Skenchortnij Branch

**Skenchortnij Branch** is a university and dormitory located at the east of the town of Djaripol, at eastern Bujan, overlooking the eastern coast and sea. It is the local branch of the Royal Institute of Ancient Technology, and it was a cheaper alternative for the other two universities in the town.

## Symbol

The emblem of Skenchortnij Branch depicts Rarog, the fiery falcon of the solar forge god Svarog. The shield at his chest depicts a rising sun with burning rays.

Rarog holds two alien devices, a databank and a star map hologram. These represent the university's dedication to technological advancement.

The Bujanski text in the scrolls read: "Gospodarǐ Znānije" (Lord of Knowledge, top), and "Slava Svarogu" (Hail, Lord Svarog; bottom). Both were perhaps from a hymn to Svarog, popularly worshipped by scientists all over Buyan.

## Features

The university is divided into two halves: the northern half is for the male students, and the southern half is for the female students. Every student lives in a lot within six dormitories of three floors.

Nonbinary students (which are rarer, usually foreign exchange students and children of priests) live at the eastern corner of the university, between the two halves.

These sections' walls and sports courts are painted in different colours: the southern half is blue, and the northern half is red, and the eastern section is yellow.

### Southern Half

* Lapta Fields

* Swimming Pool
* Chemistry Labs
* V-West
	+ Lot Number 302 on the second floor (in Bujan it is called the "third floor") - Radumo and Paxoti's lot
* Classrooms

### A typical dormitory lot:

"*Their lot consisted of one large room with the door at its north, boasting two bunk beds, several tables, a kitchen, a lonely bookshelf and two wardrobes, a single couch with several seats around a wall, a kitchen complete with a microwave and a stove, and a single bathroom.*

*For the most part, everything in that room was clean and neat, except for the scent of dried paint mixed with some gods-forgotten perfumes and incense. Its walls were a faded pastel green, its floor consisted of wooden panels, and its only form of entertainment consisted of a flat television screen. Thankfully, it also had decent Internet access for their holojectors and phones.*"

## Residents and people

### Teachers

* Irdazolin - science
* Professor Rindzhalta - technology

### Students

* Radumo Parigawasare
* Paruko Mitubari
* Tegalin Malgarid (Amaril's sister)
* Zerinjes - a group of annoying schoolgirls who were notorious for their noisy dance parties and quarrels
* The Polestars, Polaris - a band of schoolgirls who performed rock music. They were also notorious for picking fights.
	+ They later renamed themselves as Polaris, "Aris' Field".
	+ They are made of Blazhena (Bujanski, red haired), Miloslava (Bujanski, brown haired), Svjatozana (Ontemazei, pink-haired), Jaroslava (Ontemazei, blue haired), and Otuvana (Naonaere Wonao).
* Atelvon - a schoolgirl who boasted about her properness and high school grades
* Vidalja - a schoolgirl who loves to pick fights.
	+ The members of Polaris enjoyed brawling with her, mocking her skinny frame and her trips to the gym to compensate for her figure.
* Jaroslav
* Oralo Jundurtal - an aborigine who likes to act as a gentleman.
	+ He is one of the speakers at the university's own radio station, as he wanted to practice the style of the popular radio stations' announcers, who also spoke in a formal, smooth tone.
	+ He already has a girlfriend, Irikjera, who is a tomboy. He once refused Otuvana and several blonde girls who were attracted to him, because he thought they were too annoying.
* Rori - a blue-haired Ontemazei boy. One of Radumo's past love interests, until he rejected her attempts to attract him.
* Alexei - a confident Slavic boy.
* Rodomir - an arrogant Slavic boy who is one of the top-scorers in exams.
* Bogdana "Wallflower" Mireska - a purple-haired Ontemazei girl. Even though she has purple hair, she is quite shy and humble, defying a stereotype of purple-haired Ontemazei being arrogant. She became one of Radumo's friends because the latter was nice to her.

### Miscellaneous

* Krengek the Rooster - a Salewirin rooster whose crows sound like laughter. He is the mascot of the school.

## Trivia

* Skenchortnij Branch has its own radio station, run by the older students and two ex-students (a cafe worker and a motorcycle mechanic).
* Skenchortnij's rivals are the Arkanos Boys' Academy and the Viltarnos Girls' Academy.

## See also

* Paxoti's House
* Aentarja Arcade
* Blue Lobster
* Blue Lobster (Amber Shore)