Thallian Education

Education is similar to that of Sparta - Thallian strives to make warriors out of its people. Everyone goes to public school - there are no private schools.

* **introductory years**
	+ Birth - Age 4 Right from birth children are identified and deemed strong and healthy or weak and/or unhealthy. Those who are deemed strong and healthy are allowed to remain with their parents for the first 5 years of their life (so infancy counting as a “year”). Parents of children in Thallian educate their children for what is termed “introductory years”. They teach them all of the basics required for living (crawling, walking, talking etc).
	They also expose them, right from birth, to a series of standardised flash cards meant to  begin the knowledge absorption process early. As a result of this rigorous regime, most Thallian children begin to walk at minimum 6 months old (maximum 10 months) and speak in full sentences by 1 year of age. Those who do not are considered a drain on society and are put into “special selection” to cater to those who can reach the standards set by the **Department of Education**.

* **minor years**
	+ Age 5 - 9 When a child turns 5 their real education begins. This is also where schooling for girls and boys diverges. Because women are seen as the dominant sex they are taught slightly differently than the boys. Regardless of sex, every child is tested at this stage to determine their aptitude for different industries.
	**Boys:** The boys are generally sorted into one of 3 categories: Entertainment, Soldier or, rarely, government. They then go on to receive education based upon their aptitude.
	**Girls:** Girls, in the meantime, are revered. Even at a young age they are encouraged to decide what path they wish to follow. Many girls will always aspire to one day seize control as Queen or at the very least become one of her top advisors or department heads. Girls are also encouraged to go into law since men are forbidden from the profession.
	Regardless of sex boys and girls receive rigorous education in their respective schools and girls, especially, are encouraged to show off their talents whatever they may be.
* **major years**
	+ Age 10 - 14 By this age children should have tested and shown a marked aptitude for a specific area of society. Education continues to be just as rigorous as usual - with  marked increase even - and “Knowledge Injections” are given for extraordinary accomplishments.
* **higher years**
	+ Age 15 - 20 When you are 15, you take an exam (kind of like the GaoKao or SAT) that determines what field they must go into. Then, for the next five years, they began to take even more specialised courses based on that field. By the time they reach age 20 children should have gained all the knowledge they are capable of (artificially or conventionally) and are sent out into the real world to work.

At any age when a child is evaluated and found to have either magic or a superpower. That child is taken, by the government or criminal enterprises, to be trained to use that power/magic for the good of the kingdom. If a child is resistant (since heroes and guardians do exist) the training is forced upon them with more persuasive, rigorous methods. Torture is a tool not above most members of the kingdom - usually it is the parents who perform this feat but outside assistances may be utilized.

Also at any age should a child be evaluated as performing exceptionally well (or achieve higher than average standards) on a sectional exam. They will be injected with a special solution designed to give them the knowledge rather than them having to learn it (the solution is absorbed into the bloodstream and brain pretty well over night.) The opposite is true for those who fail to succeed or perform below a minimally accepted level. These children are forced into slavery.

### **Klakarths School of Combat**

Is a prestigious school devoted to offensive arts. Only those with the highest skill levels (determined during routine tests in regular schooling) will find their place at Klakarths School of Combat.

Which means, of course, in typical Thallian fashion Klakarths find home for more female students than male - but in general any highly skilled combatant will be accepted.

#### **Entrance**

Entry to this prestigious school is by invitation only. That is, students will only be admitted once they have been invited as a direct result of their regular exam results every 5 years. However, not only do they have to receive an invitation to the school - prospective students also have to go through a rigorous training regime to determine if they are truly fit to attend. (Those with passive powers or with Harmony/Equipoise magic do not meet the qualifications)

#### **Areas of Study**

At Klakarths students will study every known, and some rarely known, martial art in existence on Earth and Atemnity. They study to learn how to make their entire body a lethal weapon. For those skilled in magic or with particularly offensive powers - there are classes devoted to harnessing the highest and most lethal limits of said magic/power.

Klakarths students are taught that power is life and that the only way to attain good standing, prestige and a good life is to have power.

#### **Length of Study**

There is no set amount of time for study at Klakarths. All students train until instructors feel that they have reached their potential and are ready to go out into the world.

#### **Future Careers**

Klakarths students most often go on to become part of the Queen’s **elite guard** - tasked with her protection and personal training. Other future careers for graduates from Klakarths include: Mercenary work, Land defense and, for those with magical training, admittance into the **Kulaxe**.

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