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Efficient Sleep

You can condense sleep time.

* Active - By paying 7 willpower, you can go to bed one action later without becoming impaired. No stress loss or gain from sleep.
* You may pay 10 additional willpower to go to bed two actions later instead.​

## Improvements and Breakthroughs

Research DC = 120

Research: Sleep

Success: Efficient Sleep learned (Pay 10 Willpower to gain another action. Sleep does not reduce stress. Incompatible with Restful Sleep)

Hydromancy Bonus: Efficient Sleep improves (Now costs 8 Willpower from 10)

Research DC = 140

Research: Efficient Sleep

Success: Efficient Sleep improves (Costs 7, from 8)

Success: Efficient Sleep improves (You cannot gain stress from nightmares when using Efficient Sleep.)​

Research DC = 160

Research: Efficient Sleep

Success: Efficient Sleep improves (You may pay an additional 10 Willpower to go to bed 2 actions later without impairment.)​

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-23#post-117584
2. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-190#post-322104
3. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-249#post-465700
4. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-335#post-2364756
Natalie Yillis

Natalie Yillis was friends with Natsumi McDowell when they were students at Polyhistor. She graduated approximately 20 years before the start of the quest, and currently works as the libarian there. As such it falls within her duties to "restock the shelves, keep the material up to date, organize the books and journals, exterminate unruly students" and she is also an enforcer.

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/popcorn-writing.5783/#post-2298518
2. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-293#post-546600
Professor MacLure

A stern older woman who taught Biology during Year 1. Her lectures are described as being deceptively fast-paced, broken up only by the occasional curt question. For example, she once quizzed Mikelle on the definition of the term 'Eukaryotic.'

It is unknown if she still teaches at Polyhistor in Year 2.

## References

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-45#post-118227
2. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-46#post-118274
ADMIN

ADMIN is an inherited student position at Polyhistor. The ADMIN is in charge of upgrading and adapting the Intranet, maintaining it's nature as a safe space.

There are systems in place to handle the death of an ADMIN.

The current ADMIN is not known. The previous ADMIN was Katherine Waters.

## References

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-20#post-1630347
Theatre Troupe

Theatre Troupe is an aggressively neutral club at Polyhistor Academy. They are a group of actors who put on plays that are closed to the public. Theatre Troupe has a strict non-participation policy in club wars; if any of their members are attacked, they are on their own.

## Known Members

1. Sam Graham

2. Lin Boqin (graduated successfully)

3. Theatre Troupe President (deceased)

## Trivia

Theatre Troupe has a tradition referencing Hamlet. If any of their members kill another student, they bring the skull to their next meeting and it becomes their new Yorick.

The Theatre Troupe's homepage has "Fuck everything else, we're just here to act" posted over and over on it.

According to rumor, they once put on a production of Julius Caesar and Brutus actually killed Caesar's actor on-stage.

The Theatre Troupe President was shown summoning a demon of Tragedy, possibly legacy magic that belongs to the club. If there is a corresponding demon for Comedy, it has not yet been shown.
Elizabeth MacBay

Elizabeth MacBay is a student of Polyhistor Academy in Class of 29. She is the leader of Happy Place.

She is a known Hydromancer specializing in short to mid range combat, utilizing a whip, primarily. Has shown knowledge how to operate (and presumibly construct) Tesla coils. Has not shown immunity to enchanted bullets.

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-252#post-2180400
2. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-242#post-2155408
Chemistry Recipes

Mikelle knows a variety of chemical recipes, magical and mundane. Having taken every Chemistry class offered at Polyhistor Academy, he is quite knowledgeable about the subject.

## Magical Chemical Recipes

Magical Chemicals also count as regular Chemicals for the purposes of spells and abilities.

## Potion Recipes

Potions also count as Magical Chemicals for the purposes of spells and abilities.
Illusion Solidity

By infusing Willpower into imaginary manifestations, you can give them some sort of presence.

* Active - By paying up to 3 Willpower, you can 'solidify' an illusion, making it more real to you. Illusions altered this way have a chance to interact with magic, the chance increasing with the amount of willpower spent.​

## Improvements and Breakthroughs

Hydromancy Bonus: Illusion Solidity learned

Training DC = 25

Training: Illusion Solidity

Success: Illusion Solidity improves ('Solid' illusions have a chance to interact with other magic as if they were real. The more 'solid' the higher the chance.)

Success: Illusion Solidity improves (You may now pay up to 3 willpower to increase 'solidity,' from 1)

Training DC = 25

Training: Illusion Solidity

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## References

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-9#post-117152
2. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-261#post-485902
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-287#post-533531
Optimized Development

You can see the best future for improvement.

