Prismari
| Prismari College | |
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| College of Elemental Arts | |
 Express Yourself with the Elements. | |
| History | |
| Founded on | Arcavios |
| Status | Active |
| Membership | |
| Founded by | Galazeth Prismari |
| Leader | Uvilda & Nassari |
| Members | Octavia, Rionya, Rootha Squallheart, Samara Squallheart, Veyran, Zaffai |
| Information | |
| Colors |
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| Species | Djinns, Efreets, Elementals, Humans, Octopuses, Orcs |
| Scryfall Statistics | |
Prismari is the College of Elemental Arts at Strixhaven University on the plane of Arcavios. It was founded by the elder dragon Galazeth Prismari[1] and is aligned. Students use Elementals as mascots.
Description
Prismari are the art, theatre, and musical kids of Strixhaven, and magic is how they express themselves. Their spells can be spectacles of raw creativity or meticulous artistic expressions. All the world's a stage, and whether their art is informed by mind or emotion, Prismari always leave a lasting impression.[2] Prismari's colors reflect the metaphysical nature of art - is it about the technique and how it stimulates the mind (the blue approach), or is it about the expression and how it moves the soul (the red approach).
Prismari is the Strixhaven college focused on artistic expression, performance, and fiery passion. Prismari mages channel elemental forces directly into their creative works, using raw magical power to enhance and animate their art. This includes a diverse group of creators—musicians, dancers, actors, painters, and others—who blend magic with their crafts to produce dramatic, larger-than-life displays filled with vibrant energy.
Mastering Prismari magic demands both intellectual skill and a fiery, passionate temperament, as its practitioners must be able to channel their inner muse with intensity and emotion. The college's guiding motto is "Express Yourself with the Elements".[3]
Prismari magic relies heavily on gestures and movement, emphasizing the process of creation itself rather than imbuing the finished work with magical properties. For example, a sculpture shaped by Prismari magic is not inherently magical after being formed; rather, the magic is in the act of shaping and performing the art.
Campus Locations
The Prismari campus is located southwest of the central campus, and occupies a dramatic landscape shaped by jagged rock formations, towering spires, and powerful geothermal forces. The terrain pulses with elemental energy, creating an environment as dynamic and intense as the art and magic practiced there.[4]
- Conjurot Hall - a towering structure with a glassed-in observation area at the top, encircled by constantly changing strands of elemental energy. Artist-mages can see for miles from the Conjurot's main turret, and the view has inspired many artistic creations.[4] The apartments and workshops of Uvilda and Nassari are on the top level.
- Furygale - a notorious region of the Prismari campus where the abandoned creations of thousands of past artist-mages have coalesced over the years. Roped off by wards and warning signs, Furygale is several square blocks of ever-changing magical energies, gales of ice and wind and fire, and elementals gone rogue. It's inherently dangerous but also a source of wild creative inspiration, and despite its dangers, it remains a popular spot for students who want to duel without being interrupted by authority figures.[5][4]
- Opus Walk - a winding path through the central campus buildings, along which hundreds of Prismari elemental creations are displayed, made by Prismari graduates. Some of the more famous pieces of magical art have been displayed along the Opus Walk for centuries, while other transient bursts of creativity last only a few moments.[4]
Colors Dichotomy
Blue The blue side of Prismari deals with artistic training and study, visualization, precise technique, and artistic theory. Many Prismari blue mages, of course, are elementalists — artists who devote themselves to blue-aligned subdisciplines of elemental magic. Cloud conjurers, mistmages, zephyrists, skybrushers, vortex virtuosos, waterbinders, ice sculptors, huesplashers — all of these are mage-students and professors who express their art through the air, water, and other elements. Beyond that, aesthemancers and compositionists study abstract principles of beauty. Splendor diviners and vistamancers find the truth within beautiful sights or in personal visions. Opusmancers and master creators create huge, over-the-top magical effects. Avant-guardians embrace conceptual, counterintuitive leaps of brilliance. Uvilda, a Djinn, is the blue-aligned dean of Prismari.
Red As with blue, many red-aligned Prismari mages are some flavor of elementalist. Geosculptors, flameshouters, lava mavens, emberbrushes, stonebenders, electrovisionaries, stormpainters — all of these express their emotional truth through the fire, earth, and other elements. Beyond that, spectacle mages and wonderworkers hurl wondrous, stormy displays into the sky—often to amuse or distract rather than to cause harm. Heartragers turn their inner creative fire into personal strength, while muse channelers project their momentary blasts of inspiration into others. Ruleburners and blast innovators use their art to shatter stereotypes and customs (and, quite often, property).[5] The Efreet, Nassari, is Prismari's red-aligned dean.
Mascots
To the mages of Prismari, elemental creatures are a form of living art. Mages sculpt artistic shells from a fusion of raw elements, then conjure living elemental energy to inhabit the shells. The result is a powerful creature capable of expressing sublime emotions and wreaking wanton destruction. The inner core of a Prismari elemental might be a churning force of fire, wind, ice, water, lava, or solid rock.[5]
Prismari Majors
Faculty
Founder Dragon
- Galazeth Prismari (Founder Dragon)
Deans
Professors
Known Students
Gallery
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Prismari students. -
Conceptual art Prismari students.
In-game references
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Trivia
- Treasure tokens represent the artistic creations of the Prismari, the physical manifestation of their magic.[8]
- Mechanically, Prismari cares about building up to a big spell.[9]
References
- ↑ Venator61 (March 20, 2021). "Some info on names in Strixhaven". Reddit.
- ↑ Blake Rasmussen (February 18, 2021). "The First Lesson: Introduction to Strixhaven". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Joe Parlock (March 24, 2021). "Meet Rootha Squallheart In The Latest 'Magic: The Gathering' Set, Strixhaven: School Of Mages". Forbes.com.
- ↑ a b c d Wizards RPG Team (2021), "D&D Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos", Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b c Doug Beyer and Ari Zirulnik (April 01, 2021). "Planeswalker's Guide to Strixhaven". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 29, 2021). "I really enjoyed your list of Witherbloom majors". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 27, 2021). "Are all these college sortings you've been doing coming off the top or your head". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Strixhaven: School of Mages Campus Tour (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (March 25, 2021).
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (April 5, 2021). "In the Strixhaven, Part 2". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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