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|aka=College of Archaeomancy
|aka=College of Archaeomancy
|plane= [[Arcavios]]
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|founders=[[Velomachus Lorehold]]
|members=[[Augusta]], [[Hofri Ghostforge]] [[List of secondary characters#Arcavios|Kollema]], [[Osgir]], [[Plargg]], [[Quintorius Kand]], [[Velomachus Lorehold]]
|leader=[[Plargg]] & [[Augusta Tullus]]
|colors= RW
|timepoint= [[Mending Era]]
|status=Active
|members=[[Alibou]], [[Hofri Ghostforge]], [[List of secondary characters#Arcavios|Kollema]], [[Laelia]], [[Losheel]], [[Osgir]], [[Quintorius Kand]]
|races=[[Dwarves]], [[Giant]]s, [[Golem]]s, [[Human]]s, [[Loxodon]]s, [[Orc]]s, [[Spirit]]s
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'''Lorehold''' is the College of Archaeomancy at [[Strixhaven]] University on the plane of [[Arcavios]]. It is {{R}}{{W}} aligned and uses [[Spirit]]s as mascots. The founder of the college is the [[elder dragon]] [[Velomachus Lorehold]].<ref name="Tour"/>
'''Lorehold''' is the College of Archaeomancy at [[Strixhaven]] University on the plane of [[Arcavios]]. It is {{R}}{{W}} aligned and uses [[Spirit]]s as mascots. The founder of the college is the [[elder]] [[dragon]] [[Velomachus Lorehold]].<ref name="Tour"/>


==Description==
==Description==
[[File:Lorehold.png|right|thumb|250px|Lorehold students]]
[[File:Lorehold map.jpg|left|thumb|252x252px|Map of the Lorehold campus]]
Loreholds are diligent researchers and daring adventurers. Passionate scholars obsessed with history, they explore the past by poring over archaeological artifacts and summoning long-dead [[spirit]]s. For some students, the past is a rich tapestry worthy of disciplined study. While others wear that tapestry like a cape as they jump down into a forgotten tomb.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/first-lesson-introduction-strixhaven-2021-02-18|The First Lesson: Introduction to Strixhaven|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|February 18, 2021}}</ref>
Loreholds are diligent researchers and daring adventurers. Passionate scholars obsessed with history, exploring the past by poring over archaeological artifacts and summoning long-dead [[spirit]]s. For some students, the past is a rich tapestry worthy of disciplined study. While others wear that tapestry like a cape as they jump down into a forgotten tomb.<ref>{{DailyRef|feature/first-lesson-introduction-strixhaven-2021-02-18|The First Lesson: Introduction to Strixhaven|[[Blake Rasmussen]]|February 18, 2021}}</ref> Lorehold's academic field is about the interconnection of human nature (psychology, anthropology, archeology) - whether society is more about the structures we build (white magic) or the relationships we build (red magic).


Lorehold College is where the student mages are driven scholars engrossed by history. They explore and research the past through artifacts and call on magical energies from ancient tomes. Those who are a part of Lorehold will happily travel long and far to find ancient relics. Their goal is to learn the secrets of history and it is not uncommon for a student of Lorehold to summon the spirits of their dead historical figures. Their college motto is "Leave No Stone Unturned".<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/magic-the-gathering-strixhaven-reveal-quintorius-of-lorehold-college/|title=Magic: The Gathering Strixhaven reveal: Quintorius of Lorehold College|author=Alan Dexter|date=March 24, 2021|publisher=PCgamer.com}}</ref>
Lorehold College is where the student mages are driven scholars engrossed by history. They explore and research the past through artifacts and call on magical energies from ancient tomes. Those who are a part of Lorehold will happily travel long and far to find ancient relics. Their goal is to learn the secrets of history and it is not uncommon for a student of Lorehold to summon the spirits of their dead historical figures. Their college motto is "Leave No Stone Unturned".<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/magic-the-gathering-strixhaven-reveal-quintorius-of-lorehold-college/|title=Magic: The Gathering Strixhaven reveal: Quintorius of Lorehold College|author=Alan Dexter|date=March 24, 2021|publisher=PCgamer.com}}</ref>


The Lorehold use their magic to bring history literally to life as they summon ancient figures from the past and bring them into the present.<ref name="Tour">{{YouTubeRef|b23oHHziMto|Strixhaven: School of Mages Campus Tour|channel=[[Magic: The Gathering]]|date=March 25, 2021}}</ref>
The Lorehold use their magic to bring history literally to life as they summon ancient figures [[graveyard|from the past]] and bring them into the present.<ref name="Tour">{{YouTubeRef|b23oHHziMto|Strixhaven: School of Mages Campus Tour|channel=[[Magic: The Gathering]]|date=March 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/strixhaven-part-2-2021-04-05|In the Strixhaven, Part 2|[[Mark Rosewater]]|April 5, 2021}}</ref>  Their magic is written, more specifically, historically written lore and codices, as opposed to [[Silverquill]]'s self-written and spoken magic.
 
