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Rowan Academy is a school of magic and combat in New England, and served as a head quarters for the international community in the fight against The Enemy. The Director of Rowan served as the head of the school, but also as the de-facto head of the magical community.

Background[]

Rowan Academy was established in 1649, and built with Old Magic. It was founded by the survivors of Solas, the predecessor of Rowan Academy. Rowan goes through a number of changes in the series. In the second book, Rowan is mostly destroyed, in the third book, a massive castle is raised around the school grounds and in the last two books, it is further made into a larger fortress and a camp for refugees is established directly outside the castle walls.

In addition to functioning as a school, the academy maintains a sanctuary for vulnerable and rare magical creatures, and a smith for production of magical devices.

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