School of Asira

The School of Asira was a prominent educational institution that operated in Khadarasta, the capital of Khayad, from c. 200 3E to 480 3E, when Yasmina the Siren shut the school down in order to open the new University of Khadarasta in its place. The school is currently looked back at with nostalgia and sentiment, with many thinking it to have been integral in the forming of the Khayadian society after it gained independence in 246 3E.

The academy was founded by Asira of Khadarasta, an Estaian priest who claimed to have been the descendant of the legendary Kuneikar. The education provided by Asira - who was the school's first headmistress - was directed at Khayadians of all age, free of any tuition fees. The original curriculum was centered around religious study, but branched out into the fields of literature, art, science and magic; many prominent faces of the academic revolution of the 6th century 3E hailed from the School of Asira.

As Khayadians shifted more and more over the years towards conservative cultural stances, the Asiran headmasters and headmistresses stubbornly opposed change, which continued to put them at odds with Khayadian rulers. The school was especially known for continuing to observe ancient rituals that were largely considered outdated, like religious drug use and teaching of sex. The school would eventually be closed by the regime of Yasmina I as part of the Sallaraian Revolution which drastically changed Khayadic culture.