A twenty foot tall, four-armed automaton crafted from pristine white ceramic and etched with swirling gold filigree. It lacks a mouth, but its head features a single glowing sapphire lens. Two hands hold a massive iron brand that roars with eternal white flames, a third holds a glass and gold hourglass larger than a human, and the fourth remains open for spell weaving. It emits a crystalline, chime-like sound with every movement.

Created by the First Archmage of the Argent Spire, the Iron Oracle was built not to kill, but to challenge. However, as the centuries passed and its internal logic evolved, its definition of a 'passed' test has become increasingly lethal. It guards the Chancellor's Sigil, the physical artifact required for a student to be recognized as a Master of the Arts.