The Archaeological Society of Golain

## Background

**The Archaeological Society of Golain** is a coalition effort by The University at Veranna and The Union Republican Government. The University, after the tragedy of the original building being burned down by humans during their Great March West, sought to rebuild and recollect the knowledge they had lost. After the First great war, City of Verana was folded into the free cities because of the large number of humans who had decided to settle and help rebuild after the war, they were enough to sway the small rebuilding college town vote away from joining The Union Republic. After many years it became evident that much of the history the University sought could not be found out only within the borders of the free cities they needed a connection to the preserved encapsulated culture of the ruins in The Union Republic.

The Museum which houses the Archaeological Society of Golain is a council mandated building from the age of the provisional government overseen by the Neighborhood of Bukan, and operated by the members of the Archaeological Society of Golain. It is made up of the many trinkets, artifacts and treasures found on the numerous caravan journeys through out the desert. It is rumored some of the trinkets have "strange snake magic powers" and because of this, they are outlawed for civilian possession. all Saurian Trinkets must be exchanged at the gates of the city for a comparable amount of water, and if anyone is found to have them with in the city walls they must be surrendered for The Archaeological Societies inspection and addition to the collection under punishment of detainment and questioning.

## Illegality and Guard Responsibility

Because of the trinkets Illegal status, this has lead to the formation of illegal black markets surrounding the Najin cultural treasures. No matter how small, people will pay big money for a potentially actually magic good luck charm. whether its Caravan drivers trying to hide them at the gate to smuggle them into the city or adventures going "dungeon diving" to raid historical religious and cultural sights too break of pieces to sell to other adventurers as "Magic items" they always seem to find their way past the guards some how, as it is their job to stem the flow of these items and bring them to the museum for inspection and study by the joint Union Republic and University of Veranna Research team.

## The Najin Perspective

This organization faces major push back from the Najin Diaspora as it prevents them from entering the city with out having their traditional jewelry and robes and trinkets confiscated as "Artifacts" like their culture is already dead. As this practice continues more and more will show up out side the city of Golain, the City their people founded long long ago, before The Dragon Golain even arrived, as a form of protest. Eventually building their own 4 neighborhood tent city around the city. The Najin People want access to their ancestral homeland, and to have all their historical religious and cultural artifacts returned to their people and their cultural spaces recognized as cultural land marks of the Najin People with the promise that these spaces will not be disturbed or researched by either the Union republic or The University at Veranna any longer out of respect for the still living members of the Najin Diaspora.

## Notable Members

### **Elandrous***, High Elf, Head of The ASG, Tenored professor of Magical Anthropology*

* class mates and roommates with River in college, hates having to work with him.
* very egotistical and always looking to write his name on historical discoveries
* controlling, well organized, knows how magic works
* power hungry
* stern and cold
* he revers his (and others) academic achievements over everything else
* wont be willing to help them unless they do something for him. More likely then not will be trying to get them to just do stuff for him because he thinks hes in charge.

### **River Gillypad***, Pech,* *Currator of The Meusem, Doctorate in cultural anthropology, with a focus in The Najirian Desert.*

* Classmates and roommates with Elandrous at The University of Veranna
* Considers him an hold fried who hasn't changed one bit
* thinks people like Elandrous need someone nearby them to keep them grounded
* very well tempered and present
* very knowledgeable about the history of the local area
* but not so much about magic or alchemy or anything
* very willing to help the group if they seem like they are nice people
* Has near comparable power over The ASG as Elandrous as he controls the Facility and its operations.