General
Location: Neverwood Academy
Category: College
Values:
The curriculum of Witherbloom College focuses on various sciences, revolving around the life sciences. Biology, ecology, botany, chemistry, and related sciences combine with the study and manipulation of the magical energy of the Positive Plane and the Negative Plane, the primal forces of life and death. Witherbloom’s curriculum shares some overlap with Quandrix’s analysis of the mathematical patterns in nature.
Growth and Decay:
The two deans of Witherbloom are traditionally called the Dean of the Root and the Dean of the Vein. These titles are a somewhat abstract way of framing the core division in the college’s philosophy: is growth or decay the driving force in nature?
The philosophy of the root (growth) focuses on life and its irrepressible drive to thrive. This view celebrates the diversity and adaptability of life-forms, from the tiniest cells to the most complex networks of living things. The growth philosophy asserts that the urge to survive and reproduce is the most essential principle in the cosmos. Mages who adopt this view wield positive energy and practice healing magic.
The philosophy of the vein (decay) focuses on the inevitability of death and decay. Its traditional name comes from the prominence of vampires within the college, whose conceptions of draining life through the vein have long proven an important counterweight to the growth philosophy of Witherbloom. The decay philosophy sees life energy as a resource to be consumed, rather than a good to be nourished for its own sake. Mages who adopt this view wield negative energy and practice necromancy.
Membership
To join the college student must submit an application to the appropriate college admissions team before the 15th Mirtul of their first academic year
Hierarchy
Founding Dragon: Beledros Witherbloom
Current Deans: Lissette,Valentin
Current Staff: Willowdusk,Tivash,Verelda Lang,Serafina Onyx,Asana Vargundil,Kojil the Tamer,Venoc Plaguescale,Verooja
People
The following people are members of this group.
Founder Dragon
College Dean
Professor of Decay
Professor of Growth
Student
Alumni
Veteran
Other
Tavern Founder
Tavern Manager