The world must have heroes; heroes must begin as students; students must have teachers. I will test them, examine them, push them, break them, and rebuild them. I will teach them to fight well, to strive nobly, and if need be, to die gloriously.

Modus Operandi: Hero-trainers who spur newbies onward to greatness, often living vicariously through their protégés. Many collect a small circle of highly influential former students, á lá Horace Slughorn, to provide themselves with material comforts.

The University’s main campus is actually an enormous Hollow (8 or 9 dots in Size!). It takes the form of a verdant mountain with a sunny Mediterranean climate, with gentle slopes, trees heavy with ripe fruit, and plenty of game in its numerous fields, forests, and bright, clear streams. Classes are conducted in the open air, and usually consist of an informal gathering of students around their Professor, giving a practical lesson on some subject. The University teaches all subjects, from music and dance to mechanical engineering. All classes involve physical, hands-on learning, which makes at least a single dot in Athletics a must-have for students and teachers alike.

The idyllic appearance of the campus itself belies the cutthroat politics of its tenured staff, who actively seek to acquire more and better protégés by any means necessary. Each Professor views their little entourage of students as something of a personal army, winning glory (and material comfort) for their beloved instructors. Due to the great amount of time they spend in the Hedge, many Professors slowly lose Clarity, blurring the boundaries between their own accomplishments and their pupils’ private lives.

The University takes its name (as well as its mien) from the residence of the centaur Chiron in Greek mythology, a world-famous teacher of heroes such as Jason, Achilles, and Herakles.

Titles: Professors, Coaches, Teachers, Sensei, Sifu, Maestros, etc.

Prerequisites:
- Professors: Athletics ●, Manipulation/Presence ●●, Expression ●●, Intelligence ●●●, Wyrd ●●●●●
- Students: Athletics ●, Expression ●, Intelligence ●●●, Wyrd ●●●

Joining: In order to become a Student, one must be obtain a letter of recommendation from a Professor, pass an examination by the board, and pay tuition to the school (Resources is the preferred payment method, though a tithe of Glamour is also accepted from students with financial difficulties). In order to become a Professor, one must be an alumnus, and pass a rigorous examination by the other Professors, who are notoriously not fond of competition.

Mien: Members of the University often smell of sweat, or locker-rooms. Professors and Students are always fairly fit and athletic, though some of the older Professors look like they’ve gone a bit to seed. They dress in simple, functional clothing without pattern or embellishment. Tracksuits are common for athletically-oriented members, as are blue jeans, sports-bras, simple tunics, loincloths, and even Classical togas. The dress code is very relaxed.

Background: All members of the University, both Professors and Students, are marked by an insatiable Wille zur Macht. They are eager, perhaps even desperate, to prove themselves. No sacrifice is too great, no task too difficult, if it will grant them the glory they so dearly seek. Many see themselves as Übermenschen, not bound by social customs like politeness and traditional morality.

Organization: The Dean is at the top, the Professors are below the Dean, and each Professor is given status and respect in accordance with the accomplishments of their students. Students are expected to obey their Professors without question, and submit to punishment without complaint.

Concepts: washed-up boxer, nosy academic advisor, melodramatic coach, queen-bee jockette

Privileges:

Coach’s Whistle (Token ●)
Mien: A battered coach’s whistle, covered in scratches and dents. There are faint impressions where it’s been gripped by nervous teeth for many years. When blown, it emits a heart-stopping shriek which raises goosebumps and sends shivers up the spine of those who hear it.
Effect: All of the Professor’s students, past and present, can hear the whistle, and know that their teacher is in danger. However, if they want to help him, they have to get to where he is under their own power (i.e., it doesn’t tell them where he is, nor does it transport them to him, it just lets them know he’s in trouble.) By default, if they’re not already at the University, they will probably head there first.
Drawback: After using the whistle, the Professor is winded and short of breath for one scene. He takes a -2 to all actions which involve Physical Attributes.
Catch: If the user of this Token chooses not to pay the Glamour cost or make a Wyrd roll to activate it, then the tremendous noise of the whistle leaves him deafened for one hour afterward.

Locker-Room Speech (Contract ●●)
Action: Extended
Dice Pool: Intelligence + Expression
Effect: The student is failing at some task repeatedly, or failing at some extended action, and is taking a break. The Professor spends a point of Glamour and spends a few minutes making an extended Intelligence + Expression roll, trying to accumulate five successes. After this, when the student returns to the activity they were attempting, they receive a +2 bonus on each roll to accomplish the task, and takes no fatigue penalties. Can only be used once per 24 hours.
Catch: The student(s) reside(s) at the University’s main campus.

Expert Guidance (Contract ●●● )
Action: Instant
Dice Pool: Wits + Empathy / Dexterity + Empathy
Effect: The Professor spends two points of Glamour and makes physical contact with their student. For the remainder of the scene, the student gains the Professor’s dots in one Skill or Attribute. This can increase their dots in a given Trait to a level above their normal Trait-maximum.
Drawback: For the rest of the scene, the Professor automatically fails any roll related to the Skill or Attribute which they imparted to their student. They’ve literally given all their dots away.
Catch: The Professor gives the Student a pat on the butt.

Rumors of the University:
•A motley of Students are ordered by their Professor to beg, borrow, or steal a powerful Token that would give their Professor an edge over a rival.
•Tired of hunting the same old Hedge-beasties, a Professor asks the players’ assistance in capturing a dangerous Hobgoblin, which will be transported (alive!) to the University’s main campus and set loose, in order to “give the kids a sporting challenge.”
•A sudden tuition increase at UoMP leads to a rash of petty theft (and not-so-petty theft) in the nearby mortal world, as Students desperately try to pay off their mounting debts to the University.
•Three UoMP grad students go on a six-day bender after Finals Week, and carouse so boisterously that they risk altering the mortal authorities (and the Gentry) to the existence of the Changeling community. They must be found and sobered-up, before they expose the entire Freehold.
•A motley of business-minded Students have set up a greenhouse in the Hedge, to grow and sell dangerous hallucinogenic Goblin Fruits, to pay for their tuition (and a few other nice things on the side).