* Passive - At the cost of 10 maximum willpower, you gain the following effects when training:
* Headway dice are rolled before AND after training actions.
* No training DC will be hidden.
* Actions that would be towards 'impossible' or 'currently impossible' goals are refunded into another training action automatically.
* Lethal or otherwise serious self-originating accidents will be prevented.
* Gain a +2 assistance bonus when training without assistance.
* Active: You may pay 18 Willpower to get +20 to training rolls.​

## Improvements and Breakthroughs

Research DC = 500

Research: Optimized Development

Research Success: Optimized Development Learned (Headway dice are now rolled before AND after training. Actions on an 'impossible' or 'currently impossible' goal will be automatically redirected to another training action. No hidden training DC. Lethal and serious training accidents will be prevented. Gain a +1 bonus when training alone. Pay 20 Willpower to get a +20 bonus to training.)

-10 Maximum Willpower

Training DC = 20

Training: Optimized Development

Success: Optimized Development Improves (Passive bonus to training alone increased to +2 from +1. Active cost decreased to 18 from 20)​

## References

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-144#post-214521
2. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-279#post-2274691
Swim Team

## Known Current Members

Adrian Dufort (QWERTYhunk) Either YEETED or in hiding

Thomas Pates (fourth year, captain) YEETED

Angela Potts (third year) Likely YEETED

Tracy McFae (third year) Likely DROWNED

Trevor Xu (third year) Likely YEETED

Jason Mores (second year) likely YEETED

Michiko Tanaka (second year) likely YEETED

Jessica Sims (second year, no known Intranet presence) Seeded

Tim Sutherland (second year) YEETED

## Known Past Members

Natsumi McDowell

Alfred Leroy

Dodrick Dane

Sarah

## Other stuff:

Swim Team's base has in-house magical medical equipment, food supply, and a large number of defenses, even against exotic means of entry. It is set up to repel sieges, which has happened in the past.

No, we don't know what they are doing with the first years. Best guess is they are making them compete to select a top five or so. It's the only reasonable thing.

That or they are just going for a last Hail Mary, but Swim Team isn't supposed to be that desperate.

Swim Team has a history of replacing first years who die with new recruits later in the year. They are definitely not doing that this year though.

Swim Team's strategy is based on utilizing superior numbers. They cannot handle a multi-pronged assault.

However, they definitely gave a good run for coalition money, and managed multiple kills against superior numbers. Alas they are incredibly weakened now.
Aeromancy Skills

## (Fake) Aeromancer

* You have a good foundation for your magical augmentation.
* +3 to Aeromancy Training
* Aeromancy Training Headway Die is a d4 from a d2
* +2 Aeromancy Headway whenever you successfully train Aeromancy.
* +1 Headway whenever you unsuccessfully train Aeromancy​

## Inferential Analysis

You have a knack for grasping other people's logic.

* You have a near supernatural understanding of Aeromancy. Unless people take deliberate steps to deceive you, you will be able to intuit any Aeromancy you witness, along with weaknesses and pitfalls to avoid.​
Lucia Strauss

An Aeromancer. First kill of Mikelle McDowell. Class of 30

## Appearance

* Her body is unnatural, as if it were a diamond cut into the shape of a girl, yet also organic and soft. She wears only a white robe covering her lower body, her marvelous breasts on full display. The entire scene is captivating in its ethereal beauty.

## Facts

* Looks like an organic, crystalline being, and weighs less than average
* Uses Aeromancy to captivate targets through scent, sound, and sight
* Wields her blade skillfully, even when blinded
* Can track a juking target and accurately hit at a distance with a powerful, invisible ranged attack even sans sight
* Can reverse her Aeromancy to force a repulsive instinct
* Despite strange appearance, feels normal to the touch, and skull cracks as per norm

## Mathmaker said

* Hm. Crystal chick is an Aeromancer, dual concept based on attraction/rejection. Mostly it effects the mind. Anon is a moderate Hydromancer and was able to fight off Crystal chick's mojo. Hammered her with illusions or something to keep her off balance. Crystal chick can use her power to "repel' a ball of air at supersonic speeds for her ranged attack. Repulsed air ball has constant speed and unlimited range until it hist something of sufficient durability. Air Ball costs little to no effort on her part, but is slower that just swinging a sword. The pseudocrystaline body is a transformation, caused by her manifestation of power. Her mental attraction/repulsion powers are influenced by how much the target can see, hear, and smell her. Super senses are bad, and she can project her scent and voice up to a kilometer away, though it gets weaker with distance. Seeing her transformed skin is also a trigger. She goes topless to maximize visible surface area. She is not nude because transformation is not total. Slighly below her mid drift, the skin is normal. See how her legs are entirely covered. The transformation offers no physical boosts. It acts and feels like regular skin, and only replaces the epidermis. Skin is resistant to Aeromancy and transformations, but offers no other defense. Vampiricism boosts her connection to the powers. Estimate 2 or three more kills before she can cover her whole body.
Michiko Tanaka

Michiko Tanaka is a member of the Swim Team, and is one of Mikelle's year-mates. She is known to be a Social Hydromancer, and is better at talking than fighting. She uses magic to increase her charm. Swim Team planned to make extensive use of her abilities to recruit first-years for their Stormtrooper project.

