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After being shown to your quarters, (a sparsely furnished alcove on the ground floor of a spiraling tower called the Hall of Attainment) you slip into the College's unofficial uniform. The finely spun novice robes proved surprisingly warm thanks to what was probably a tailored frost resistant enchantment.

With most mages attending lectures, the exterior wings of the College were deserted. You promptly step out before skirting the courtyard to the adjacent Hall of Countenance. You'd pissed off one of the senior faculty members, and being quick to rectify the situation would ensure it would just be one.