Student Orientation Guide

Professor, I have been getting more complaints than usual about the confusing structure of Ignotas various guilds, jobs, academic tract types etc. and lack of explanation thereof. Maybe we should task someone with writing a report or guide on this topic so incoming students are not as confused as those this year. With the rising complexity of our civilisa... Oh. Yeah. I can do it. ... not like I have better things to do....

— Cyrus Valeric Iothar

On Organizations

Dear students,
we thank you again for enrolling in the Rox Academics ecosystem. This guide is designed to ease you into the organizational structure we have built over the last few years. You will have to intrically be part of this system so please study this guide to the extent you deem necessary.

The Basics

In the Rox Academy, there are different fields of study. Roughly categorized, we have Soulventures, which are tasked with forming groups of around four members, to explore and venture into the Fog. These are the main driving force of our world. They keep us safe, liberate land for us to build in, retrieve items, artefacts, ressources and more, as well as explore the world unknown to us and give detailed reports on these expeditions so we may know more about the world we live in.

Our entire system is built around ensuring that Soulventures can perform at their peak level for long periods of time.

The second huge field of study we have at the academy, is that of a Soulforge, which is a group of around four people that form a team specialized in forging maschinery, gear and more for Soulventures. They are always at the forefront of using cutting edge technology to create technology that aids Soulventures on their journeys.

Soulforges are typically contractually bound to be in direct contact to a handful of Soulventures to tailor their craft to the needs of those adventurers. One Soulventure has around three Soulforges that they can consult directly and efficiently. All other communication between different forges and ventures is allowed and encouraged, yet usually takes longer and is less prioritized because forges, we found, work best when in close relationship with ventures.

Then we have Scientific Studies. These are theoretical fields of study, like Spellcrafting, Arcane Engineering that try to grasp concepts and new inventions and the likes, as well as practical fields of study, like Alchemical Engineering, that try to experiment with ingredients to create new recipes. All of these "Scientific Studies" are here to research something never before seen, that can then be refined and used in bigger contraptions built by the Soulforges.

Naturally, the Soulforges are in deep contact with these guilds to stay up to date on the newest technologies. Soulventures are commonly tasked with retrieving ressources for those Guilds as well to further their studies. This trifecta of responsibilities is the basis on which our civilization thrives upon.

Retrieving and Creating

Generally, Soulventures are the only groups of people responsible for harvesting and retrieving materials for the entirety of Ignotas. They will get a variety of quests from a variety of different sources, furthering the society with every completion one step at a time.