Setting
ExSpelled is set in an alternative history Europe roughly analogous to the 1870s Victorian Era. However, magik was gifted to a lucky few nearly 2 millennia ago. Now some 20% of the population has some spark of magik ranging from faint to extraordinary.
Wands
Bealnora School of Magecraft only permits their mages to use wands they’ve carved themselves. The only exceptions are loaner wands used in select classrooms.
Loaner Wands
Though Bealnora does keep a small supply of loaner wands on site in select classrooms, there is an inherent danger in using a wand you didn’t carve yourself.
Due to each mage’s unique mixture of magik, a loaner or shop-bought wand can fail them at an inopportune moment. Either due to a conflicting affinity, or because the magik that mage possess far outstrips what the wand was ever meant to channel. As such, shop-bought wands are strictly prohibited at Bealnora.
Mage Year Designations
Fledgling Mage
Year 1 – Mages 12-13 years old
Year 2 – Mages 13-14 years old
Year 3 – Mages 14-15 years old
Year 4 – Mages 15-16 years old
Year 5 – Mages 16-17 years old
Arcanist Mage
“Arcanist” is replaced with their magikal specialty when they select it such as “Artificer” or “Summoner.”
Year 6 – Mages 17-18 years old
Year 7 – Mages 18-19 years old
Year 8 – Mages 19-20 years old
Master Mage
Year 9 – Mages 20-21 years old
Year 10 – Mages 21-22 years old
Year 11 – Mages 22-23 years old
Schools of Magecraft
Arcane Studies — Arcanist — Professor Art Burke
Alchemy — Alchemist
Artificing — Artificer
Summoning — Summoner
Athame Arts — Professor Drew Burke
(More will be revealed in future stories)
Athame Arts
A class that teaches magikal close combat with a special short saber. Since wands are traditionally considered a long-range magikal weapon, artificers designed the athame saber. This specially created blade allows mages to combine their wand with a double-edged sword for close-range combat and defense.
Bealnora offers this as an optional class to 6th Years and above. However, magikal academies such as Astar require their mages begin taking Athame Arts their 1st Year.
Athame Sabers
These special blades are typically forged by artificers specializing in magikal weaponry. They are designed to have a vertical channel down the grip to the fuller of the athame for the wand.