Her club captain, Thomas Pates, has a slight infatuation with her, and thinks she looks good in a bikini

Chess Club rates her as a low tier second year.

Her Intranet username is flyingfish.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-130#post-1796195
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-321#post-570536
Tracy McFae

Tracy McFae is a Swim Team member, and is one year Mikelle's senior. She is of the Spock school of emotions, striving to act with logic and perfect rationality.

Tracy is a Hydromantic/Aeromantic sniper, favoring extreme long range. Her attacks supposedly are unblockable and kill on the third hit. She is also skilled in entrenchment techniques and camouflage.

Chess Club rates her as a high tier third year.

Her Intranet username is Mater\_of\_ships.

## References

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-591#post-3222234
2. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-130#post-1796195
Feliks Zaporozhets

Feliks is the strongest of his class. In terms of sheer power, he is likely one of the strongest students to ever graduate from Polyhistor Academy.

When Feliks started at Polyhistor, a fourth-year started preying on freshman. Feliks took part in fighting the fourth-year, and as a result was massively injured. He was forced to develop cybernetics for himself to deal with those injuries. By the time he was a fourth year, Feliks had installed numerous servos and augments under his skin.

Feliks used his Geomancy to help craft his cybernetics, and even after his augmentations were installed he continued to use his Geomancy to manipulate the Tungsten wrapped around his bones. He could use this to add extra force to his already considerable punches or to puppet himself around.

For all his raw, Geomantic might, Feliks has continued to hold technology in high esteem. In his speech to the student body at the start of the Freshman Frenzy, he even said, "As with everything, technology was the answer." Feliks served as the Electronics Club president, cementing the club as a prominent force in the Club wars.

## Appearance

He was huge. Inconceivably so. Even seated on his triple-sized metallic throne, he was almost as tall as the massive man to his right. And he was obese. Rolling folds of fat surrounded covered his body, his arms his legs, his neck, his face. He was a thick oblong sphere of meat, a whale in the guise of a human. It was a struggle to imagine how he didn't collapse in on himself.

Logically, you had to assume that he had a powerful layer of muscles underneath it all, like a sumo wrestler would, but you couldn't see it in the slightest.

## References

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-90#post-119591
2. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/kroll-academy-vn-preview.5591/page-29#post-1588206
3. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-324#post-574068
4. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-17#post-1628374
5. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-229#post-412978
6. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-178#post-274105
Alzar

Alzar is a Polyhistor student of Class of 27.

He is a Aeromancer who was able to "see" the world through different lenses, which gave him access to information that would normally be obfuscated. Moreover, he could interact with the "lensed" world, instead of the real world, as he chose.

For example, at his prime, he could switch his lens so that, instead of seeing/hearing/tasting/touching matter, he would see/hear/taste/touch goals and motivations, or causes, or ripples of effect, or desires, or anything, really. From there, he was able to directly interact with the alternate world. He could push and pull and stab at whatever he perceived, just like a normal person could with normal matter.

But every time he used it, especially when he did anything more that just looking around for tiny moments, he ended up leaving a bit more of himself behind in the lensed world, fraying himself bit by bit.

With time he lost himself to Aeromancy degrading his mind, body and magic. Had a hobby of making music.

1. ↑ https://questionablequesting.com/threads/kroll-academy-vn-preview.5591/page-3#post-1237164
Angela Potts

Angela Potts is a Swim Team member, and is one year Mikelle's senior. She known to be a shut-in who seldom leaves the Pool area.

Angela is a Misfortune-based Aeromancer with only a single known combat occurrence. She lost soundly, but was rescued by Thomas Pates. Chess Club believes she is probably a low tier third year, but it is possible she has improved since her last poor showing.

Her Intranet username is SpaceNodity.

## References

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-130#post-1796195
Selina Trudeau

Fromerly the vice chair she succeeded Cornelia as president of the chess club. She does not feel up to the task, which makes her terse, controlling and worse. Based on intranet comments she is likely an aeromancer.

Class of 28

Intranet name: YulGal

## References

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-214#post-2081057
2. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-7#post-117097
Class of 30

## Students in the class of 30

Here's a link to a google doc with all sorts of info.

