Editing Wistram Academy (section)

==Exam==
One month after the initiation, the prospective students have to immediately prove their worth in an exam.  Said exam entails the testing of the magical abilities, Skills, and a demonstration of what spells have been successfully learned during the short stay at the school. To summarize, the participants' abilities as students are being tested, as are their capabilities as mages before they had even arrived at Wistram.

As a result, people might pass the exam by solely showing that they have mastered the lessons without being particularly strong mages.

The various lessons that are being covered in the exam include their ability to control fundamental magic, how they analyze enchantments and remain their calm during combat.

However, those aspects aren't the only factors that matter. The examiners also take into account the ranking of each person compared to their fellow students. Another method would be by being well liked by an influential mage, making them more likely to vote in their favor no matter their results. Additionally, examinee may fail in all criteria and ''yet'' pass, namely by possessing enough wealth to pay for the whole next year.

A grueling obstacle course where the students would be allowed to use offensive spells to reach the end quickly concludes the examination.

The course consists of magical constructed corridors, which despite looking vaguely transparent and fragile are quite solid. Outside, the mages look through the ghostly stones and observe if the students can navigate their way down the corridor and pass the other obstacles with their magic. It is also taken into consideration how much time they need to do so, their ability to handle each obstacle, and resourcefulness. 

Said obstacles constitute of, for instance, [Fireballs], albeit fake ones to prevent them from seriously harming the students. Spells aren't the only dangers the examinee have to watch out for, however. They are also attacked by various monsters, though also magically created ones. That is noticeable by their shimmering bodies that make the impression as though they consist of light. As a result, when they are being destroyed, they simply dissipate into fragments and fade away. If the creatures hit the students they won't leave behind an injury, but a shining mark instead of it.

At the end of the corridor, a massive Troll appears, attacking everyone that stands in his way.<ref name="Pt.4">[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/11/12/wistram-days-pt-4/ Wistram Days Pt. 4]</ref>

The initiates aren't the only ones required to proof themselves, though. Students from the 2nd to the 6th year have to pass an exam every time at the end of each year. It is being left to the students how they want to show they are worth keeping. It can be anything from a spell they’ve learned to reciting something they’ve studied or presenting something they’ve made. Otherwise they might be forced to pay to stay.<ref name="Pt.5">[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/11/14/wistram-days-pt-5/ Wistram Days (Pt. 5)]</ref>