The Gold College is one of the eight Colleges of Magic founded in Altdorf, dedicated to the study of Chamon, the Lore of Metal. Its wizards, known as Alchemists or Gold Wizards, harness the heavy, golden wind of magic that clings to metals and minerals, unravelling their properties and transmuting base substances. The college's great tower, hidden within the streets of the capital, is warded against thieves and prying eyes, for its libraries hold secrets coveted across the Empire of Man.
Gold Wizards are cerebral and secretive, obsessed with the hidden order beneath all things and the pursuit of true transmutation. In battle they turn enemy armour to slag, sharpen the blades of allies, and hurl searing bolts of molten metal. Their alchemical arts also serve the state, refining coinage and testing the purity of precious metals.
Founded during the reign of Magnus the Pious under the guidance of the elf loremaster Teclis, the Gold College remains a pillar of sanctioned magic, its Alchemists prized advisors to the Elector Counts and the Imperial court.