Rayne Institute

### Description:

A prestigious institute set up by Bernard Rayne in Noblesse, many have come to seek out the wealth of knowledge and cutting edge technology they provide. Be they inventor, student or adventurer, all are welcome. The institute is under strict governmental supervision to ensure that only those in Noblesse benefit from the research done.

It's full name is **The Rayne Institute of Natural Science and Ecology**, though it is often shortened to R.I.N.S.E or 'The Institute"

**Goals/Tenets:**

All departments of RINSE operate on three founding directives.

**1.** To serve those people of Noblesse that are isolated from the glamour of the big cities, so that they may live healthier, happier, and more productive lives.

**2.** To serve the pursuit of knowledge, be it historical, geographic, technological, arcane, or otherwise, particularly in the pursuit of directive one.

**3.** To collect and record knowledge of various events that happened in Navarre.

**Department of Historical Uncovering**

**Department Head: Bernard Rayne**

The newest department of the institute, led by Bernard Rayne himself. Dedicated to the understanding of Navarrean history, ostensibly for the prevention of anything like the elemental calamity of generations past.

**Department of Surveying and Geology**

**Department Head: Eduard Lacroix**

The Department of Surveying and Geology (Often called Sag) was formed to Survey the dangerous landscapes of Vulcan and Sub-Navarre, and as such largely consists of mercenaries and adventurers of a less academic bent. They tend to be tasked with highly dangerous missions, deep into uncivilized territories to uncover riches, clear hazards, or chart maps.

**Department of Bestiary**

**Department Head: Claude Jourdain**

The Department of Bestiary, in close cooperation with Surveying and Geology, seeks to catalog the beasts of the Navarrean wilderness and sub-Navarre, to help arm the people with knowledge on what lurks out in the wild

**Department of Magitech R&D**

**Department Head: Eloise Fontaine**

Department responsible for research of magmatic magitech, and the advancement of its understanding in the world. Produces many technological wonders including but not limited to; protective gear, mining equipment, and various forms of transportation.

### **Faction Benefits:**

##### (Active) **DET Talks**

There are weekly seminars that go over a wide variety of topics, giving a member tidbits of knowledge over a plethora of random topics. You can gain a +5 bonus to an intelligence ability check that involves recalling or knowing information. You may do this once, regaining the use of this ability after completing a short or long rest.

##### (Passive) **Extensive Study**

Those at the Institute are entrenched in an environment perfect for research. When a member of RINSE spends at least 1 downtime day researching during a week they count as if they researched an additional day.

### **Ranks:**

Seeker (lvl 1)

Researcher (lvl 5)

Scholar (lvl 10)

To become a Researcher, one must have researched 15 topics, with at least five of these topics being published.
To become a Scholar, one must have researched 30 **variant** topics and published 10 of them.