Mia Doeve

Sam Graham

Darcy Kingston

Carol Knox

Mikelle McDowell

Jason Mores

Savitr Mukesha

Jessica Sims

Michiko Tanaka

Austin Young

### Dead

Ms Garner

Tim Sutherland

Lucia Strauss

Annabelle Straw

### Unnamed Students

Mikelle's neighbor

Lumberjack

Mr Jones

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## Deaths

Lucia Strauss who was killed by Mikelle.

1 who died from Lumberjack's curse in class on Week 20 Day 1.

Annabelle who was killed by Mikelle.

17 during the test incident masterminded by Damijana Kaspar.
Exam Results

First test of the class of 30

1. Derek Mann 23.28%
2. Perparim Schuhart 16.00%
3. Gage Powers 14.65%
4. Sam Graham 13.01%
5. Line Rocco 8.62%
6. Carlisle Smith 5.44%
7. Gráinne Macías 5.29%
8. Vibius Baasch 4.12%
9. Norma Nanni 3.81%
10. Priska Harel 3.80%

Second test of the class of 30

1. Derek Mann 50.01%
2. Sam Graham 14.11%
3. Carlisle Smith 8.81%
4. Vibius Baasch 8.80%
5. Toranto Peters 8.73%
6. Daniel March 8.72%
7. Gráinne Macías 7.62%
8. Priska Harel 5.21%
9. Yoav Mendel 4.54%
10. Sarah Selmy 3.20%

3rd test of the class of 30

1. Derek Mann 100.00%
2. Sam Graham 19.21%
3. Gage Powers 18.10%
4. Line Rocco 14.92%
5. Vibius Baasch 13.09%
6. Carlisle Smith 13.07%
7. Daniel March 11.23%
8. Toronto Peters 10.78%
9. Priska Harel 7.82%
10. Sarah Selmy 5.41%

5th test of the Class of 30

1. Sam Graham (35.00%)
2. Vibius Baasch (23.11%)
3. Gage Powers (22.72%)
4. Priska Harel (12.35%)
5. Yoav Mendel (6.74%)
6. Sasha Honden (5.23%)
7. Preston Demontesque (5.21%)
8. Constance Hu (5.19%)
9. Mercy Hayfield (5.16%)
10. Esther Jaeger (3.89%)
Othella Minsk

Othella Minsk is a Polyhistor Student of Class of 28.

Known to use Geomancy and Hydromancy, and was not known to be an Aeromancer. Persued Academic salvation for first few years, but grew disillusioned and started acquiring combat ability during last year. Has great multiple defensive capabilities.

Leader of Immortals.
Ansa Laaksonen

Also known as collateral damage girl for her incredible power, but poor control.

Class of 29

## Description by Lucky\_Duck

Ansa Laaksonen, or as I like to call her, Collateral Girl

Miss Ansa is a Geomancer with a bit of a problem with overkill, namely in how she has a fuck-ton of power and not that much finesse. As far as raw, unadulterated magic goes, this big-bosomed beauty ranks among the top tier of even fourth years. Not too shabby, and not someone you'd want to mess with, as the general consensus of second years seems to be.

Ansa has only a single fight, and kill, to her name, an event her freshmen year where she blew up the entire central auditorium building and the freshman standing in front of it with a single, matter evaporating, spell. She was understandably detained by the enforcers for her incontinence, but ultimately unharmed by there care. None of her year mates have dared bring a fight to her since, though there has been at least one foiled assassination attempt.

Ansa is known to avoid picking fights and is rather friendly to boot. Problem is, if anything were to force her into a confrontation, its going be this shitstorm of Swin's.. Sadist She Bitch for one, would love to have Ansa take the field.

And if that happens, well, you better hope you aren't anywhere in the vicinity, because you won't be able to run. If anyone is going to accidentally kill you, it is this sweet girl here. You'll just be a shadow burned into the ground if her full brunt grazes you.
Four Swords as One

A mysterious group founded at the end of Year 1. It had four founding members, all swordsmen. The group appears to be magically bound by magic that takes the form of silver light, and members appear to be granted some form of access to it.

The group swore to be virtuous and seek Justice at a ritual symbolically undertaken at dawn. It is possible the group was founded in direct opposition to The Blooded. Notably, The Emissary has *Ending* Aeromancy, which Mikelle describes as "the ceaseless sunset." Thus, one group is symbolic of dawn, and the other of dusk.

When Mikelle fought and killed one of their members, Darcy Kingston, her body soon exploded into silver light, disappearing completely. It is unknown whether she is living or dead, but she hasn't been spotted since. Mikelle was later attacked by a member of the group at extreme range, though it is unknown whether the attack came from Kingston or from a different member.

The true name of the group is unknown, if it has one.

## The Oath at Dawn

Four swordsmen met at dawn. They swore a solemn oath, sealed in silver light.

