The White Haven Academy

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The Academy of White Haven is renowned as a center of learning and research. Experts from all over the continent go to learn new skills and meet with peers at their level. Students of all races and backgrounds are accepted if they pass their entrance exams.

Structure

• Ranking is depending on completing tasks/test not age or time at the Academy

• Ranks (all students hold one of these four titles regardless of area of study)

• Initiate

• Apprentice

• Journeyman

• Master

• After the rank of Master, students gain new titles depending on area of study (should not happen until players reach lvl 8-10)

• Martial (fighters/monks/barbarians) - Skirmisher, Commander, Battle Master

• Arcane (Warlock, wizard, sorcerer) - Scholar, Magus, Grand Magus

• Divine (Cleric/Paladin) - Acolyte, Shepard, High Priest

• Bardic - Tale Spinner, Entertainer, Lore Weaver

• Undeclared - Wanderer, Traveler, Voyager (i.e. rogue, ranger, druid or any student that doesn’t want to focus on the four main areas of study)

• Initiate class usually numbers 150-300 students at any given time, classes have a 60% advancement rate

• 35-100 Instructors at any given time; Master students are expected to teach low-level classes

• 100-150 Support staff - cooks, custodians, stable hands, etc.

Assets

Buildings/Grounds:
Doctrina Martialis - War college - all studies martial, from hand-to-hand combat to strategic studies for leading military elements of all sizes
Arcanium - Arcane studies from cantrips to summoning extraplanar beings. No school of magic is considered taboo but darker/destructive arts are practiced in strictly controlled environments and considered worthy of study so civilization can defend against them
Library - Largest library on the continent, will double as Bardic College for the academic portions of their studies
Temple - Primarily dedicated to Ioun (goddess of knowledge) but allows time for worship of other good or neutral gods.

• Visiting priests and clerics can perform sermons to their specific deities

• Time is set aside into the curriculum for individual prayer and reflection

Stables- 45-75 horses at any given time, used to teach basic riding, mounted combat, and available to Academy members for use in Academy tasks with writ from quartermaster Hospit - Open to the public, used to teach healing through a combination of magical and medicinal means Science Facility - Affectionately referred to as “The Lab”. Allows students to train in alchemical practices. Used to make potions from the lowest healing potion to potions of much greater power.

• Used as a source of income for the school

• Often consigned for specific requests

Villa de Copiam - Supply; has low-mid level mundane and magical items for Academy students/staff to use. They must requisition the equipment, students are only allowed certain items depending on what writ from instructors say Training Grounds - Combination of smaller buildings/outdoor spaces used by the Doctrina Martialis to train different martial skills (training dummies for fighters, fake houses for rogues to practice sneaking, etc.)

• Sometimes used by Arcanium students to practice combat oriented spells

Villa de Artis - Houses workshops for student/staff projects & research; includes magical and non-magical facilities

• Called “Artshouse” by students

• Doubles as Bardic College for the artistic portions of their studies

Dorms - 2 dorms to house students Tarmikos Hall and Ironhouse Hall

• Named after Emmanuel Tarmikos (female wizard) and Joorgan Ironhouse (male barbarian): very famous early students

History

Started as a military training grounds to train fighters for the White Haven Army, as time went on, leadership realized the potential of magic in battle and decided they would train magic users also. During a following period of peace, the focus shifted from combat to academic and strategic studies (while still keeping the fighting basics). The Academy kept expanding its grounds and curriculum to include a temple and Bardic College.

Founding Date

05-05-512

Type

Educational, School/Academy

Leader

Caiatris (Sigh-tris) Gentleharp

Notable Members

• Caiatris (Sigh-tris) Gentleharp
• Jimlen Karn
• Kalista Spitehorn
• Orianna Spitehorn