Arcane Tradition of the Hall of Masters

The Hall of Masters is an interesting phenomenon that has been founded within the last century or so. From what I understand, a group of wizards banded together to research our local planar cluster, focusing mainly on scientific discoveries in the Prime Material. Their research has uncovered many mysteries I have already been privy to for millennia, such as the provable existence of the spiritual aspects of things, the spiritual definitions which spellcasters manipulate to perform magic, and the intersection between the physical and the spiritual which they call the Weave (a name I am partial to; it describes its form far better than my old nomenclature did).

Their research has not only been on magic but also nature itself. This led to studying how physical bodies function and what substances alter that functioning and how they do so. They pioneered the study of secular healing, and I applaud them for it.

However, their largest strides have been in the study of spellcasting itself. In addition to creating the first full dictionary of spells outside of my own, their rigorous course of study teaches aspiring wizards how to manipulate the spells they cast, extending their repertoire far beyond the spells that can be learned and extending it into the realm of spells that can be created (within the arcane sciences, of course).

To summarize, the Hall of Masters is a wonderful asset to the surface world and must be further infiltrated for the good of your empire, as well as my studies.

—Exerpt from a letter written by Solomon the Dark, Lich of Ventris, presumably to the High Prince. Letter intercepted 7/1/18 and re-sent 9/1/18.