> *It is agreed. That we shall be bound together, united against all opposition. We stand at each other's beck and call that we may know and trust one another fully.*
>
>

> *It is agreed. That we shall be pure. Among our number, none shall succumb to sin or sloth. We shall be, forever and always, as paragons of the light. Innocent blood shall not stain our blades, cruelty shall not exist in our hearts.*
>
>

> *It is agreed. That we shall stand against the forces of evil, against the villains and scoundrels that walk among us, that we will cleanse them from this earthly realm. Innocent will no long fear the guilty, the righteous will no longer fear the ruinous.*
>
>

> *It is agreed. That we shall be an order unlike all before it, that we may cleanse the filth. Each stands, unyielding, undying, until we live again in paradise, and the rot that infuses this world is made pure. We will bring our fight the very foundation of this institution, cut away at its evils and all the suffering in the world. We will make our mark in the name of goodness, righteousness, justice, and decency, and it will shine until the end of time.*
>
>

> *It is agreed. Four swords as one! We shall make this year just!*
>
>

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-321#post-570536
2. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-130#post-1796195
3. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-227#post-2107533
4. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-150#post-1828176
5. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-316#post-2300107
Doctor Park

School Doctor. Was voted to gain the Chosen Faculty Starting Bonus in Year One. Due to events of that year, the bonus has been cancelled out, and Mikelle is now at baseline.

## Appearance

A red-headed man in a lab coat. Has multiple rows of sharklike teeth.

## References

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/#post-116903
2. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-10#post-1623232
3. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-2#post-116934
Shop Club

## Overview

Shop club is located in a large extension of the Engineering Building, near the center of the Academic side of campus. Joining Shop Club is difficult, as the club is particular about who they let join. The club was not recruiting when Mikelle started at Polyhistor, and he is not aware of any of his yearmates being members either.

Shop Club is a foundational element of Polyhistor's student economy, selling weapons and armor for Credits. Being able to exchange Credits for magical arms and armor plays a large roll in ensuring that Credits remain valuable. In fact, the club maintains a large number of contracts with Student Services which make it difficult for anyone to break the economy. For example, Shop Club members are highly incentivized to immediately spend the Credits they earn. This agreement helps keep the student economy flowing and healthy.

Overall, the arrangement is beneficial to Shop Club members. By serving as a cornerstone of the Polyhistor economy, Shop Club members claim a position of relative neutrality, presenting themselves as more of a valuable resource than an enemy faction. In addition, Shop Club members are among the best-positioned to take advantage of a robust economy, since they naturally accumulate an abundance of credits.

Shop Club has its own official intranet profile to allow its members to contact customers without revealing their private intranet profiles. When Mikelle bought his Barrier Jacket, Shop Club used the profile to send him periodic updates about the jacket during its construction.

The club is known to give out permanent bans to thieves.

Shop Club does not generally offer medical items or services, or take on biological projects.

## Known Members

Clark

Paul

Terry

Mary

## Products

Shop Club usually works by commission, but often has a few miscellaneous projects laying around at any given time.

Catalogue: Year 1, Week 13, Day 4

Catalogue: Year1, Weeks 34-38 Timeskip

## References

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-34#post-117899
2. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-7#post-117097
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-189#post-317945
4. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-8#post-117120
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/kroll-academy-vn-preview.5591/page-20#post-1372129
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-193#post-326588
7. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-158#post-238459
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-34#post-117919
9. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-190#post-322104
Line Rocco

Line Rocco is a Polyhistor student in Class of 30. Member of Boxing Club.

Her magic allows her to form blue barriers. Assumed to be a Aeromancy of sorts.

While they block objects and outright objects, they do not stop heat, shadow and similar magical effects. They do however block autonomous lighting. Shield shattered by Ciaras bolt.

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-233#post-444543
Ceromancy

You can drain energy from order.

* If you have a sufficient regent, you may destroy it to attunes some number of circuits for a small amount of time. Regents that are more complicated, have greater mass and have greater value can attune more circuits for a longer duration. Consumed regents cannot be repaired.​

## Overview

This technique is generally considered obsolete by Professor Koslov. He teaches it as an example of what *not* to do.

## Candleman

With great insanity can come great power. The Candleman is a beast of immense power, spawned from Constantin Benoit Albrecht's brother. It uses Ceromancy to sacrifice itself, and the world of its Self, to gain enough power to reconstruct itself with extra power left over. However, imperfections occur during the reconstruction, and the beast has been left utterly insane.

While Ceromancy is generally considered a Geomantic technique, the Candleman's abuse of it is more similar to Hydromancy than Geomancy. In truth, edge cases like the Candleman blur the lines between the different schools of magic, showing that the distinctions between them are not perfect.

