Wise Quarter (District)

The Wise Quarter is to learning and education what the Ivy District is to arts and entertainment, the center of Val Royeaux’s contribution to the subject. The greatest scholarly institutions of Val Royeaux are found within the Wise Quarter and to encourage this growth the Wise Council waives the taxes of any institution dedicated primarily to the preservation or distribution and knowledge.

Of course, the Wise Council also charges a small tax on every student in the district but since schools pass those costs onto their novices, that cost does little to dissuade them from expansion.

Forae Logos
Also called the Wise House and the Library of Val Royeaux, is the largest library in Temeria and is known as the greatest source of written knowledge east of the Pit of Gormuz. The books, scrolls, parchments, tablets and folios of Forae Logos officially belong to Val Royeaux itself and the Founding Law forbids the removal of a single page without the unanimous blessing of the high seats of the Grand Council.

The Grand Council requires that every book brought into the city either be left with the Scriveners of Logos to be copied or be taxed 1 silver per page. While enforcement of this rule is haphazard at best, over the eons the law has produced extensive copies of books, scrolls and lore from around the world. It is considered neutral territory for arcane, religious and scholarly debates. Such discussion are welcome here, but anything more than a harsh whisper is highly ill-advised.

It is also home to the Scrivener’s Guild, which cares for the tomes of the vast library in return for free use of its building. By long tradition the head of the guild is also the Head Librarian and Conservator of the Logos.

The Silk Castle
A small building of old stone, the Silk Castle is colorfully decorated by dozens of brightly-hued banners and fluttering assemblages of reed poles, paper, cloth and thin layers of dyed leather. The building has a broad, flat roof and on windy days one or more people can generally be found atop the building, cheering and cursing as they compete in battle-kite competitions.

Though kite flying is a popular pastime in many parts of Kara-Tur, it is much less common in Borczeg. In fact, the Silk Castle is the only kite shop within 1,000 miles of Val Royeaux as its owner and protector, Vittar Corusec, is proud to tell anyone who asks.

The Arcanamirium
The largest and most famous university in Borczeg. Unlike what one might think despite what the name implies, this is not a school for learning the arcane and in fact, has no connection to magic whatsoever. It's simply incredibly prestigious.