Brassminster Institute – A Brief Guide
How It Got Its Name
Brassminster Institute is named after its very first group of teachers, called the Brassministers. They were famous for mixing science, storytelling, and Aether magic all together—something no one had ever done before!
The school sits on a floating platform held up by tall airship towers. People used to say the Brassministers “helped guide the bright minds of Gearinthia,” so the name eventually became simply Brassminster. Even today, everyone knows it as the smartest place in the kingdom.
Who Teaches or Studies There
Brassminster is full of amazing people, like:
Mechanomancy teachers who mix machines with magic
Aetherlight researchers who study glowing energy
Sky-cartographers who make maps of the clouds
Steam scientists who love gears and gadgets
Botanists who grow strange floating plants
Math wizards who study shapes that don’t even look real
Students come from all over Gearinthia to learn here. Some live in dorms that hang between sky-bridges, and some teachers stay in tall towers filled with scrolls, brass tools, and whirring machines. Even the cleaning staff includes chatty little clockwork helpers!
What Makes It Magical
The whole school floats on strong Aether currents, so different parts of the campus can move!
Classrooms slide to new spots depending on what subject is taught.
Labs rearrange their tools while everyone is asleep.
The giant observatory slowly spins so it can see special Aether stars that most people can’t even spot.
Some say the Institute “learns” from its students and gets wiser every year.
Myths & Legends
Students whisper all kinds of stories, like:
The Spectral Scholar, a ghostly teacher who appears before big tests and gives mysterious clues.
A Hidden Archive that only opens if you solve a super-hard riddle built into the gears of the main clock.
And a rumor that the whole school drifts through the sky a tiny bit each year… heading toward a secret sky-city no one has ever proven is real.
Why It Matters in Gearinthia
Brassminster Institute is the brain and heart of the kingdom. This is where inventors, explorers, scientists, and storytellers discover new ideas. Everything from skyships to Aether engines to helpful gadgets starts right here.
Brassminster is more than a school—it’s a place where curiosity takes flight. It helps shape the future of Gearinthia, one brilliant young inventor at a time.
