Little did Andreas the Wise, one of the Lord's at the binding, know, but in his very own Barony in Kildare, there were some of those "older magics" left. Faded from their former glory, yes. Hiding often from the more popular non-magical civilisation, often. But still there, and still alive. And suddenly finding their magic diminished. Realising the arrogance of what he had done, and also realising that it had occurred because Kildare (and Shireroth as a whole) had gone far, far too long without a Lord of Magic, he proposed to establish outposts of his own Novatainian Academy in the Barony of Atterock, to train those interested in the new ways of SCM. The outposts were named ANOVA - Atterockian-Novatainian Outpost for the Variously Arcane. The goal was to use as few Novatainian Archmages as necessary - so that, soon enough, the native Atterockians would become proficient in the new magic and be able to manage the outposts themselves. For the transistion period, they exist as this:
In Gong Li, the role of ANOVA was clear. Andreas had agreed to be personal tutor to the Djinn that served the Hau'Oli (or Sultan), and instruct them in the ways of SCM. That meant the outpost operated from several offices within the palace - though these were luxurious rooms indeed. Andreas brought half a dozen 'support staff' with him - all of whom were accomplished Archmages who could assist him if need be. They would also spend time researching the Djinn, who were fascinating creatures not found elsewhere, and apparently had some connection with the Volcano on the island.