Editing Wizard (section)

==Sources of Training==
There are three possible sources of wizardly training. 

Each of them has some restrictions on which Arcane Traditions are available.

===The Jade Tower===
Wizards may be trained in the Jade Tower. Any wizard trained there is a citizen of the [[Jade Imperium]], entitled to all the protection and rights thereof. As they have been training recruits openly now for about 35 years, it's entirely possible that the character was born there.

As the Jade Tower has a no-tolerance policy towards traffic with the dead, Jade Tower wizards may not start with necromancy spells in their spellbooks, and may not choose the Necromancy Arcane Tradition.

The Jade Tower's [[Order of Scribes]] is the only place in Crescent to learn the Order of Scribes Arcane Tradition. The Jade Tower's [[Conclave of the Elements]] is the only place in Crescent to learn the Elemental Savant Arcane Tradition.

===Hskk'th Clan===
[[Kobold]]s may be part of the Hskk'th Clan, taught by [[V'raag]].  This training is essentially equivalent to that of the Jade Tower, and would be likely to include heavy study in the creation of magic items.  

As the Hskk'th Clan tries to avoid warfare and conflict, War Magic and Bladesinging are not available. 
As the [[Order of Scribes]] and the [[Conclave of the Elements]] are both specific groups within the Jade Tower, Order of Scribes and Elemental Savant are not available as an Arcane Tradition for kobold wizards.

The wizard is a citizen of the [[City-State of Haven]], entitled to all the protection and rights thereof.  However, as Haven has only recently come forward as an independent nation publicly, this protection will be nominal.

===Natural Student===
It is possible - though unlikely - that a naturally talented student finding a low-level spellbook might learn to cast spells that way.  This training is not equivalent to that of the Jade Tower or Clan Hskk'th, and introduces several restrictions. 

The self-taught wizard:
* is not a citizen of the Jade Imperium or Haven
* is proficient with all simple weapons
* can only progress through levels by finding further resources to study, as the Imperium will not enroll a student with such sloppy habits.
* Due to both Jade Imperium and Church of Pelor policy, it's virtually impossible to find enough serious texts on black magic to study Necromancy as a discipline.  Therefore, self-taught wizards may not choose the Necromancy Arcane Tradition.
* As the [[Order of Scribes]] and the [[Conclave of the Elements]] are both specific groups within the Jade Tower, Order of Scribes and Elemental Savant are not available as an Arcane Tradition for self-taught wizards.

===A possible fourth?===
There have long been rumors in the Imperium that [[Shinn the Sorcerer]] still clings to some form of life within his tower, the [[Lighthouse at Windy Point]]. While these rumors have not been confirmed, the Lighthouse still stabs its scarlet light into the sky, as the Jade Tower and the Spire do.  No one who's ever dared to go there has returned publically to tell the tale. 

That said, if someone wanted to study Necromancy seriously, that would be the place. And Shinn, if he didn't consume their soul for daring to disturb him, would be the best possible teacher.