After the defeat of the @Demon Lord one hundred years ago, the Twelve @Saint understood that military victory alone would not secure the future. During the Demon Age, ignorance had allowed demon lords to manipulate entire civilizations. Many people accepted demonic contracts simply because they did not understand the consequences.
To prevent the return of that darkness, the Saints helped create a system of academies, universities, and libraries dedicated to knowledge, magic, and moral education. These institutions now exist across @Wulfasaga, @Oktoberland, and @Dragoon Island, though each region teaches history in slightly different ways depending on its culture.
Most schools emphasize three major principles: the study of magic, the history of the Demon Age, and the dangers of demonic contracts.
In lands strongly influenced by the Exodia Inquisition, education is often tied to the legacy of the Twelve Saints. These institutions are commonly called Sanctified Academies.
Students begin their studies young, often between the ages of eight and twelve. Basic education teaches reading, mathematics, farming science, trade arithmetic, and basic magical theory. Children also learn the historical timeline of the world, including the Age of Monsters, the Demon Age, and the Sanctified Cycle.
Older students who show magical ability are invited to continue their studies at university-level academies. These schools train scholars, battle mages, historians, and investigators capable of identifying demonic influence.
One of the most important lessons taught in these institutions is the true nature of demon lord contracts. Students learn that accepting demonic power does not only affect the individual. Such contracts bind the soul and can extend to future generations of descendants, allowing demon lords to claim power over entire bloodlines.
Because of this danger, universities teach rituals and magical detection methods used to identify cursed contracts.
Many universities maintain vast libraries containing manuscripts that survived the Demon Age. Some of these texts date back thousands of years.
The oldest preserved books come from around 3000 years during the Demon Age (3000 DA). These records describe demon kingdoms, ancient battles, and the horrific consequences of demonic rule.
Some texts even contain the contracts written by demon lords themselves, carefully preserved so scholars can study the language and magical structure used in those dark agreements.
Other records date from the early years of the Sanctified Cycle (100 SC) and document the adventures of the Twelve Saints and the founding of institutions such as the Exodia Inquisition and the Adventurer League.
These books are guarded carefully. Certain demon-related texts require permission from senior scholars or Exodia officials before they can be studied.
Universities in the Sanctified Cycle focus heavily on magical and historical disciplines.
Arcane studies explore the nature of magic released when the two ancient monsters died thousands of years ago. Students learn how magic flows through the world and how it can be shaped safely.
Demonology is a critical field where scholars analyze demon magic, contracts, and curses in order to prevent their spread.
Divine studies focus on the powers of Saints and holy magic.
Alchemy, medicine, engineering, and astronomy are also taught, though magical research remains the most prestigious discipline.
Graduates often become court mages, Exodia investigators, magical engineers, or professors.
The @Dragoon Island follows a slightly different approach to education. While the Empire respects the Twelve Saints and recognizes their role in ending the Demon Age, its schools emphasize dragon culture and martial tradition.
Children in the Empire grow up learning about the history of dragon riders, legendary kings, and the bond between dragons and humans.
Dragon biology, flight theory, and combat tactics are common subjects taught in Pendragon academies. Some institutions even train students in the basics of dragon communication and aerial warfare.
Magic is still studied, but the Empire tends to treat magic as a tool of warfare and exploration, rather than purely as sacred knowledge.
Because of this focus, Pendragon academies produce many dragon riders, military strategists, and explorers.
They acknowledge the Twelve Saints in historical studies but rarely present them as the central focus of their educational philosophy.
Across the continents several universities have gained legendary status.
In the Kingdom of Brussa stands the @Grand Academy of Oscar, founded in honor of Saint Oscar Brussa. This university trains illusionists, historians, and adventurers.
In the @The Holy Exodia Empire the @Sanctified Basilica Academy trains priests, clerics, and Exodia officials.
On Dragoon Island the @Gorwarts University trains dragon riders and aerial tacticians.
Each of these institutions attracts students from across the world.
Education has become a powerful tool for social mobility in the Sanctified Cycle.
A poor farmer’s child who demonstrates magical talent can be sponsored by the Adventurer League or Exodia and receive a full education. Some of the greatest mages and adventurers began life as peasants.
However, noble families often dominate the highest levels of academia because they can afford expensive magical training and rare books.
Despite this imbalance, universities remain one of the few places where individuals from vastly different backgrounds can meet and learn together.
The ultimate purpose of education is simple: to ensure the Demon Age never returns.
By teaching history, magic, and the dangers of demonic power, the universities of the world serve as guardians of knowledge.
They remind each new generation that civilization nearly fell once before—and that ignorance could allow it to happen again.