## References

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-142#post-209906
2. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-187#post-304419
3. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-21#post-1632608
Illusions

For much of recorded magic history, illusions were the realm of Aeromancy, and sometimes Geomancy. Only relatively recently were Hydromantic illusions invented.

Mikelle McDowell is highly skilled in the creation of illusions, to the point of being able to affect upperclassmen with them to great effect. A list of Mikelle's illusion spells can be found here.

> Weak enough illusions only have to be noticed and disbelieved to dispel. Mental discipline in the victim determines weak enough. After a point they have to be disrupted, usually through a willpower or geomantic energy. This costs time or focus, not energy, unless the illusion is really powerful. A source illusion can be dispelled by anyone that can observe it, and once done everyone is free. In this way it is considered less sturdy, as it only takes one person to do so, to say nothing of the fact that it is inherently dilute to spread between targets. In this manner, destination illusions are considered sturdier, as one has to be very proficient in Hydromancy to dispel a destination illusion that afflicts an ally, not even counting its concentrated nature.
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> It is a very basic skill, almost instinctual.Unless you are dispelling an illusion on someone else.
> Illusions can be split into different categories:
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There are three kinds of Illusions: Source, Destination, and Extant.

There are also three kinds of Illusions: Geomancy, Hydromancy, and Aeromancy.
There are also three kinds of Illusions: Beneficial, Harmful, and Incidental.
There are also three kinds of Illusions: Far Eastern, Classical, and Modern.

There are also three kinds of Illusions: Environmental, Electrochemical, and Psycho-perspective.

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-96#post-119778
2. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-96#post-119780
3. ↑ https://questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-1157#post-5090490
Body Traits

## Adaptive

Your body won't reject and will quickly integrate new additions. Once assimilated, they will heal like any other part of your body and be considered full parts of you. Your blood acts as a universal recipient.

Mikelle's Aeromancy crystals are not integratable.

## References

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-40#post-1658548
Recreational Painting

Painting for recreation gives 3 Willpower from Meditative Art. 1 Willpower from Artist, a bonus chance and also minus 1d3 Stress. Painting in the Art Club room allows for socializing with the other club members. A Painting Series can give a bonus as well.

## Bonuses Gained

Macabre Illusion learned from painting Dullahan year 1 week 14 day 5

Artist Skill improved (Credit pool becomes [1,1,2,5] from [.5,1,1,2,5]) from painting Hiemal Heavens

+1d5 = 4 Max Willpower from gift painting Year 1 week 20 day 4

Soporific Illusion from painting Insomnia Year 1 week 20 day 6

Macabre Illusion improved on Year 1 week 26 day 4

## Painting Series Bonuses

The Unseen: Invisibility Spell learned. Gain 1d5 Max Willpower. From

### The Assassin series. year 1 week 14 day 5

**[X] The Unseen Invisibility Spell learned. Gain 1d5 Max Willpower.**

[ ] The Deadly Throwing Skill learned. Learn Willpower Poison.

[ ] The Marked Scribe Skill learned. +69 banked research for Runes.

### The Four Faces of Death Year 1 week 26 day 4

**[X] Life's Toll Learn Life's Forge Meditation. Gain 1d12 Willpower.**

[ ] Body's Wear Learn Weakness Illusion. 50% chance to improve Regeneration.

[ ] Reaper's Scythe Gain Resolute. Gain 1d5 Max Willpower.

[ ] Death's Embrace Learn 6th Circuit Water Elementalism. 50% chance to learn 7th Circuit Water Elementalism.
Vibius Baasch

Student of Polyhistor Academy in Class of 30. Member of the Chemistry Union, which consists of him and a Fourth Year.

Has a lab with various experiments and anti-spying measures.

Intranet username is pentaZu. Known to have a acid exploding double, ability to analyze exotic Geomancy and utilizes various chemicals. Apprenticed to Hester Nol.
Lin Boqin

Lin Boqin graduated from the class of 27. She was a member of the Theatre Troupe. Her magic involved summoning demons.

Lin's father died when she was young. Her widowed mother immigrated somewhere new and remarried. Lin's legal name was changed to Janet Felby, to help her fit in. She despises the name, and refuses to identify with it. When she was a teenager, she chose Lin Boqin as her preferred name.

Lin's intranet identity was asbathaRk. She was known to feud with intranet user dundunDUN.

## Appearance

Tallish, flat-chested girl with an acrobat's build. Sometimes dressed in a jester/mime costume. Very flexible.

## Sources

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/kroll-academy-vn-preview.5591/page-12#post-1259889
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/kroll-academy-vn-preview.5591/page-11#post-1259766
Body Skills

## Brawling

Despite your lack of formal training, you know how to throw and take a punch.

## DODGE

Your mother ensured you would be able to dodge anything less than supernatural speeds.

