Young boys and girls are brought in at an early age to begin their path of magic. They are taught the discipline need to write spells and the calmness and time need to memorize spells.
Upon graduation they have the choice to stay and furhter their learning as either a mage or go on to fine-tune their skills as a wizard. If they choose to go on, they leave the School as a 2 level mage.
Already established mages and wizards are MORE than welcomed to enroll at any level. Though a test is always taken to determine the alignment of the enrollee. All graduates of The School were their appropriate color...White for Good; Red for Neutral; Black for Evil. Some will wear robes of thier color, while others will wear a shirt or even just a sash...but their colors MUST be shown.
The test is 3 parts, Whtie-Red-Black. The White part determines yoru aggression, Red: your intellegince and spell choices while the Black determines your leathality and cruelty.
Each color is called a 'robe'. In the old days, the mages HAD to wear robes of their appropriate colors, but now it is just that the color has to show. It is still refered to as 'Your Robe'
Each Robe has certain advatages and dis-advantages.
White:Divination and the 2 closest schools of magic cost 2 Spell points LESS to memorize.
RED: Invocation and the 2 closest schools of magic cost 2 SP's less
BLACK: Necromanic and the 2 closes schools cast 2 SP's less.
Also, during the Full Moon of Sehan(the silver moon), White Robed mages gain 1 spell point per level. During the full moon of Silvan, Red Robes get the benefit and during the Full moon of Erthinol, Black Robes gain.
Also, mages and wizards can subsitute a Weapon Prof for a NWP prof at any level of advancment. Graduates gain 1 FREE NWP: Read/Write, Herbalism, or SpellCraft.
Members also receive a free gift evey 3 levels: Ring of Protection+1; Bracers of Defense+1; Ring of Wizardry Lvl 1; Cloak of Protection+1; or D6 Scrolls for level(s) 1 through 4
COST:
1,000 gold per level until level 3. Then the cost doubles upon each level advancment.