Dalaran Department of Aberrant Magic

The Ministry of Eclectic Wizardry is one of the five ministries of the Magus Senate of Dalaran, responsible for researching and cataloging unorthodox magics, as well as conducting the apprehension of rogue mages in Dalaran and abroad. By researching and cataloging unorthodox magics, the Ministry establishes guidelines on what types of magic may be legally cast, and by whom. These forms of magic include those regulated under the Forbidden Magics Act. The Ministry’s other duty is to apprehend rogue mages, whose actions present a threat to Dalaran, and the Magus Senate.

Leadership
Minister of Eclectic Wizardry - Gehlnarine Liridian

 Deputy Minister - Salazar Demes

Director of the Fringe Office - Salazar Demes

Secretary - Meren Young

Departments
The Ministry is currently divided into three main branches: Department of Magical Defense, Department of Aberrant Research, and the Office of Fringe Research. It is also supported by its own Librarium, which maintains Ministry files separate from the central archives of the Magus Senate.

Department of Magical Defense
The Department of Magical Defense is tasked with apprehending rogue spellcasters, both ‘light’ and ‘dark.’ Unlike the rest of the Kirin Tor, the D.M.D. openly employs every type of spellcaster and combatant necessary to carry out the successful apprehension of highly dangerous magical users. This department is also tasked with identifying which spells are unsafe to use and should be forbidden or regulated, as well as detailing what those regulations are, if applicable. The D.M.D. would also act as the chief advisory group to the Ministry of War in matters relating to dark magic and dark magic users.

Department of Aberrant Studies
The Department of Aberrant Studies is tasked with conducting research of magics that are unorthodox to the Kirin Tor, including finding more efficient ways to use them. While this department is open to researching all forms of magic, it has a special focus on currently regulated or forbidden magics, in the hopes of identifying safer ways to cast them, if possible. As such, the D.A.S. is responsible for issuing Writs of Dispensation, which are required under Dalarani law for individuals wishing to research certain regulated magics. In its research, the D.A.S. is also tasked with providing the Ministry with an objective evaluation of magic and spells it has researched, which the Department of Magical Defense would be responsible for regulating, if necessary.

Office of Fringe Research
The Office of Fringe Research is the branch of the Ministry of Eclectic Wizardry that carries out confidential research, both for the advancement of civilian life and the military. The Fringe Office utilizes a multidisciplinary approach to extend the limits of known magic (otherwise known as Fringe magic), as well as discover new applications of magic in ways not before thought possible. As part of its ongoing operations, the Fringe Office is designed to identify and pursue high-risk, high-payoff fundamental research initiatives across a broad spectrum of science and engineering disciplines - sometimes reshaping existing fields or creating entirely new disciplines - and transform these initiatives into radically new, game-changing technologies for the Magus Senate of Dalaran.