* If you can sense it and it can be physically avoided, you automatically dodge all attacks.​

## Dual Wielding

You are completely ambidextrous and are primed to take advantage.

* You suffer no penalties for wielding a weapon in each hand.​

## Sword Fighting

You can swing steel and hit things.

* One-handed - You can wield a longsword in one hand like an amateur.
* Two-handed - You can wield a longsword in both hands like an amateur.
* Main Guache - You can wield a smaller weapon in your off hand to parry with.
* Spear Breaker - You gain a bonus to fighting lances, pole arms, and staff weapons when using a sword.
* Counter Attack - When possible, your dodges will put you into a position to attack decisively.
* Dueling - You gain a bonus to fighting a single opponent when using a sword​
Anton Petric

Was Vice president of Electronics Club during Mikelle McDowell's first year at Polyhistor Academy. After the graduation of Feliks Zaporozhets, Anton took over as club president during Mikelle's second year.

Class of 28

## Appearance

A massive man, perhaps six and a half feet tall, standing proud and with girth to match. He was a mountain of pure muscle, a bulging, grayish-tanned strongman whose tight, short-sleeve shirt and cargo pants hid nothing of his build. His face was etched in solemn gravity, the sort of apathetic disapproval that took all humor out back to be shot. A thick leather strap wrapped around his chest, from shoulder to waist, an imposing sledge hammer. The head was at least as thick as his arm, but he showed no strain from supporting its weight.
Aisthephagy

You can reabsorb your own illusions.

* Passive - Whenever you collapse an illusion you created that cost more that one willpower, you regain 1d3 willpower. Whenever somebody else collapses it, you regain 1 willpower instead. You may not regain more willpower than was spent.​

## Improvements and Breakthroughs

Hydromancy Bonus: Aisthephagy learned (Gain 1 willpower back when collapsing a controlled illusion)

Training DC = 14

Training: Aisthephagy

Success: Aisthephagy improved (Now returns 1d2 willpower up from 1).

Training DC = 20

Training: Aisthephagy

Success: Aisthephagy improves (If somebody else collapses the illusion, regain 1 Willpower)

Training DC = 25

Training: Aisthephagy

Success: Aisthephagy improves (Now 1d3 from 1d2)

## References

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-68#post-118921
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-148#post-218111
3. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-255#post-479224
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-309#post-564349
Derek Mann

Derek Mann is a student of Ornithologist Society in Class of 30. Has the highest known score in his year , achiving 100% in the exam at end of third quarter. Has a unknown phasing ability, ability to discern the purpose of Lumen Bead and ability to seal Illusions. Has shown tactical leadership.

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-217#post-378681
2. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-1035#post-4152166
Brute Force Dispel

You may overrun magic with your own.

* Active - By paying 5 Willpower, you may attempt to disrupt an Aeromancer's connection to their Concept. Requires physical contact.
* Active - By paying 10 Willpower, you may disrupt the magic of other's to some degree.
* Sufficiently weaker magics will collapse entirely.​

## Overview

Brute Force Dispel is an short ranged undirected burst of willpower centered around yourself. It is not effective at long range.

## Improvements and Breakthroughs

Hydromancy Bonus: Brute Force Dispel learned (Pay 10 Willpower: Disrupt the magic of all others to some degree. Collapses weakers spells entirely).​

Aeromancy Bonus: Brute Force Dispel improves (You may now pay 5 willpower to attempt to destabilize or weaken the Aeromancy connection of an individual you are touching.)

## References

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-278#post-506548
2. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-173#post-258366
3. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-52#post-1694510
Academics

## Overveiw

When you go to class, you roll an academic roll based on your character/abilities. Mikelle, for example, has a 1d4/2 rounded down as his base academic die. That is to say, it is a random choice between [0,1,1,2]. With the spell Improved Encoding, it has become 1d10/2 rounded down, min 1. That is to say, a random choice between [1,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5].

Whenever you go to class, you roll that die and gain that many academic points. During time skips, these numbers are no longer divided by 2. Academics are used to pass the test. Having low academics prevents you from researching related topics.

When you get to 50 and 100 Academics for a class, you have a choice of bonuses.

Each time class is attended, it also grants a Bonus Roll.
Lucky Duck

Lucky\_Duck is an information broker on the Intranet. They are attempting to fill the void left by Mathmaker's graduation. They have a tendency to advertise in unrelated threads and offer sample information to prove their deductive/information-gathering skills.

Lucky\_Duck works for Swim Team in spreading their propaganda. His postings suggest that he is part of the Class of 28.

