Vokarth Academy
Vokarth Academy is a prestigious institution of magical learning that exists within a pocket dimension, travelling across the material plane. It serves as both a school and a site of hidden secrets. One of The Five Rings of Tiamat was kept here as part of the post-Calamity effort to keep the rings separated — the academy’s pocket-dimension nature made it an ideal vault.
Overview
Vokarth Academy is no ordinary school — it occupies a pocket dimension that drifts through the material plane, making its physical location ever-changing and nearly impossible to siege. Directed by Thalorin Dreyne, the academy trains students in the arcane arts and hosts exhibition combat. Beneath its scholarly surface, however, lies at least one secret laboratory.
Key Locations
Grand Arena
- The academy’s combat arena
- Used for exhibition fights
- Dristuul and Theros fought here and lost badly
Library
- Staffed by Simulacrum librarians — magical duplicates of the librarian Arkelian serving as attendants
- A vast repository of arcane knowledge
- Contains a forbidden library section with dangerous and restricted texts
Transmission Room
- Used for magical communications
Infirmary
- Medical facility for students and staff
Secret Lab
- Hidden beneath Loryn Vethas’s office
- Its purpose and contents remain under investigation
Staff
| Role | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Director | Thalorin Dreyne | Head of the academy |
| Former Professor | Loryn Vethas | Turned villain; killed by the party. A secret lab exists beneath her office |
| Professor | Uben Shuhid | Faculty member |
| Librarian | Arkelian | Maintains the library using Simulacrum clones of himself |
Students
- Vykardan Dac — a Githyanki in his 3rd year at the academy
Events
- Dristuul and Theros participated in an exhibition combat in the Grand Arena and lost badly
- The party discovered a secret lab hidden beneath Loryn Vethas’s office
- The party was teleported to Vokarth Academy through Brennan’s circle of teleportation, bypassing the academy’s usual means of access
- Loryn Vethas, a former professor, turned against the academy’s principles and was killed by the party
Connection to the Party
Ariameia
Ariameia studied at Vokarth Academy before the events of the campaign. She was “abandoned” by the institution under unclear circumstances, leaving a lasting mark on her. She was later re-admitted, though the relationship between her and the academy remains complicated.
Connections
- One of The Five Rings of Tiamat was secured here after The Calamity
- Ariameia studied and later re-enrolled here
- Brennan teleported the party here via his circle of teleportation
- Loryn Vethas was a professor who became an antagonist
Notable NPCs
- Thalorin Dreyne — Director
- Loryn Vethas — Former professor, turned villain
- Ariameia — Former student, re-enrolled
- Brennan — Transported the party here