<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Redhurst Academy of Magic</span></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://i.imgur.com/Zwp6v9e.jpg)</div></div><br/><em>Redhurst has always been something special, even among the arcane community.  It’s one of the few multi-dimensional academies of magic not tied to a single plane of existence or nation.  Headmaster Andarlin recruits those with the gift of the arcane from across the multiverse, no matter how remote.  Where most academies are tied down by a single location or the whims of a greater power, Redhurst is truly independent, dedicated first and foremost to the education of all in the arcane arts.<br/><br/>The Academy’s current location in the Multiverse is in the Dragon’s Reach, an archipelago of fishing towns and bustling port cities.  It was a popular hub for merchants on its Material World, but the islands did not have a reputation for wizardry and arcane lore.  The school lairs high in the mountains overlooking the island, surrounding by sheer cliff faces.<br/><br/>It’s been only a day since the beginning of the school year, set at the autumnal equinox.  Students are still in the process of arriving to campus and reuniting with old friends.  Fresh-faced first-years gape at the grandness of Redhurst Academy of Magic, its expansive fields and tall towers more suited to a castle or keep than a college.  Only a few students passed through the crimson front gates, the majority coming in through gleaming metallic archways linked to other Planes of existence.  The public square in front of the gates can easily hold over a thousand people.  A pair of statues in the middle of the central fountain depicts the school’s founders stretching their arms in a welcoming gesture.  According to your Student Handbook, Aegis and Nammor were a pair of elven adventurers who began their teaching careers at the tender age of 100 before founding Redhurst several decades later.<br/><br/>A diverse blend of students from all locales mingles in the public square.  Elves, gnomes, and the other humanoids are accompanied by centaurs, faeries, bipedal insectoids, and even what appears to be a statue of living crystal!<br/><br/>A well-armored cart coming through the gate draws the attention of several students, yet several faculty and guards keep anyone from prying too closely into it.  Suddenly, loud sound not unlike the peal of thunder comes from the interior.  “Sensitive goods,” the carriage driver says as his horses pick up a hurried gallop into one of the towers.  This quickly fuels rumors as to its contents as soon as the words escape his mouth.<br/><br/>“I felt it!” an eager third-year shouts.  “Something with a powerful aura!”<br/><br/>“What was it?”<br/><br/>“I don’t know, I didn’t have enough time to concentrate!”<br/><br/>This student wasn’t the first to cast a Detect Magic spell upon the caravan, but almost all of them could not penetrate the defenses.  The one student who apparently spotted what’s inside the cart interior is a short-haired elf woman.<br/><br/>Before anybody could further inquire, several prefects usher people away.  “Time to go!” they exclaim.  “Headmaster Andarlin wishes to welcome you all!”  A young human man of about 17 dressed in the traditional Redhurst robes of crimson and gold rounds you up along with a small group of students out of the square towards a large gate.<br/><br/>An old and wizened elf that could be nothing other than the Headmaster stands there alongside nearly two dozen teachers.  “Welcome to Redhurst!” they all exclaim with happiness.  “We all look forward to meeting you!”<br/><br/>You’re closer to Redhurst than ever before.  A grand hall supported by pillars is straight ahead, and its tall towers and walls give it the appearance of a castle fit for a king.  The prefects suddenly separate you and your group from the crowd of students; the rest head into the hall.<br/><br/>“Your dorms are on the right,” the young man tells you.  Follow me.<br/><br/>The dorm rooms are on the ground floor, a collection of rooms next to each other in narrow corridors.  It looks like sound and disturbances would easily travel, and your room in particular appears rather small.  Bed, studying tables, and chest come in groups of four, indicating that you might be sharing this room with others.  In fact, it appears that the other three students arrived here at the same time you have!</em><br/><br/>[Introduce your character around this time]<br/><br/><strong>Note:</strong>Feel free to describe your character’s interactions in the public square and other times in the introduction.  Create backstory, friends and rivals, and other interesting details if you so desire.