The **Arcane Congress** was established by [King Galifar I](https://eberron.fandom.com/wiki/Galifar_ir%27Wynarn_I "Galifar ir'Wynarn I") in 15 YK. The Arcane Congress was tasked with studying the mysteries of magic and to place these powers at the service of the [Kingdom of Galifar](https://eberron.fandom.com/wiki/Kingdom_of_Galifar "Kingdom of Galifar"). ## Bases of Operations The Congress has its seat in four floating towers above the village of [Arcanix](https://eberron.fandom.com/wiki/Arcanix "Arcanix") in [Aundair](https://eberron.fandom.com/wiki/Aundair "Aundair"). It also uses the [Starpeaks Observatory](https://eberron.fandom.com/wiki/Starpeaks_Observatory "Starpeaks Observatory") to study the moons and stars. ## Activities The members of the Congress oversee the towers of wizardry, advise Aundair's monarch on all things magical, and train new [wizards](https://eberron.fandom.com/wiki/Wizard "Wizard") and [magewrights](https://eberron.fandom.com/wiki/Magewright "Magewright"), despite a friendly rivalry with the wizards of the [dragonmarked houses](https://eberron.fandom.com/wiki/Dragonmarked_houses "Dragonmarked houses"). ## History At the beginning of the [Last War](https://eberron.fandom.com/wiki/Last_War "Last War"), Arcanix was located in western [Thrane](https://eberron.fandom.com/wiki/Thrane "Thrane"), but in 895 YK an offensive by Aundair's [King Wrogar](https://eberron.fandom.com/wiki/Wrogar_ir%27Wynarn "Wrogar ir'Wynarn") under the command of [Haldren ir'Brassek](https://eberron.fandom.com/wiki/Haldren_ir%27Brassek "Haldren ir'Brassek") took control of the lands south of [Passage](https://eberron.fandom.com/wiki/Passage "Passage") to the [Blackcaps](https://eberron.fandom.com/wiki/Blackcaps "Blackcaps") and from [Ghalt](https://eberron.fandom.com/wiki/Ghalt "Ghalt") to the shores of [Lake Galifar](https://eberron.fandom.com/wiki/Lake_Galifar "Lake Galifar"). Since this time, Arcanix and the Arcane Congress have been part of the nation of Aundair.