University of Fine Arts

The University of Fine Arts is a humongous fortress just off the north-west wall of Siriath. Its walls are lined with huge yellow-stained gothic windows, with each floor inside visible as a dark silhouette through them. Huge relief sculptures of the University’s greatest artists stare out at those on the ground, and it’s something of a tourist attraction for the sprawling Halfling Camps below.

A long, precarious looking skybridge links it with Siriath’s battlements, but stepping foot on it grants a very strong sense of sure-footedness, even the blustery winds that beat the city walls feel less powerful along the floating walkway, which appears to be held aloft by slender pillars of glowing force.

Atop the university is a private park used by the many students for recreation and contemplation. Showy blooms dot the landscape, to the north are a couple of ponds teeming with freshwater fish and lined with elegant pine trees, to the south a grassy mound with a river flowing from it - through the park and off the edge of the building in a foaming waterfall. It feels like mid summer, the Autumn chill gone from the air.

Directly across from the skybridge is what appears to be a grandiose mansion, which is in fact the main offices and living quarters for staff. The interior is polished white and cream marble, the front desk a circular affair with a bronzewood top and meaty leatherbound logbooks used to track the comings and goings of students.

Staff

 * Surael Elcaan, Head of Illustration and Cartography