Students of the Academae sometimes face more than simple studies.
The famed Acadamae is a wizard's college in the city of Korvosa which attracts students from as far away as distant Geb and even—to the annoyance of the far-more ancient colleges there—Cheliax. The Acadamae teaches all eight schools of magic, but its primary focus lies in conjuration. Regardless of an apprentice’s specialization (the Acadamae only teaches specialists) every student at the college must pass a grueling exam in conjuration in order to graduate. Thus, the college does not allow its students to forsake learning of conjuration. The headmaster of the Acadamae is the powerful wizard Toff Ornelos[citation needed]