University Castle
Not far from the University, a castle can be found if one crosses the bridge and makes their way through the thick swamp. The University lays no claim to this building, but their proximity raises concern among some students. The building is impressive to behold outside the gate. The courtyard gleams as if freshly polished and several fountains gush with the water of an underground spring. Within the castle’s dark walls lies quite the surprise for those who judge a book by its cover. A deserted bedroom, a balcony with floating tables, and an abandoned laboratory in the basement are but of a few of the sights that lurk within. Who resided here has long been lost to record and none can say with certainty what purpose the laboratory served. It can only be gleamed from the surroundings that there were no taboos here. Anything or anyone was subject to study in the most horrific of ways… and lately some have returned for revenge.

Undead Forest
Out the University gates and to the west lies a forest of ravage and ruin. Undead attack travelers and what the ghosts and spirits do not capture, the thiefs and brigands will. Once a beautiful valley of flowers and grasses has been laid waste to by the War of the Fade. The scar will never heal and the restless undead are drawn to the very vortex of Necromancy which chills the air. The trees are barren and corpses litter the path. While only the weaker undead find themselves bound here, their massive numbers give valid concern to the headmasters of the University and their students. Only the bravest venture into the Undead Forest alone lest they too become bound by the strange magics of a war long forgotten and unknown to those who still walk the world.

University Arena
Within it's protective walls, the University Arena is a place for the students to test their power and knowledge in a controlled enviorment. The Arena is massive with floors of gold and crimson. From the second story, one may safely gaze down into the fray to observe and cheer their chosen champions. The imprisoned creatures in caverns deep beneath the Arena are only released with a draw of the lever. Once undead were housed within this structure, but after the War of the Ancients the University headmasters grew bitter against the dragons that had caused so many deaths and such destruction. Now the Arena houses dragons captured from all over the world and with each pull the University receives a dose of vengeance against Rendar. Some say... he will return with his precious Dreuzas to finish what was started though this is vehemently denied by the Headmasters. One can only hope they are right lest the University be judged for it's choice Arena combatants.

The Grotto
Rumor has it the City of Darkness and the Capital of the Equinox are linked by entombed death. Deep... deep within the earth and beneath even the oceans that separate these two cities is a secret passage of marble. Originally thought to be the handi-work of Nathaniel, what was meant as a way to transition between the two worlds has been corrupted by Angelina. One may wonder at the architecture of this place were it not for the hoards of Angelina's cursed that wander it's long passage ways. The seek only to find others to share in their misery. These fledglings are trapped between the two cities. Unable to surface in the City of Darkness for fear of their certain fate at the hands of the residents and incapable of escaping through Haverstoke for it's scalding sunlight. These are the outcast even among those of the Delacroix line, too weak to be bothered with... but a vampire is still a vampire and will bring death and destruction until their final days. Those who enter will find themselves lost in a myriad of magic and mazes, doomed to lose their fragile strands of humanity to the abomination that is undeath. Enter with care...