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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 3276599" data-attributes="member: 3448">The last meeting that they were able to fit in that day was with the Equitable Varance Tuttle, the Minister of Magic.  The archmage entered the audience chamber, bowed to Alistair, and waited.“Thank you for meeting with us,” began Alistair.  “We would like to discuss how things stand with your portfolio, and in particular the state of magic education.”“Well enough, your grace.  The limits of our magic school have prevented us from fully realizing our potential, but we still have formidable magical abilities within the Archduchy.  But the school proceeds as well as it can.”“Did you study in the Collegium?” asked Dame Brionna.“Indeed not.  I trained in the Crescent City Alliance, as the personal pupil of the Archduchess Matilda Ashberry,” his voice puffed with a certain measure of pride as he said that.  “The Collegium cannot really support the training of the most talented students.  The Collegium Magica matches the quality of other non-apprentice schools on the continent, no more, but at least we have a Collegium.  Many of the other realms on Drucien maintain no scholastic education for mages, relying purely on apprenticeships.  As a result, in addition to the local students, we draw students from Gates, from the Eastern Trade Federation, and as far north as Enclaves.”“What are their principle areas of study?” inquired Alistair.  “Offensive magics, defensive magics, or the non-warlike areas?”“The Collegium teaches all subjects, your grace, but many of the mages, such as most of the ones from Enclaves, are focused on making money.  So they learn to brew potions, make items, and grow herbs.  And, of course, we only get the second string of magic students from Enclaves.  The best study in academies there, or more likely find apprenticeships.”“You may have heard of our plan to establish a more substantial school of magic?”“Indeed, your grace.  I must say, we’re terribly excited about the prospect.”Dame Brionna took a more direct approach.  “The magi don’t worry that actively recruiting foreign wizards for the faculty will be threatening?”“What?  Oh, no, quite the opposite.  If Canberry becomes more of a center of magical learning, that can only advance our own studies.  If his grace intends to recruit actively from the magi and archmagi beyond Canberry, so much the better.  And at a more basic level, the magi and archmagi are devotedly loyal to the crown.  Their support for the Archduke is absolute, and I have heard nothing except things in his favor.  You must understand, we know what his family has done for us, and we will not forget.”</blockquote>

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