Alsona Ranger Academy
The Alsona Ranger Academy is the central headquarters and training outpost of the famed adventuring organization. Established as an institution where new recruits can receive the training and financial support required to help them achieve greater glory and height for the guild and its other members. On staff are experts in many different fields of combat and scholarship, who provide themselves as tutors to travelers, nobles, and other aspiring adventurers. Lodging is also provided in the form of several large bunk rooms for those who choose to stay long or short term, but they do not offer those rooms to travelers, only students and fellow Rangers.
Purpose / Function
The Alsonan Ranger Academy was built after a fire ravaged the Rangers' old headquarters inside of Pegrama. The fire was rumored to have been an intentional attack against the Rangers by established aristocracy, and while these rumors were never proven, it was decided by the Ranger leadership to move to a more isolated and defensible location. The site outside of Gordon was selected, and the original buildings consisted of a single barracks, library, and training yard. The stated goals were simply to provide a place to allow the Rangers to protect the records of their orders and to train and relax between contracted jobs.
Alterations
In the century and a half that has followed, the Academy has been dramatically expanded. Increased centaur raids caused the leadership to finance the construction of a solid stone wall to enclose the compound, and more storage and living space was further built. On top of these improvements, the library was expanded to include interior classrooms for the study of subjects not directly related to combat. As the Rangers became more profitable as the situation in the Apps and west began to deteriorate, the wealth was channeled into the construction of magical security wards and measures, and full time chefs and other employees. The employees were granted partial membership status, and new quarters to live and work in.
Defenses
The stone wall that has been built provides the majority of the day to day defenses, but the true security of the Academy comes from the experience within. At any given time, there are at least two to three dozen retired adventurers within the walls. These veterans have seen some of the worst monsters the world has had to offer, fighting both in adventuring missions and war time. They wield unique skills and powers that make them a deadly threat to any hostile force that may be looking to intrude. On top of these measures, the magical security wards and spells provide other harrowing challenges for thieves and attackers.
Founding Date
874 AF
Type
Guildhall
Parent Location
Owning Organization
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