Mages -- the most basic kind of arcane spellcaster found in Azeroth -- can be found across the world. Their magic most often specializes in creating things, or sometimes changing things. Often times, the arcane spells are a means of damaging the enemies of the spellcaster. Nearly all mages have studied specifically in one school of magic or another. The mages of the Kirin Tor are the most adept and highly studied mages of Azeroth, and were also the first to use elemental magic in their arcane studies -- although the first known mages in history were the Highborne of the Kaldorei.