Located within the City of Ürshaal within the County of Ushïmaëlys in the Kingdom of Tylsia, the University is the brain child of Count Taymurâz Zakâr who acts as the University Administrative head. It sits as one of the two primary dominant structures in the city, guarding the north-eastern coast, while the main city castle overlooks the southern channel into the land of Lor Voskara.
The general University mission statement is:
While the university itself is owned and operated in theory by the Count, the reality is that day to day operation falls on a collection of University professors, one chosen from each of the Monastery-University Faculties. These people form the actual administrative body who decides on acceptance of admissions and university conduct, research goals and other factors that keep the university operating.
As such these individuals hold enough sway within the city itself that some of them even make it onto the Count's personal administration council and can be influential individuals within the city politics as a whole.
Within the University-proper there are three roles that members can take up. All tribes and members of all kingdoms are welcome to participate, and sharing of knowledge with travelers and other schools and universities is encouraged.
While it is not required to follow the Al'Tifali faith in any form in order to be part of the university, a large portion of the academic body of the university are made of up Monks and Priests from the Tae'asha'asra Al'Tifali faith, unique to the Waerd shrublands, most of whom live on the grounds and work to maintain the university as well as studying within its walls. Many of the Monks also serve as the guards to the University, protecting it from thieves and raiders alike. Following Waerd traditions, the university encourages membership from men and women (and any one of any other gender), and Waerd women tend to dominate the university Monastic orders.
The university is broken up into multiple schools that run courses on, and develop, the following areas of interest:
Currently the University is run within the County Discord of Ushïmaëlys. As this grows it may be separated out with it's own discord however.