The School of Nym

The School of Nym is a conglomeration of the original Colleges of Qiyn. When the Saoshyant Nym brought the disparate colleges together, under the doctrine of the Many Forces of the Universe, he formed the School of Nym.

The School of Nym is a decentralized institution of institutions. Each college within the School of Nym specializes in their own study of magic, which correlates to a force of nature preached by Nym. The School of Nym is controlled by the Emperor of Qiyn, although the College Headmasters wield strong power within their own colleges. This results often in power struggles between the colleges and the emperor.

The College of Ash
The College of Ash, in Hamitra, is an ancient order dating before the formation of Qiyn. The College of Ash is concerned with fire, destruction, heat, and light. They delve into the study of what the nature of fire is, and how it can be harnessed for good. This leads those in the College of Ash to study phenomena such as volcanoes and the sun.

The Aljahim
The Aljahim are fire warriors of the College of Ash. These mages are skilled in highly acrobatic forms of magic use, that reflect the dexterous dances of fire in nature. The requirement to be lithe has led the Aljahim to be fully nearly dominated by women. Many non-Elven peoples think of the Aljahim when they think of Evlen wizards, leading to many dejected when they meet other magic users.

The College of Iron
The College of Iron, in Tall-Qa'iphon, is newest addition to the School of Nym. The recent discovery of magnetism has resulted in the formation of the college. This college has since proven its worth by being used in the Qiyn Emperor's northern expansion.

Magneteers
The Magneteers are the mage-warriors of the College of Iron. They are most well known for their large suits of armor, uncommon to many orders of magic. The Magneteers, as such, have strict physical requirements for their followers. They must be hardy, physically capable warriors, in addition to their magical prowess. This results in the Magneteers being powerful additions to any army.

The College of Swarms
The College of Swarms, in Founrud, is an old college. The College of Swarms is known for its studying into animal life, most often, pests, like locusts and rats. The College of Swarms began as a way to control the frequent locusts swarms that would ruin the harvests of Qiyn. As they learned to prevent the attacks, they also learned to redirect, and eventually summon and control them. This has left the College of Swarms with a rather unsavory reputation for the filthy, but instead they are rather clean, due to their ability to prevent these swarms.

Stigmerge
Stigmerges are a famed order within the School of Nym. One of the very reasons that Nymatism became popular is due to the Stigmerges developing methods to control swarming locusts, thus saving Qiyn from their devastating cyclic destruction. Ever since, the Stigmerges, although odd in appearance, have been viewed as bringers of life to the people of Qiyn.

The College of Plague
The College of Plague, in Omidingan, is the most famous of the Colleges of Nym. The College of Plague is most well known for its Plaguebearers. However, despite its name, the College of Plague is the leading research institute into fighting disease in Oboris. The wizards of Omidingan train extensively in both causing and preventing plague alike.

Plaguebearers
The Plaguebearers are the foremost reason for the infamy of the College of Plague and the School of Nym overall. The Plaguebearers are warrior-mages known for the incredible ability to control disease. These followers keep themselves in a state of perpetual sickness, utilizing their own unique diseases as fuel for their magics. This state of sickness results in many dying quite early, but others perfect their diseases and extend their life further than natural.

The Plaguebearers are responsible for the Plague of Nym, the epidemic that ravaged Oboris. This was a result of the Emperor of Qiyn ordering the Plaguebearers to accompany his army south, to take over the Summer Horde. The Plaguebearers utilized their plague magics, but far too effectively. The excursion in the Summer Horde was cut short by high casualties, and anti-mage sentiments have festered in the region ever since.

The College of Tremors
The College of Tremors, in Kiruk, is both famous and infamous for its magic. Originally, the College of Tremors was founded to bring the power of earthquakes against the enemies of Qiyn. However, with the teachings of Nym, the college has transitioned to preventing these quakes.

The Shakers
In Qiyn, the Shakers inspire fear. The Shakers had participated in new magic with little oversight, causing the Decade of Quakes. Since then, the Shakers have turned their magical studies to focus more on the prevention of earthquakes, instead of creating them. However, the people of Qiyn still fear that the Shakers could start a cataclysm at anytime with their unwise use of their magics.

The College of Flood
The College of Flood, in Qorveyeh, began as a maritime school of magic, but evolved to a school for controlling the passage of water on land. This school has often been on the wayside of the politics of the colleges, but it now seeks to gain the prominence it deserves.

The Al-Miah
The Al-Miah are reknowned throughout Oboris for their work in fighting off droughts. Many in the order keep large gords of water on them at all times, and a select few have their garb waterlogged as well. They have earned the nickname, "the Wet Ones," because of this. Their work has brought good thoughts from those outside of Nymatism to the Empire of Qiyn. However, the Al-Miah are still seen by their peers as a lesser order of mage. This has fostered animosity within the group.

The College of Tempest
The College of Tempest, in Al-Mukazm, was one of the most infamous groups of magic users in ancient times. This school created wizards who could wield the power of storms and used them to extend the influence of Qiyn far in Eastern Oboris. Now, the College of Tempest is feared, but no longer quite so nefarious.

The Al-Riyh
The Al-Riyh are some of the most respected of the orders of mages in all of Oboris. It was through their incredible strength and unity of organization that they were able to help the emperors of Qiyn expand their empires so far. Now, the Al-Riyh are expected to be much less aggressive and are rarely utilized in battle by the emperor. But, there is always an underlying fear from those who face Qiyn in combat that the Al-Riyh may be utilized against them, then the storms will fall upon their head.