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The Northern Geographical Society

 


 

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The Great Crest of the Northern Geographical Society
Est. 1762

 


 

Historical Background & Overview

 

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Founded by Celestine Herbert in 1762, the Northern Geographical Society (NGS) considers itself to be a highly prestigious, international scholastic organization made up of anthropologists, historians, naturalists, cartographers, and other varieties of scholars and adventurers. 

 

We are dedicated to the preservation and diffusement of historical, natural, and cultural knowledge through the upkeep of museums across the continent of Almaris and the undertaking of expeditions to expand the horizons. In order to do this, we maintain a chain of museums across the continent with the goal of eventually establishing one in every major Almarisian country. 

 

The institutions we maintain serve to educate the public on a variety of different topics in the fields of culture, history, and naturalism across the land. The operations of the NGS transcend state borders, and our Society takes great pride in the academic, ethnic, and cultural diversity of our membership.

 

Our museums are all operated by professionals with impeccable credentials in their areas of expertise, and we take great pride in both our independence as an organization and in our reputation as an unbiased academic society of the utmost integrity. We often go on expeditions in order to expand our horizons and push new frontiers as well as administer these higher institutions of learning, and thus consider ourselves to be adventurers as well as scholars alike.

 


 

Leadership of the NGS

 

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Celestine E. Herbert

Founder of the NGS, c. 1757

 

The President

 

Spoiler

 

 

The President of the NGS is the supreme leader and executive of the Society, tasked by the Society’s Circle to administer the museums, personnel, and expeditionary endeavors of the organization with the utmost integrity and perseverance.

 

Since the Society’s founding in 1762, the Office of the Presidency has been filled by Otto Wittenbach, a prominent engineer, architect, businessman, and naturalist who has written a number of academic works and dedicated his lifetime to the diffusion and preservation of knowledge.

 

 

 

The Vice President

 

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The Office of the Vice Presidency exists in order to support and assist the President in his or her endeavors, seeing to the administrative functions of the various museums and branches within the Society on their behalf and standing in the President’s stead whenever he or she might not be available. 

 

The current Vice President of the NGS is Dilvyn Deveral, an acclaimed author, explorer, and adventurer who has traveled the lands of Almaris in pursuit of academic truth in the name of the NGS and it's values.

 

 

 

Museum Curators

 

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Beneath these two executive officers, our Museum Curators serve to operate their own local museums at the behest of the President and the Society’s Circle. They are charged with the upkeep of these locations and the hiring of local tour guides, researchers, and other such officials in order to educate the public as to the areas of focus that their museums revolve around.

 

 

Division Leaders

 

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Usually members of the Circle, the Division Leaders of the NGS are veterans of the Society who are extremely skilled in their respective focus areas. They are charged with giving direction to and coordinating the members of the Society in their endeavors. These include our:

 

  • CHIEF OF RESEARCH - Charged with coordinating all ongoing research endeavors, brainstorming new cooperative academic projects, and endeavoring to set goals for this branch of the NGS on a regular basis. While most researchers tend to focus on writing their own projects, the Chief of Research helps them to strive toward accomplishing their goals using the Society’s many resources.

 

  • CAPTAIN OF THE EXPLORATION CORPS - Tasked with coordinating adventures and all exploratory endeavors on behalf of the whole Society. They regularly brief the membership on strange new lands which need to be investigated and lead expeditions into the unknown. Traditionally, they also make sure that NGS personnel are trained in such a way so as to be able to defend themselves and overcome dangerous situations while working in the field.

 

  • PERSONAL RELATIONS DIRECTOR - This individual is tasked with marketing new exhibits, programs, and events to the wider public on behalf of the President of the NGS. He also manages, trains, and educates tour guides and other personnel who help to operate and maintain both the Flagship Museum and our other institutions all over Almaris.

 

 

 

The Society’s Circle

 

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Finally, the Society’s Circle serves as the governing board of the Northern Geographical Society, made up of dignified individuals who have proven themselves to be capable scholars and explorers alike. It is their duty to answer the call to adventure if requested to do so by the President, to approve of external arrangements made with other organizations or foreign governments, to suggest new events or activities that the Society might engage in, and to approve the President’s nomination of new Circle members.

 

The Society’s Circle also plays a key role in the selection of our organization’s President. During the selection of a President of the Northern Geographical Society, the sitting President (or the Vice President if deceased) will nominate one or two members of the Society’s Circle to succeed her. 

