The school of Abjuration (from the word “abjure” meaning “to renounce or reject”) concerns magic that creates barriers, blocks and protects against harm.
Abjuration magic can ward a person or place against the presence of evil (or good), turn aside the blade of a sword, or guard the mind against outside influence.
Sometimes, a good offense is the best defense and, while Abjuration magic is nowhere near as destructive as spells from within the school of Evocation, it is not merely a form of protection, but a means of inflicting harm upon an attacker.
Wizards who study magic within the school of Abjuration are called abjurers and excel at banishing evil spirits, protecting against extraplanar incursions, and defeating practitioners of the other schools.