Arcnights

## Arcnight uniform

Roughly 10 years ago, the Arcnights became an official resource to the Arcanamirium as a campus security with the blessing of professor Darla Velcroft, who wrote the contract with Yīngtáo Xiáoguǐ aka. the Cherry Imp. While their primary directive is to protect the academy itself, they also investigate crime outside of the academy as long as it relates to it.

## Structure

The Arcnights answer to the professors of the Academy, but otherwise seem to act independently. They are lead by Yīngtáo Xiáoguǐ aka. The Cherry Imp as head of security. Her closest two officers are Adriana Matta, a female pathfinder from Aelyosos of the nation of Iblydos. Blonde, with amber eyes and a curvy complexion she is known for being on the sassy side even if she is pleasant most of the time. She also has a pet eagle called Kyros with whom she is known to be able to track down just about anyone or anything. The other officer is a bit of a mystery, known only as Mark he is not the kind to speak much. Many have remarked on his easily forgettable face but if it bothers Mark, none are the wiser. With dark hair, dark eyes and a fair complexion there is very little that stick out about him. The hierarchy beyond this point becomes far more vague, with no clear command structure for the rest of the Arcnights - though they are known to hire on independent contractors on occasion.

### Size

Over the last 10 years, the Arcnights have clearly grown in size and it has become very obvious in recent years. Very recently, there has been a lot of activity at the Arcanamirium as the Arcnights have reportedly renovated their facilities. Nobody but the Arcanamirium currently knows how big the organisation actually is though and while the students whisper of secret passages leading to their facilities inside of the Arcanamirium - how credible can student rumors be?

## Gloombinders

Within the perpetual darkness of Shadow Absalom, the Arcnights are nicknamed something entirely different. While none have yet made a direct connection between the two, or at least proven it, there are plenty of whispers that the group of do-gooder vigilantes known as the Gloombinders are at least associated in some way with the Arcnights.

### Agenda

Their agenda is not spoken outright, but their activities have become rather clear over the years. Primarily, they seem to seek out elements with the intention of threatening Absalom somehow. Renegade mages, animators and other kind of magical beings who in some way seek to crawl out of the dark depths and spread their vile influence. While it may seem the Gloombinders have been careful not to disrupt the trade as to not anger the umbral dragon Argrinyxia - the truth may rather be that they are just careful not to be seen as responsible for the trade of vile artifacts and the slave trade they do disrupt.

### Special abilities

Furthermore, they are rumored to possess special abilities that make escaping them with the help of magic very difficult. Not to mention that they are especially good at dealing with creatures of the shadow plane. How exactly they do this is less known, as those the Gloombinders set their eyes on rarely live to tell the tale.

## Recent rumors

- The Arcnights have been seeking specialists in form of adventurers, while the criteria for what they seek is less than clear it is said that the ones they seek should at least have a basic magical understanding. While the glorified campus security of the Arcanamirium would require *specialists* is anybody's guess.

- There has been a large expansion to the Arcnight facilities, though the specifics are only known to the Arcanamirium itself.

- The vast sewer network under the Arcanamirium and connecting to the rest of the city has seen a lot of work and become far less traversable. They have always been known to be dangerous to travel as is as some of the failed experiments of the Arcanamirium are said to end up there - but the more bold who have gone there anyway claim the very outlay has changed.