I've discovered that you can cause the Arcane University to go to war with itself. Here's how it works:
Requirements:
- Silence spell (or staff) with an area effect.
- Completed Mages' Guild reccomendation quests.
How to do it:
- On a crowded day, in the rear of the university, find a large group of NPCs. I suggest finding some apprentices that take an outdoor lesson with a scholar. Cast the Silence spell to silence all the mages in the area. The apprentices and the scholar will attack you (but can't since they're silenced). Not long thereafter, other NPCs will swarm to the area and just begin fighting eachother. This makes for a nice battle. If you silence the crowd again, they will attack you.
Benefits of the Battle:
- A good laugh.
- You can loot the dead bodies. This is good because the apprentices each hold a special enchanted dagger.
- You won't get kicked out of the guild (so long as you don't kill someone). Yet, even if you do get kicked out of the guild, you won't be teleported from the back of the university (although, you are trapped there because the doors will not open).
This scenario brought me some good laughs, especially when I saved beforehand and slaughtered all of the guild members. I also made some good cash selling the good from the apprentices. Well, give it a try and see how it turns out.