==Colors Dichotomy==
'''Red'''
 
The [[red]] [[wizard|mages]] of Lorehold gravitate toward reckless discovery and the spirit of adventure in their research of the past: the essence and emotion of history over precision or procedure. Cliffbusters and ruin shamans wield magic that helps them delve into the remains of ancient sites. Chaos scholars, trivialists, and absurdophiles chase down anecdotes of history as a ridiculous litany of chance happenstance. Warlores get excited about the magic that was used in the wars of the Blood Age. Dustspeakers and heroscorns love to converse with the [[spirit]]s of the past to find the whole ugly truth about them, foibles, frailties, and all. Scrollbashers and tomewielders use history in a pretty literal way: by [[summon]]ing magic directly from the characters scrawled in their pages, or by bashing fools with heavy books. [[Plargg]] is the red-aligned Orc dean of Lorehold.
 
'''White'''
The [[white]] side is represented by antiquarians, truthfinders, and archaeoscribes who love to uncover and record the past; they're often surrounded by lengthy scrolls and tomes in which they chronicle historical truths for posterity. Relic readers, aeonmancers, and monument priests uncover ruined statues of ancient historical figures, divining wisdom from the past from the context of ruin sites. Iconologists, pastraisers, and ghost advocates bind [[spirit]]s into the monuments that bear their likeness, conversing with them to learn about their great and inspiring deeds. Battle mediums and spiritualists can actually strengthen and empower [[Summon|summoned]] spirits for use in battle. Conservators, pastquoters, docents, and curators preserve and care for ancient spell knowledge, [[artifact]]s, and other relics of the past on the Lorehold campus. Honorbringers and allusionists can draw on the truths of history to enhance, inspire, or empower allies, whereas ruleciters and canonists use historical precedent to enforce magical laws.<ref name="Guide">{{DailyRef|feature/planeswalkers-guide-strixhaven-2021-04-01|Planeswalker's Guide to Strixhaven| [[Doug Beyer]] and [[Ari Zirulnik]] |April 01, 2021}}</ref> [[Augusta]] is Lorehold's white-aligned dean.
 
==Mascots==
Lorehold [[wizard|mages]] supplement their study of history by calling on the [[spirit]]s of the ancient dead. While dustspeakers and pastraisers conjure spirits and interview them for knowledge of the past, battle mediums and other Lorehold mages sometimes draw on the magical power of those spirits or turn them into hardy [[soldier]]s by housing the spirits in statues depicting their living selves.<ref name="Guide"</>
 
==College Locations==
*The '''Pillardrop''' is a series of historical buildings excavated directly out of sheer, perpendicular cliffs, now used for research, classwork, and housing. Travelers walk along treacherous bridges from one "neighborhood" of Pillardrop to another, often passing directly by the enormous stone faces of ancient, excavated statues.
 
*The '''Effigy Row''' is a main campus area of Lorehold. Its pathways are lined with monuments of famous historical figures, including past professors and prominent mage-students as well as war heroes and heads of state from ages past.<ref name="Mentor">{{DailyRef|magic-story/mentor-2021-04-16|The Mentor|[[Reinhardt Suarez]]|April 16, 2021}}</ref>
 
*The '''Kollema Hall''' is a grand, multi-tiered gallery where Lorehold mages gather for large lectures and demonstrations. Thousand-foot-long scrolls spill over the balconies as mages study ancient texts. The center of Kollema Hall is the magnificently restored statue of Kollema, the wise monk who was one of the first Lorehold professors at the founding of Strixhaven.<ref name="Guide"</> Kollema Hall has an imposing spire.<ref name="Mentor"/>
** The '''Registry of Accounts'''.<ref name="Mentor"/>
 
