Universities and higher education system

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Higher education information package

Written by Madame Solène de Nivers for the rune guild.

You're about to pass your baccalaureate exam and graduate high school. Congratulations! Unfortunately, this means that soon you'll have to wander in the adult world, all alone and afraid, with nobody to hold your hand anymore to guide you. Thankfully, there is still time to make the right decision about your future and add the perfect weapons to your arsenal! Let's examine your education options!

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University vs Merchant school vs Craft school

To start with, you need to become an apprentice at a university or a school. But which one to choose?

Universities

Where to have the best education and the most choices! For people who want to be respected. No stupid—or worse poor—people welcome!

Merchant schools

For people interested in earning money! Good for learning about foreign countries, languages, and trading.

Craft schools

For practical people! Learn directly your trade here without any boring—and most often useless—theoretical stuff! Not for any stuck up nobles!

Doubling

For the ambitious. Split your time between a university and a merchant school—and be despised by double the amount of students!

As you've probably picked up already, all of those establishments have big rivalries going on, each seeing themselves as the natural best choice—and the others as a waste of subventions! But for each type of establishment, there are internal rivalries too! Being a student is all about building up your pride and confidence by despising anyone different from you.
Let's now have a look at your dream choices: the three best universities in the country! The most terrific of rivals! Lots of fun official competitions, inter-uni friendships forbidden, sabotage expected. Don't bother applying if you're not a noble or member of the social elites, or if you are incredibly talented and ready to fight to the death for a scholarship! Foreigners outlawed to prevent them from learning our country's secrets of magic, crafts, and military skills.

Brauchat

Student types: outgoing, strong-willed, proactive, learn by doing.
Learning method: not focused on theory, lots of hands on experience.
Focus: military arts, engineering, chemistry, alchemy, enchantments.
Alumni: our king! Lady Jeanne Sandeux, your faithful guild administrator Madame Solène de Nivers

Lonrausse

Student types: creative, intuitive, curious, think out of the box.
Learning method: creative, not focused on theory, like unconventional solutions.
Focus: military arts, magical arts, politics, ethic, philosophy, rhetoric.
Alumni: Lord Justinien de Labruyère, Master Sérénius de Coroy.

Ravance

Student types: curious, like to understand things in depth, clever enough to actually do so.
Learning method: theory, precedents, and fully understanding a phenomenon.
Focus: runes! military arts, history, dead languages, maths, physics.
Alumni: Lord Enélien Cenlys—the Dark Lord, Mistress Alina Lange.

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Guild vs Company

Congratulations, you've just graduate and are now a very fancy journeyman of your chosen field! But don't rest on your laurels, to truly progress in your career and earn respect and wealth, you now need to become a master. To do so, choose a company or a guild—such as the extraordinary rune guild!—and a proper master to study under.
But how to choose? Get someone that is: respected in your field (for the respect will blend over on you), skilled (you actually need to learn something!), patient (to tolerate your mistakes and endless questions), chatty (to actually get them to answer you!), and generally generous with their time and attention.

Respected

Skilled

Patient

Chatty

Generous

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Profit

Congratulations, you're now a master and part of the elite of this country. You can now lord your status over everyone else and start acquiring your own minions!

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Rune Guild

Locations The Kingdom of Nélannie · Esteille, the capital · Rune guild building Employees Mistress Alina Lange · Madame Solène de Nivers · Master Sérénius de Coroy · Master Jean Lannoie · Mistress Lanton · Mistress Norine · Rune Guild Members · Guild directors · Ingredient procurers Culture Education system (Universities and higher education system, The University of Brauchat) · Rivals (The enchanting guild) · Events (Summer interviews for the yearly research funding applications, Mastery viva) · Resources (Private libraries and the rune guild library)