Skill Schools
Skill schools are areas in Eternal Lands where a player receives an advantage when performing a certain skill.
Most skill schools work in a simple way: you mix any item of the appropriate skill, and instead of receiving the item, you receive double the experience. This applies within alchemy, potion, crafting, manufacturing, engineering and tailoring schools. The item you mix must have a recommended level greater than 0 for the school to have an effect. Failed and critically failed attempts work as usual. Mixing items of other skills than the school's specialty is not affected. On a Day of Schools, you will receive triple the experience instead of double.
For magic, there are special PK arenas where only offensive magic spells can be used. For summoning, there are arenas where the mana cost is halved. For ranging, there are arenas where a stationary creature may be targeted. There are no schools for attack, defense, or harvesting. In addition, there are some areas labeled on maps as schools but are not yet functional.
Locations
A * indicates the schools closest to storage. Some schools may not be functional, and some untested ones may be miscategorized. Please add notes and edit as appropriate.
Attack and defense
Being the skills with the fastest leveling possible at the moment, with the option to train with other players in PK areas, and with a special day that doubles the experience, these skills will most likely not get a functioning school in the usual sense.
Harvesting
There most likely won't be a school for this skill.
Alchemy
- Desert Tropics, Desert Pines, at [28,119]
- Elavro Mountains, White Stone, at [705,568]
- Morcraven Marsh in the east at [323,143]
- Palon Vertas magic school in the northwest at [43,365] - The alchemy classroom and laboratory are somewhere inside the school.
- Emerald Valley Trade Route northwest of town at [235,357]
- Glacmor Skill Academy north of Dra Se'Lac at [335,132] *
Magic
There are some magic arenas where offensive PVP spells work, but other means of PVP combat (weapons, summoning, ranging, engineering) do not. These magic arenas do not give twice the experience; they are for training with other players in a PVP environment restricted to magic only. The Mana Drain Spell does not give experience in these areas. The only way to receive twice the experience for magic is during a special day. Some magic schools also have full PK arenas where other means of combat will work. Known arena locations are:
- Tarsengaard Magic School north of town at [183,315] - There is also a full PK arena somewhere inside the school.
- Naralik in the northeast at [154,176]
- Ruins of Tirnym in the west at [33,91] - You must pass through the barriers to enter the arena. Either solve the riddles or use Teleport to Range.
- Palon Vertas Magic School in the northwest at [43,365] - There is also a full PK arena somewhere inside the school.
- Willowvine Forest Skill Academy In the building, just south of storage.
- Arius Magic School in Arius City - The magic arena is somewhere inside the school.
Potion
- Portland, northeast of town at [265,269] and [281,270]
- Fort Hallgan, Morcraven Marsh, at [187,162]
- Melinis, at [319,138]
- Palon Vertas magic school in the northwest at [43,365] - The potions classroom and laboratory are somewhere inside the school.
- Palon Vertas secret potion school
- Thasendel Woods, Irsis, at [25,25]
- Glacmor Skill Academy north of Dra Se'Lac at [335,132] *
Summoning
This skill has summoning arenas where the amount of mana consumed by summoning is halved. This effect is cumulative with the Conjurer Cloak or perk, lessening the amount of consumed mana to only 1/4 for each creature.
Manufacturing
- Lakeside Village, White Stone, at [564,123]
- Portland, northwest of town at [93,100]
- Fisher's Point, Irinveron, at [75,364]
- Willowvine Forest Skill Academy in the southwest tree house area of Eventhil above the ground
- on eastern water side at [310,170] *
- North Redmoon in town at [230,310]
- Dra Syn, Trassian, in the southwest at [10,60]
Crafting
- White Stone in the west at [48,359]
- Evergreen Woods, Desert Pines, at [191,279]
- Tarsengaard, in town at [261,205]
- Thasendel Woods, Irsis, at [279,297]
- Glacmor Skill Academy north of Dra Se'Lac at [335,132] *
Engineering
- Tarsengaard in the southwest at [87,42]
- Arius Magic School in the room at [31,78]
Tailoring
- Glacmor fashion runway at [275,121]
Ranging
Ranging has Archery Arenas for which you need an Archery Arena Ticket to enter. The arenas have two Targets that don't die or move, thus allowing for uninterrupted shooting at the target. There's no experience bonus in these arenas.
- Ywarstav, Grubani Peninsula, at [50,107]
- Irsis, at [350,360] (Can be entered but not used. Targets and ticket NPC to be added in coming update)
Skill academies
Skill academies contain a storage and schools for more than one skill.
- Glacmor Skill Academy north of Dra Se'Lac at [335,132] for alchemy, crafting, and potions
- Willowvine Forest Skill Academy in the southwest tree house area of Eventhil above the ground for manufacturing, a magic arena, and a summoning arena
Fast reading areas
There are some areas in the game where you will read books 5 times as fast as you normally would. You must keep your food level above 0 to research just as you would anywhere else, though. Currently, there are fast reading areas in:
- Desert Pines - library (secret spot), 5x Faster Reading
- Glacmor - Glacmor Skill Academy [288,314], 5x Faster Reading
- Melinis [185,175], 3x Faster Reading
- Palon Vertas - Magic School [573,195], Wise Owl library 5x Faster Reading
- Palon Vertas - Library of the Ancients [280,40], 2x Faster reading
- Trassian - Great Library of the Draegoni, Reading Corner. [445,335], 5x Faster Reading
- Willowvine Forest - Willowvine Forest Skill Academy [284,289], 5x Faster Reading
- Emerald Valley Trade Route [355,360], 5x Faster Reading