Royal Academy of High Magic

Aethoria's most prestigious magical institution in Ring 3, training kingdom's most exceptional mages. Invitation only; ~50-100 students admitted yearly. Also provides elite education for Ring 1's royal family children. Five-year curriculum: Foundations, specialization, Tier 3 mastery, patronage bonding (fifth year), political placement. Royal family members receive additional governance and court etiquette training. Graduates become royal advisors, battle-mages, Magisterium inquisitors, noble house retainers. Royal family graduates often become royal guards, advisors, or future monarchs. The Academy teaches magical excellence—and loyalty to the Gilded Cage system. Dropouts know secrets but have no protection. Unaligned graduates must flee immediately or be eliminated. The Academy produces mages who maintain the system.