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-118#post-120436
Alexander Samuel Isaac LaGrange

Mathmaker:

> Delpho, a nom de plum for one Alexander LaGrange, second year.
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> Nickname originated from a misspelling of "Oracle of Delphi" in one of his anonymous private messages.
> Certified, powerful divination-based Aeromancer, had a working business model where he would message soon to die individuals with a warning unsolicited, as well as simple measures to prevent it in return for goodwill.
> Never demanded payment, but often asked for favors or reasonable sums of credits, with the implicit understanding that her would not message again unless met.
> Estimated to have saved upwards of thirty lives at least temporarily over his freshman year.
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Damijana Kaspar:

>  First off, and I'm sure you already know, our dear Delpho has met his end at the hands of some anonymous rabble-rouser last night. A sharp implement through the gut would do that to a person, even if they saw it coming.
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> But how was he even in a position to be killed? That is the real question, after all. I am sure all of my intrepid readers have theories: knowledges of magics that could negate foresight or convoluted plans designed to trick seers despite their foreknowledge.
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> It was not the knife that killed dear pacifistic Delpho, but poison months and months ago.
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> Not even half a year into Kroll Academy and Delpho was already being dosed: small insignificant, unnoticeable in effect. Impossible to see even over the span of weeks, but present all the same.
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> Our benevolent oracle could not see it coming, as it was too weak a thing to register, over too long a time span. He had no way to register it as a threat.
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1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-124#post-154990
2. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-125#post-156440
Ricardo Damaso

Former president of the Art Club, now deceased. Class of 27

## Appearance

A large hispanic man. His face is defined by its soft features, a clean shaven mouth and chin, a smaller-than-average nose, deep brown eyes, and short, curly, brown hair. He is wearing a yellow t-shirt and cargo shorts, both showing off his hairless, muscled limbs. He looks at you with an empty expression. The image is both attractive and intimidating.

## Abilities

Ricardo was a Jack of All Trades Geomancer, the kind of guy to have a key for every lock. And he could be quite tricky with it, even if it didn't often involve much raw power. He could be extremely precise.

For punchy stuff though, he tended to resort to actually punching things, with strength born from geomancy, hydromancy, and buffness.

He never developed his Aeromancy because he saw it as high risk, low reward. He never even discovered his own concept. But it did give him a bit of an intuitive grasp of things, which he used when training and doing art.

## References

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-82#post-1729502
Ailis Quigley

Ailis Quigly was a member of The Blooded who attempted to collect on Graham's bounty. She knew how to become invisible and move without leaving a trace. She also had a talent with runes, creating a poison needle generator, a runic doppelganger, and a teleportation tattoo.

Though Mikelle successfully assisted Graham in killing her, he suffered a psychotic break in the process. This caused Ailis to become Mikelle's second Obsession.

Ailis Quigley was from the Class of 29. Her runic items are still in Mikelle's possession.
Zachary Hall

Zachary Hall is a elemental sword student with no affiliation to any club.

Known to be a expert swordsman along with the ability to engulf his own sword into various elements, including, but not exclusive to fire, lightning and darkness.  Has shown the ability to reinforce his body via unknown means, enabling him to survive jumping through a window. Capable of conjuring swords.

Is known to hang out with Carlisle Smith.
Part of Tanaka social circle.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-1005#post-4118569
2. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-232#post-442469
3. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/page-233#post-444951
Art Club

A club for students that like making art. Mikelle's Father was a member when he was a student.

The club was wiped out in the club wars before being re-founded. Former president Ricardo Demaso was intent on keeping the club from being pulled back into the club wars, but when the entire club united to avenge Demaso's death it was pulled back in.

The Art Club's room is almost a copy of the General Art classroom, stocked with paints, canvas, clay, models, drawing implements, and various other materials an artist might need.

## Members

Mel Chevalier

Mia Doeve

Cyril Pachis

Mikelle McDowell

Madison and Mason Crawley (current club president)

Jessica

Ricardo Damaso (former president)

Chive

Bennett Mathew
Music Club

Also called Choir. Participated in the anti Swim Team alliance. The club was nearly wiped out a few months before the start of year 1, leaving Trish as the only member.

## Known Members

Trish

Theodore Albin (nominal president)

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-561#post-3165790
Staff

*Students must obey the Security Force. Failure to comply will result in Disciplinary Measures.*

*Students must not attack teachers. Failure to comply will result in* Termination. -Polyhistor Orientation Packet

Professors are chosen on the basis of merit in their chosen field, regardless of their previous experience with magic.All teachers are given a two-week preparatory period, in which those who do not already have protection from Lethe are given such.

## Professors

* Professor Koslov
* Professor Blue
* Professor Cadwell
* Professor Deacon
* Professor Donells
* Professor MacLure
* Professor Morand

## Other Staff

* Doctor Park
* Nurse
* The Librarian
* The Janitor

## Reference List

1. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-original-setting-survival-quest.614/
2. ↑ https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/polyhistor-academy-year-two.6716/page-4#post-1619036