time 560 days to a year 40 days to a month 14 months to a year 28 hours in a day ores tiplump primary element rare corista blue metal ore hard and non-brittle ( very rare ) moons pellant large moon has atmosphere was colonized in the distant past beauty small airless moon teachers of note at the academy of arts in jamara student director magi ian kohl ( human ) red affinities teacher magi sorren locke ( human ) married to aribeth miwa school of affinities teachers of note shay isle- city of saqr dean of magic professor semloc head of sprit magic professor timory dean of instruction professor moreson names of note in book one ulrica simpson main character - appearance medium height , slender build , peaches and cream complexion , long black/dark red hair .