Faculty Badge

This is a large disk-shaped silver medallion bearing a relief image representing the school of magical art that its wearer is responsible for teaching at the Academy. It is affixed to a heavy silver chain, intended to be worn around the neck. The item is magical, and emits an Abjuration aura when examined. When discovered, neither medallion nor chain show any signs of tarnish or aging.

This device permits the wearer to bypass almost all of the automated magical defenses and wards in the Academy, and also allows them to make use of the Teleportation Circles connecting their quarters to the Faculty Passage behind the Gathering Hall. (Other teleportation destinations are also possible.)