Sidgeford Society for the Investigation of Antiquities

The Sidgeford Society for the Investigation of Antiquities is the professional fellowship in the Federation of Arcaeland. They seek to explore, extract, study and preserve the knowledge and artifacts of the old worlds of The Lost Ages of Antiquity.

Structure

Guild Leadership

Minister of the Guild - The title held by the current leader of the Sidgeford Society for the Investigation of Antiquities.
Minister of the Chapter - Regional guild leaders of each political county hold this rank.
Guild Master of the Office - Municipal guild leaders for each town or city with guild representation hold this title.

Financial Officers

Treasurer of the Guild - The individual holding this title is responsible for the overall financial situation of the guild as a whole.
Treasurer of the Chapter - The individual holding this title is responsible for the financial affairs of a region equivalent to a county of Arcaeland in size.
Treasurer of the Office - The individual holding this title is responsible for the financial situation of the guild presence within a town or city.

Public Agenda

The SSIA operates to coordinate and assist archaeologists in exploring and studying the relics of the past, be they The Lost Ages of Antiquity or even earlier periods of prehistory.
 

Functions of the Society

• Catalogue reports of newly discovered sites of interest.
• Organize and supply expeditions to known sites of antiquity
• Oversee excavation of artifacts with an emphasis on preservation
• Study and interpret finds, deciper and translate texts, identify and catalogue artifacts

History

The Sidgeford Society for the Investigation of Antiquities began over 600 years ago in the lands that now make up the Federation of Arcaeland. Originally founded as a hobbyist group by a half dozen people united by a common fascination with The Lost Ages of Antiquity, they found their numbers expanding rather unexpectedly. Their efforts quickly yielded several extremely impressive finds in rapid succession that captured the attention of the masses, and quickly entered the collective cultural consciousness of the country.

Within five years the group found itself so influential that it was capable of influencing local politics. Over the next decade, its influence continued to grow and expand and began to influence provincial politics. And two decades after that, it started to become a national political force.

Its popularity grew so great that it survived the collapse of the very country it was just beginning to shape, and found itself tangentially involved in the creation of the new nation that grew to replace it afterwards.

Secrets of the past form the foundation of the future.

Type

Guild, Professional

Alternative Names

SSIA, Royal Sidgeford Society for the Investigation of Antiquities

Demonym

SIAnite