Zyradel School of Magic

Written by Al'fahrim
The City of Zyradel lies on the border between the two southernmost of the Southern Countries, at the western end of the Valeyrian mountains where the Great Marsh opens up into the rest of the continent. Lacking the support and infrastructure of the Aurelians, Zyradel constantly attracts conflict from the Marsh, and specializes in the martial forms of magic.

While I admit that there is something to be said of the prudency of this curriculum, The Draxxians lack the elegance that comes with understanding sorcery for knowledge's sake, instead favoring its highly practical use within battlefield sorceries. And it is true that the scholars of Zyradel are incredibly dedicated to their craft.

While I have not laid eyes on one such artifact, it is rumored that the more talented mages of the Zyradel School can enchant weapons and armor with such raw efficiency that to the untrained eye the artifact truly seems mundane, despite outperforming even an enchanted Enta'el counterpart. As one can suspect, this provides quite the tactical advantage due to the element of surprise.

While attack magic is better performed when better understood, enchantments such as those taught by the Zyradel Scholars are unparalleled across all of Lotharel. I cannot recommend this school highly enough.