Silver Hall Faculty and Inquisitors of note.Necromancy tutor:
Isabella Montague"Life and death are intertwined, it is a transfer of forces, as natural as the wind or the Rain, there are worse thing to fear then Death."
Isabella is one of the more independent Tutors on the Silver Halls staff, mainly due to her dismissive attitude rather than her incredible skill at manipulating Lifeforce and the Dark Art of necromancy. Although legal in the Empire and incredibly useful in healing and in wartime as a combat art, Necromancy is still tainted in public opinion as an Evil School and those that practice it must either keep it secret or work in isolation witch further reinforces the negative views. Isabella refuses to allow fear and ignorance taint her chosen specialty and flaunts her status as a necromancer, down to the skull fixation and the pale skin that haunt the horror tales. Her Family as long had a similar outlook ever since a distant ancestor cursed his bloodline to the clutches of a daemon in exchange for power wealth and fame, it was Isahella's Grandmother who manged to first use Necromancy to avoid the fires of Hell by diverting the souls of herself and any of her blood to Purgatory until the curse was lifted. Now Isabella works to rid her blood of the curse and teaches the Art to new Magi in the hopes that a fresh mind could help further the works that has frustrated countless generations of her family.
With her students, she hates seeing them fear the Art, and those who cling to myths and lies of Necromancy that paint all who practice it as evil selfish magi. She drives her students hard and will not pity those who fall behind, believing that if they truly wanted to master Magic, they should have prepared better. Isabella likes to keep her class sizes small to better judge their ability to learn and listen.
Familiar: The Goddess
Enchantment TutorKnight-Enchanter Vivian"You Will Address me as Knight Enchanter or as Ma'am. I will broke no Foolishness within my Forge and neither will the metals you seek to shape."
The art of enchanting inanimate objects has long been an enticing School for many, nations and armies included, a Magicaly forged balde cuts easier, lasts longer and can be enhanced to burn with fire or holy light at the will of the user, Elemental and Golems do not tire or fear and can brake down castle gates. Therefore, the instructor of these arts is a Magi who has enlisted into the Empire's Armies, Knight enchanter Vivian has served the empire for four years, marshaling its small corps of Magical blacksmiths and Golem corps as her commanders wish and now with her tour over, she has returned to the Silverhalls to teach a new generation of Smiths. She is by far the strictest and disciplined of the Tutors, and seems to live like she was still in the Army and ensures her students act similarly too. While many think this is a cruel way to treat students it has proven to be effective at combating miscasts and ensuring her forge churns out masterfully forged weapons, Armour and tools the school can sell to fund its day to day activities. The Knight-Enchanter has no preference to her class size, from one to ten, she'll teach them all, but any failure is enough to earn her considerable ire, and after a while only the most skilled or determined remain, just as she planned.
Familar: The King
Divination/Ward Tutor
Karen Skywatcher
"the Future is always uncertain, but Fate leaves us some clues in plain sight. "
Divination is like Elemental Magic, very popular with young magi who believe that by learning enough, they could peer through the mists of time and manipulate fate to their advantage, however, Karen teaches them that even the most alert and skilled Magi can be flat out wrong and that fate will do what it wills regardless. Karen Skywatcher also teaches Magi defensive magic as the two schools work rather well together both in combat and in preventing accidents or disasters. When it comes to her students, Karen likes to speak to each of them individually first, then expanding her class to include a handful at a time so that she can ensure each learns the basics at their own rate before having to take the trickier parts.
Familiar: The Eclipse
Healing/ Light TutorM'elaline T'sort
"Do no Harm, Help all in need, focus only on the Duty. that is the creed of a healer."
M'elaline T'sort is an Elven magi of a calm and forgiving nature, at Silver Halls she maintains both the Temple and Hospital in addition to her teaching duty. As a Skilled healer, her magic is always in demand and the Silver Halls allow those in desperate need to be treated in their hospice, this is not done just out of kindness, as it allows her Students to earn practical experience and see the benefits magic can bring to those without it. M'ealine also is a very spiritual person, daemons and their ilk disgust her and she teaches those willing in how to defend against these evil creatures. this has brought her into many an argument with other members of staff and those students with demonic familiars will be bared from her otherwise open classes, Her familiar ensuring that this condition is enforced.
Familiar: the Guardian.
Druid Tutor
Elana Fairbank
"This world has lived long before us, and will live on long after we're gone, respect it and protect it, ensure that it will be healthy enough for the next generation too."
Druid magic is an Odd school of magic, considering of mainly small elements of the other schools, but bound to manipulating and examining the natural world around you. However, the deeper mysteries are where the School comes into its own combing the other schools in unique and powerful ways pure students of those alone couldn't hope to match.
Elana Fairbank is a kind and somewhat forgetful tutor, spending most of her time in the druid Grove with her familiar, watching the flight of birds, tending to her herb garden or meditating in the warm sunlight. She demands her students share her reverence of the natural world and have a firm grasp of the basics of several other schools before she will teach them, being fair too forgetful or lazy to bother doing what she considers to be the job of the other tutors.
Familiar: The Panther
Shadow and Hex Tutor
Noteworthy InquisitorsOrthiasis, or Warden to the students, has been Warden to the Silver Halls for over 10 years and has earned himself the reputation of being a firm but pleasant individual. He does not stand for foolishness within his halls but equally he understands the need to occasionally let things slide in the interests of easing tension and therefore measures his response depending on the situation and how badly the Hall's rules have been broken.
He is rarely seen wandering the hallways and is only ever seen in his chambers or during official business. If students come to him with concerns he will always be willing to listen, though frequently passes on issues not relating to the school itself to his subordinates instead.
Orthaisis is fair and even handed but does not tactically engage with the students he is charged with, believing that to do so will prevent him managing the School to the standard required of him.