The Academy is a school in the Asteroid Belt where Golds are trained in contemporary warfare.
Enrollment[]
In order to enroll at the academy, prospective students must have a patron who will sponsor their application and fund their tuition.[1]
Unlike the Institute, where all students are between 16 and 18 years of age, Golds of any age are eligible to apply for The Academy, resulting in thirty-year-olds receiving training alongside nineteen and twenty-year-olds.
Curriculum[]
The first several weeks at The Academy consist of lessons on every skill and piece of information that Golds of The Society need to succeed at both individual and ship-to-ship combat in space. Subjects taught include:
- Effective tactics for fleet and ground warfare.
- How to board and capture enemy starships.
- How to effectively use contemporary technology such as gravBoots and starShells
- How to speak Nagal in order to command Obsidian troops.
While at the Academy, students are prohibited access to the holoNet in order to focus on their studies.[2]
After an unspecified period of time, the students of The Academy are divided into fleets and engage in a mock war amid the asteroids surrounding the Academy in order to test what they have learned. Students must jump from asteroid to asteroid, search for supply bases, and hunt for rival ships until only one fleet remains. Due to the high cost of each ship in the Academy, the war games are fought with dummy munitions that simulate damage without causing any actual harm. During the war games, students are responsible for all live aboard their ships.[3]
Ships used at the academy include:
- LeechCraft
- Storks
- Men-of-War
- Destroyers
After the conclusion of the war games, a Victory celebration is held at the Academy's hub to celebrate the winning fleet, decorated with the crest of the winning student's patron house. If any casualties occur during the war games, rose petals will be included with the decorations - red petals for Gold deaths and white petals for the deaths of any other colors.
Students who graduate from The Academy are able to use their education to secure positions within the Societal Navy such as Praetors and Imperators, with the leader of the winning fleet receiving a position as a Praetor directly from graduation.
The Can[]
The Can is the central hub of The Academy, where the students attend their initial lessons on space combat and sleep until they are given command of ships for the war games. It consists of a large domed port on the fringes of an asteroid field made of dull-gray metal, ringed with docks for destroyers and men-of-war. At the top of the Can is a large vestibule of glass, earth, and greenery designed as a garden retreat for soldiers weary of the Can's fluorescent lighting.[4]
The Can also serves as the home of Mid-Sector Command, as well as one of the hives of the Society's military for Mars, Jupiter, and Neptune, along with other planetary forces when their orbits bring them near.[4]
In the final weeks of the war game, Fleet officials travel to the Can to view the graduation ceremony and attend parties to celebrate the winning students.[4]
Students[]
741 PCE[]
- Victra au Julii
- Darrow O'Lykos
- Karnus au Bellona
- Cagney au Bellona
- Roque au Fabii
- Tactus au Valii-Rath