==Lorehold Majors==
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
*Anthropology
*Archeology
*Business
*Cryptorelicology
*Education
*Finance
*History
*Hoplology
*Military Science
*Philosophy
*Political Science
*Psychology
*Sociology
*Symbology
*Theology<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|tumblr=Blogatog|url=https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/647043635681099776/hi-mark-i-really-enjoyed-your-list-of-witherbloom|title=I really enjoyed your list of Witherbloom majors|date=March 29, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|tumblr=Blogatog|url=https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/646847318305423360/are-all-these-college-sortings-youve-been-doing|title=Are all these college sortings you've been doing coming off the top or your head|date=March 27, 2021}}</ref>
}}
 
==Faculty==
===Founder Dragon===
*[[Velomachus Lorehold]]
 
===Deans===
*[[Plargg]] (Red)
*[[Augusta]] (White)
 
===Professors===
*[[Hofri Ghostforge]]
*[[Osgir]]
 
===Other===
*[[Alibou]]
*[[Laelia]]
 
==Known Students==
* [[Quintorius Kand]]
*[[Losheel]]
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Lorehold.png|Lorehold students.
File:Lorehold Campus.jpg|<c>Lorehold Campus</c>
File:Students LOREHOLD.jpg|Conceptual art Lorehold students.
File:SPIRIT STATUES.jpg|[[Spirit]] Statues, Lorehold mascots.
File:LoreholdConcept.jpg|Lorehold campus concept
</gallery>


==In-game references==
==In-game references==
{{in-game
{{in-game
|cards=
|cards=
* <c>Velomachus Lorehold</c>
*<c>Velomachus Lorehold</c>
* <c>Lorehold Campus</c>
*<c>Lorehold Campus</c>
|associated=
|associated=
* <c>Lorehold Apprentice</c>
*<c>Lorehold Apprentice</c>
* <c>Lorehold Command</c>
*<c>Lorehold Command</c>
* <c>Lorehold Excavation</c>
*<c>Lorehold Excavation</c>
* <c>Lorehold Pledgemage</c>
*<c>Lorehold Pledgemage</c>
|flavor=
|flavor=
*{{card|Campus Renovation}}
*{{Card|Chaos Warp|Mystical Archive|STA}}
*<c>Charge Through</c>
*<c>Excavated Wall</c>
*{{Card|Faithless Looting|Mystical Archive|STA}}
*<c>Illustrious Historian</c>
*{{Card|Lightning Helix|Mystical Archive|STA}}
*<c>Reduce to Memory</c>
*<c>Returned Pastcaller</c>
*<c>Returned Pastcaller</c>
*{{card|Spectator Seating|Commander Masters|CMM|#=664}}
*<c>Spirit Summoning</c>
*<c>Stonebinder's Familiar</c>
*<c>Thrilling Discovery</c>
*<c>Tome Shredder</c>
*<c>Trailblazing Historian</c>
*<c>Wake the Past</c>
}}
}}


Latest revision as of 03:20, 17 May 2024

Lorehold College
College of Archaeomancy
[[File:{{#setmainimage:Lorehold insignia.jpg}}|150px]]
Leave No Stone Unturned.
History
Founded on Arcavios
Active Mending Era
Status Active
Membership
Founded by Velomachus Lorehold
Leader Plargg & Augusta Tullus
Notable members Alibou, Hofri Ghostforge, Kollema, Laelia, Losheel, Osgir, Quintorius Kand
Races Dwarves, Giants, Golems, Humans, Loxodons, Orcs, Spirits
Associated Colors
{R}{W}

Lorehold is the College of Archaeomancy at Strixhaven University on the plane of Arcavios. It is {R}{W} aligned and uses Spirits as mascots. The founder of the college is the elder dragon Velomachus Lorehold.[1]

Description

Map of the Lorehold campus

Loreholds are diligent researchers and daring adventurers. Passionate scholars obsessed with history, exploring the past by poring over archaeological artifacts and summoning long-dead spirits. For some students, the past is a rich tapestry worthy of disciplined study. While others wear that tapestry like a cape as they jump down into a forgotten tomb.[2] Lorehold's academic field is about the interconnection of human nature (psychology, anthropology, archeology) - whether society is more about the structures we build (white magic) or the relationships we build (red magic).

Lorehold College is where the student mages are driven scholars engrossed by history. They explore and research the past through artifacts and call on magical energies from ancient tomes. Those who are a part of Lorehold will happily travel long and far to find ancient relics. Their goal is to learn the secrets of history and it is not uncommon for a student of Lorehold to summon the spirits of their dead historical figures. Their college motto is "Leave No Stone Unturned".[3]

The Lorehold use their magic to bring history literally to life as they summon ancient figures from the past and bring them into the present.[1][4] Their magic is written, more specifically, historically written lore and codices, as opposed to Silverquill's self-written and spoken magic.

