

The Kozetje College of Engineering is a world renown academic institution focusing largely on the study of engineering, architecture and industry. The College was founded by the Golanicjan Royal Family in the year 552 of the Early Imperial Era for the express purpose of designing and and constructing a sea gate at Kozetje's Gap - the narrow strait that seperates the Golanicjan mainland from West Stone Island - a crossing of only 2km.

The transition between the Bay of Bones and Kovstepovi Bay was dangerous due to the sudden shifts in currents caused by the relative difference of depth between the two bays and the unpredictable nature of tides on Tear. Thus, the ambition to construct a gate came from the desire for a strategic deterrent, from a need to increase the safety of shipping, and also from a desire to generate revenue for the crown by levying fees and collecting duties for passage.

The sea gate took a hundred and fifty years to complete, and was finished in 702. Some say that by 700, seeing the success of the sea gate, King Joric of Tulosz scrapped plans to invade Golanicja, and set his sights instead on Ayodesh.

After the completion of the sea gate, the Kozetje College was formed into true academy, an institution independent from the Crown of Golancja, which benefitted from a percentage of the revenue generated by the sea gate, which ended up becoming far more than anyone had anticipated. By the fifteenth century, the Kozetje College of Engineering has become one of the most prestigious schools on all of Tear.

The College maintain an extremely close relationship with the Gatekeepers - the civil defense force that was formed to man and operate the sea gate. While the two organizations are technically separate, independent entities, the Great Families who manage them have been closely intertwined for centuries.

The Mahan Koledja of Mandala

The Grand College of Mandala, in Sekhu.

The Natural University of Briunida

A university of arts and sciences in Briunida. Founded to honour the 50th Anniversary of the rule of Matriarch Briuni III in Briunida. The University expanded to include colleges across Tulosz, and brought the knowledge and understanding that Tear was a moon orbiting the planet Vehira westward. In 180, scholars of the University, working at an observatory in Longdawn, finally accurately measured the planetary motion of Vehira, Azane, Tear and the Siblings and formalized a correct calendar for the first time since the First Epoch. The Natural Calendar of Briunida was made official on 1 Ember the following year and was backdated to the Chartering of Briunida, 181 years previously, making 1 Ember Year 181 the first day under the new calendar. The Natural Calendar of Briunida was rapidly adopted around the world and remained in use into the Fourth Epoch.

The Trade College of Miga

A University in Miga, Golanicja, specializing in the teaching of law, business, finance and mercantilism. It is an elite school where many of the wealthiest and most privileged families send their children. The region around the Hidden Sea is one of the most afluent and influential regions in the world, and Great Families from Golanicja, Odovic, Marcosta, and places all around the world seek to send their children here as much for the education as for the opportunity to make social and political connections that will secure their continued place in high society.

The University of the Seven Spheres

Another University of the Seven Spheres, after the seven major fields of learning; Art, Science, Magic, Engineering, Labour, Economics and Medicine.

The construction of the University was an unprecedented undertaking, planned to take more than a century to complete, but the development was planned in stages. The first stage was the construction of the Library of the Seven Spheres, which was completed in Year 1259.

University of the Westerlands

A large universities in Smoljeno, Golanicja