Aurellian Magi

The Aurellian Magi are sorcerers and sorceresses that serve the Duchy of Aurellia and its liege lord. All Aurellia-born children with magic in their veins are made, by order of the Duke, to go through indoctrination and training within the Spire of Alessa, an arcane fortress that sits deep within the Duchy's mountains. While revered by the common-folk of Aurellia, foreigners and even Alteraci often look at the sorcerers with suspicion in their gaze, as the magic they wield is unique and possibly fraught with unknown consequences.

The Spire of Alessa
Said to have been designed by Alessa Caerwyn, the Grand-Daughter of Caerwyn the Grim, and built by the combined abilities of a dozen skilled geomancers. The Spire of Alessa acts as the stronghold of Aurellia's order of Magi, who guard the contents of its wall jealousy. Its stone, cut from Alteraci granite, are marked with runes of enchantment that ward of scrying and outside magic. At the Spire's base, sits a hamlet of common-folk who serve the needs of the mages and tend the harsh lands about the fortress.