Suittess Royal Academy

> The Suittess Royal Academy. A national college where citizens come to study every respectable field of education.
>
> Narrator, Chapter 4 - The Academy

## Overview

This is the place where any citizen who can afford it goes to become a professional anything. There are four main fields of study, Mercantile, Artistic, Political, and Military. Upon graduating in any field, a Alumnus Coat is gifted to the graduate. The color of this coat identifies which field one studied at the Academy.

Nova von Belle was enrolled by her father into the Academy after she rejected a suitor and expressed a desire to pursue her dream of becoming a legendary hero.

## Academic Year

The academic year begins at the start of the first full week of the Ninth moon (Novenaluna), and ends on the end of the last full week of the eight moon. In the case that the eighth moon ends on the last day of the week, the break between the end of the previous year and the start of the new year takes place on the last week of the eighth moon.

In the year 1076, when Nova was enrolled, the academic year began on the seventh day of the ninth moon (9/7/1076). Nova was allowed to enroll despite being only 14 at the time due to her birthday being only two days after the start of the academic year. In contrast, Relyx was born during the twelfth moon, so he was enrolled the year after he turned 15.

The year is split into four quarters. After each quarter, a student's progress is evaluated. If their progress is not satisfactory, another student is assigned to mentor them. If the student is unable to reach a satisfactory level by the end of the year, they are dropped out of the Academy.

There are no scheduled breaks in the academic year, rather, a student may request time off from an allowance of vacation time. This is done to get students used to how vacations work in the secular world.

## Curriculum

There are four main fields of study, Mercantile, Artistic, Political, and Military.

**Merchants** are taught about things like how to run a business, how the financial system works, and trading practices and regulations. They learn about all things pertaining to the economy, and are knowledgeable in regards to managing every kind of finance. Because of this, most people who can afford it enroll their children to learn Merchanting so that they will be able to manage their finances properly. This ends up leading to class disparity due to the poor not being educated on how to manage their finances.

**Artists** refers to any kind of artistic endeavor. This includes Singing, Dancing, Instruments, Painting, Sculpting, and so on. This field is very competitive, so most people who study this field are either not concerned with making money from their art, or are the very best at what they do. Aside from practicing their chosen Art, they also learn how to monetize their work if they so choose. This grants them independence, although some would rather just hire a manager who studied business.

**Council Members** are required to study politics. There are multiple factions of the Council one may work in. The most common is Judiciary. Council Adjudicators must know the law inside and out, and also study ethics. They serve not only in the Council Chambers, but in every regional Adjudication Chamber. Council Senators are few, and work closely with the Royalty to create and amend laws. Council Regulators prevent and investigate corruption. Church Emissaries work in conjunction with the Council, but must also be a devout follower and study the teachings of the Church of Titania.

**Military** must study combat and learn to adhere to strict Military regulations. Every Knight who goes to the Academy ends up graduating with at least one promotion. They study their chosen combat class, and aim to be a part of or lead a special unit, which grants them more freedom of expression as they are able to wear personal equipment as opposed to the uniforms that lower ranked Knights are required to wear.

In addition to their chosen field of study, every student is required to study the basics of Social Studies, Mathematics, and Language. These classes are mixed with students who study different fields.

## Uniforms

Students are required to wear uniforms on Campus. While most students wear their uniforms properly, Military recruits are allowed to adjust their uniform to make it more comfortable for them due to the physicality of their field of study. A girl's skirt is a different color depending on which field of study she is pursuing; Red for Military, Blue for Council, Green for Mercantile, and Purple for Artists. These colors correlate with the color of the Alumnus Coat they will receive upon graduating.