Colors Dichotomy

Red

The red mages of Lorehold gravitate toward reckless discovery and the spirit of adventure in their research of the past: the essence and emotion of history over precision or procedure. Cliffbusters and ruin shamans wield magic that helps them delve into the remains of ancient sites. Chaos scholars, trivialists, and absurdophiles chase down anecdotes of history as a ridiculous litany of chance happenstance. Warlores get excited about the magic that was used in the wars of the Blood Age. Dustspeakers and heroscorns love to converse with the spirits of the past to find the whole ugly truth about them, foibles, frailties, and all. Scrollbashers and tomewielders use history in a pretty literal way: by summoning magic directly from the characters scrawled in their pages, or by bashing fools with heavy books. Plargg is the red-aligned Orc dean of Lorehold.

White The white side is represented by antiquarians, truthfinders, and archaeoscribes who love to uncover and record the past; they're often surrounded by lengthy scrolls and tomes in which they chronicle historical truths for posterity. Relic readers, aeonmancers, and monument priests uncover ruined statues of ancient historical figures, divining wisdom from the past from the context of ruin sites. Iconologists, pastraisers, and ghost advocates bind spirits into the monuments that bear their likeness, conversing with them to learn about their great and inspiring deeds. Battle mediums and spiritualists can actually strengthen and empower summoned spirits for use in battle. Conservators, pastquoters, docents, and curators preserve and care for ancient spell knowledge, artifacts, and other relics of the past on the Lorehold campus. Honorbringers and allusionists can draw on the truths of history to enhance, inspire, or empower allies, whereas ruleciters and canonists use historical precedent to enforce magical laws.[5] Augusta is Lorehold's white-aligned dean.

Mascots

Lorehold mages supplement their study of history by calling on the spirits of the ancient dead. While dustspeakers and pastraisers conjure spirits and interview them for knowledge of the past, battle mediums and other Lorehold mages sometimes draw on the magical power of those spirits or turn them into hardy soldiers by housing the spirits in statues depicting their living selves.[5]

College Locations

  • The Pillardrop is a series of historical buildings excavated directly out of sheer, perpendicular cliffs, now used for research, classwork, and housing. Travelers walk along treacherous bridges from one "neighborhood" of Pillardrop to another, often passing directly by the enormous stone faces of ancient, excavated statues.
  • The Effigy Row is a main campus area of Lorehold. Its pathways are lined with monuments of famous historical figures, including past professors and prominent mage-students as well as war heroes and heads of state from ages past.[6]
  • The Kollema Hall is a grand, multi-tiered gallery where Lorehold mages gather for large lectures and demonstrations. Thousand-foot-long scrolls spill over the balconies as mages study ancient texts. The center of Kollema Hall is the magnificently restored statue of Kollema, the wise monk who was one of the first Lorehold professors at the founding of Strixhaven.[5] Kollema Hall has an imposing spire.[6]
    • The Registry of Accounts.[6]

Lorehold Majors

  • Anthropology
  • Archeology
  • Business
  • Cryptorelicology
  • Education
  • Finance
  • History
  • Hoplology
  • Military Science
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Symbology
  • Theology[7][8]

Faculty

Founder Dragon

Deans

Professors

Other

Known Students

Gallery

  • Lorehold students.

    Lorehold students.

  • Lorehold Campus

    Lorehold Campus

  • Conceptual art Lorehold students.

    Conceptual art Lorehold students.

  • Spirit Statues, Lorehold mascots.

    Spirit Statues, Lorehold mascots.

  • Lorehold campus concept

    Lorehold campus concept

In-game references

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Associated cards:
Quoted or referred to:

References

  1. ↑ a b Strixhaven: School of Mages Campus Tour (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (March 25, 2021).
  2. ↑ Blake Rasmussen (February 18, 2021). "The First Lesson: Introduction to Strixhaven". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Alan Dexter (March 24, 2021). "Magic: The Gathering Strixhaven reveal: Quintorius of Lorehold College". PCgamer.com.
  4. ↑ Mark Rosewater (April 5, 2021). "In the Strixhaven, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ a b c Doug Beyer and Ari Zirulnik (April 01, 2021). "Planeswalker's Guide to Strixhaven". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ a b c Reinhardt Suarez (April 16, 2021). "The Mentor". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 29, 2021). "I really enjoyed your list of Witherbloom majors". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  8. ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 27, 2021). "Are all these college sortings you've been doing coming off the top or your head". Blogatog. Tumblr.
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