Schola Progenium

"We are concerned with the future. The victory of mankind depends on those who lead and those who serve. That responsibility is ours; that future is ours to bring to pass.”
— Abbot Bernar Skrayling, Maccabeus Quintus Schola Progenium
The Schola Progenium takes children whose parents have
perished in the service of the Emperor, from daughters of
Imperial Guard Officers killed on the battlefield, to sons
of administrators lost in the far reaches of the Imperial
space, and trains them to become the backbone of Imperial
society. Those who pass through the Schola Progenium
are called progena, and they receive an education like no
other. The fundamental part of life in the Schola Progenium
is harsh discipline. From the day they first don their grey
garb, the progena learn that the God-Emperor has no use
for infirmity of purpose or weakness, and pain is merely
and illusion of an untrained mind. Swift correction, prayer,
fasting and contemplation are the tools by which a mind
of rigid purpose and faith is formed, and the cornerstone
of the Schola’s teaching.
A progena’s education moves
through predetermined phases, beginning with literacy and
the Imperial Creed, and progressing on through history,
politics, the contemplation of Imperial saints, rhetoric and
leadership skills. The curriculum does not stop at honing
the intellect either as all progena are trained in physical
endurance and skill at arms by the infamous drill abbots.
The drill abbots are hardened veterans and have usually
spent half their lives in Imperial military service. Hard,
unforgiving and relentless, the lessons imparted by the drill
abbots will stay with progena for their entire lives.
As they mature, the progena are groomed for the place they
shall take in the service of the Imperium. Many are taken into
the Ecclesiarchy, Administratum or some other division of
the Adeptus Terra, while others of martial leanings find their
place in the officer cadres of the Imperial armed forces or
Adeptus Arbites. The finest progena are recruited into the most
specialized of the Imperium’s elites, such as the Commissariat
or Adeptus Sororitas, and a very few are inducted directly
into the Inquisition.
==Player Characters==
Progena are creations of the Imperium, trained to be unbending of will, decisive in action and quick of mind. To you, service in the Inquisition is a privilege and a duty to be discharged with all of your soul. There are no questions to be raised and no moral ambiguities to be pondered when it comes to the survival of mankind. You are well prepared to meet any challenge and show contempt for what others consider hardship.
Schola Progenium Skills
Schola Progenium characters are highly literate and well read.
You begin play with Literacy (Int), Speak Language (High
Gothic) (Int), and Speak Language (Low Gothic) (Int).
Progena Traits
Progena gain the following Traits. Record all of these on your
character sheet:
Schola Education
A progeny’s mind is the product of years of careful instruction
in the fundamentals of knowledge and learning.
Effect: Common Lore (Administratum) (Int), Common
Lore (Ecclesiarchy) (Int), Common Lore (Imperial Creed)
(Int), Common Lore (Imperium) (Int), Common Lore (War)
(Int), and Scholastic Lore (Philosophy) (Int) are Basic Skills
for you.
Skill at Arms
All progena are instructed by grizzled drill abbots in the
arts needed to defend the Emperor’s truth and, no matter
what their calling, all are willing and able to shed blood
if needed.
Effect: You begin play with the Basic Weapon Training
(Las or SP), Melee Weapon Training (Primitive), and Pistol
Training (Las or SP) talents.
Sheltered Upbringing
Despite their extremely well-rounded education, the
progena are largely ignorant of the Imperium’s worse
elements, breeding a distain they can’t ever seem to
manage to hide.
Effect: You take a –10 penalty on all Charm, Command,
Deceive and Scrutiny Tests when dealing with the worst
of examples of humanity (cultists, traitors, narco-addicts,
gutter scum, mutants and the like).
Tempered Will
The harsh methods of the Schola Progenium chiefly aim to
forge the most crucial weapon a servant of the Emperor has:
an unbending will.
Effect: Whenever you would attempt a Very Hard (–30)
Willpower Test, you only take a –20 penalty for your
Characteristic instead of the normal –30.
Starting Wounds
Progena characters start with d5+8 Wounds.
Fate Points
Roll 1d10 to determine your starting Fate Points. On a 1–2,
you begin with 1 Fate Point; on a 3–7, you begin with 2 Fate
Points; on an 8–10 you begin with 3 Fate Points.