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yes to both.


Indeed, you have. There is only one university in the whole city, and they host almost any sort of magical endeavor you can imagine. They have people studying how to develop new and inventive spells, creating custom magic items, and teaching advanced theory on many fields and sub-fields of magic.

From what you've learned, there is likely to be someone there who is willing to take a quick gold in exchange for unusual casting services.