Herbal College
“Explore the World, discover new creatues, and kill them! For Science!”
The Fellows of the Herbal College of Botanical Researchers is a refined association of scholars and natural philosophers seeking knowledge through discussion and discrete empirical research. Or so they would have the world believe. They are often actually found either within a maze of glass tubes and beakers containing strange looking liquids or in dangerous lands far from their homes thigh deep in the local flora and fauna, in both cases attempting to wrest another secrect from the bosom of the natural world by main force. While their campuses allow them to collaborate more easily, and they do take their teaching responsibilities seriously, they are almost as often “On Sabbatical” furthering their own pet projects.
This has, on occasion, brought them into conflict with the local keepers of those lands. However, the benefit of their discoveries to all has enjoined several Sylvan Elves and others to join their ranks, both to seek knowledge, and to better guide their younger collegues’ boisterous exploration.
Preferred Races: Shireling Gnomes, Queenslands, Aeldirmann, Edomere, Berowick, Sudomir, Valenwood, Durenmyr, Sylvan Elf,
Forbidden Races:
Preferred Professions: Rangers Vagabond, Apothecary, Magi, Sorcerer, Artificer,
Forbidden Professions: Warrior Marauders, Knight of Valor, Knight of Strife, Knight of Darkness, Tinkerer, Smith,
Preferred Magic: Druid, Hearth
Forbidden Magic: Necromancy
Prerequisites Skills
- Master of an Herbalism based production skill, Any Weapon Skill
- Teaching (x3)
- Greater Informational Lore - Nature
- Divination
- Survival - Any natural environment
Costuming & Appearance:
In formal settings, scholarly robes with chevrons on both their upper arms denoting their specialty. Green (Alchemy), Blue (Elixirs), Violet (Poisons), Ivory (Scribe), or Crimson (Surgery), and a pith helmet.
In the field or in their lab, they are usually garbed in durable clothing that can withstand the elements, or occasional drop of whatever concoction they are mixing. A patch of small chevrons on a sleeve or bands on a hat will identify their specialty and rank.
Most share a demeanor of affable tactlessness and a desire to talk about their most recent field trip or discovery long after their audience has lost interest.