 

A two-thirds majority of all existing Circle members must come to a consensus around one of the proposed candidate(s) in order to affirm them as the new President. Once a President of the NGS has been named, they are President of the organization indefinitely until either their resignation, death, or the passing of a two-thirds majority vote of no confidence taken by all existing members of the Society's Circle.

 

 

 


 

Executive Leadership

 

President of the NGS: 

Otto Wittenbach @Etow

 

Vice President of the NGS: 

Dilvyn Deveral @greygre

 

Secretary to the President: 

Deshe @WizardWhisper

 

Chief Archivist: 

Ferek Frostbeard @_Indy

 

Museum Curators

 

Curator of the NGS Flagship Museum: 

[Vacant]

 

Curator of the NGS Imperial Museum: 

 

[Vacant]

 

Division Leaders

 

Chief of Research: 

@liam

 

Captain of the Exploration Corps: 

Ash Adalaide @milk

 

Personal Relations Director: 

Deshe @WizardWhisper

 


 

Our Museums

 

The Northern Geographical Society takes great pride in the upkeep of our public educational institutions. As the original pioneers of museology, we consider the establishment of public museums to be one of the most effective ways of promoting learning and intercultural awareness across the continent.

 

DISCLAIMER: Due to ongoing efforts to renovate our museums, they may not yet be 100% open for several years as we restore our exhibits and pursue further changes for the benefit of our visitors.

 

The NGS Museum of Hanseti-Ruska

~ Karosgrad, Haense ~

 

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Spoiler

 

The NGS Flagship Museum

 

Based out of the city of Karosgrad, the Haeseni location of the Northern Geographical Society is a marvel in and of itself. In addition to serving as a public educational institution, it is also where many Society meetings are held and where many of our operations are conducted globally.

 

We maintain a number of different Exhibition Halls at this location, each dedicated to educating the public on a specific aspect of the world around them. These include our:

 

~ Haeseni Exhibition Hall ~

Having enjoyed a warm relationship with the Crown of Haense for many years, we maintain an Exhibit Hall dedicated to Haeseni history and culture within our Flagship Museum. Our collection of Haeseni artifacts is second to none, and we are proud to call the contents of this building the oldest part of our Flagship Museum.

 

~ International Culture Exhibition Hall ~

The NGS takes great pride in the publication of ethnographies from across the continent, written with the purpose of better educating the general public of Almaris about its many different cultures. Filled with displays on Imperial, Elven, Orcish, Dwarvish, Halfling, and Adunian history and culture, this is one of the grandest and most treasured parts of our Flagship Museum. 

 

~ Natural History Exhibition Hall ~

In addition to our more historical and anthropologically oriented displays, we also maintain a proud Natural History Hall where educational scientific information can be found on exotic biomes, species, and monsters from all across the globe. Our world famous terrestrial recreation of the Nether can also be observed here, as well as artifacts recovered during the Nether Expeditions of the 1770s.

 

~ Rotating Exhibition Hall ~

Our organization is often fond of designing and hosting special exhibits on a variety of different topics. Thus, the Rotating Exhibition Hall is where various displays may be shown before being cycled around to other NGS museums. Who knows what there might be new to see in between visits to our institutions!

 

 

The NGS Imperial Museum

~ New Providence, Oren ~

 

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Spoiler

 

The NGS Imperial Museum

 

Based out of the city of New Providence, the Orenian location of the Northern Geographical Society is another core institution of our society of the utmost prestige. Many Society operations are also conducted at this location, including some global meetings and all affairs relating to the NGS's endeavors within the Holy Orenian Empire.

 

We maintain a number of different Exhibition Halls at this location, each dedicated to educating the public on a specific aspect of the world around them. These include our:

 

~ Imperial History Hall ~

This exhibit hall is dedicated to the rich history of the institution of the Empire, detailing much of humanity's collective heritage as well as the history events which have characterized it. Here, one can learn about the Horen, Chivay, Carrion, and Novellen families as well as how they shaped Oren throughout the ages. 

 

~ Natural History Exhibition Hall ~

In addition to our more historical and anthropologically oriented displays, we also maintain a proud Natural History Hall where educational scientific information can be found on exotic biomes, species, and monsters from all across the globe. Artifacts recovered during the Nether Expeditions of the 1770s, as well as from the Deepways and the Taintlands, will be able to be viewed here.

 

~ Rotating Exhibition Hall ~

Our organization is often fond of designing and hosting special exhibits on a variety of different topics. Thus, the Rotating Exhibition Hall is where various displays may be shown before being cycled around to other NGS museums. Who knows what there might be new to see in between visits to our institutions!

 

 


 

Joining the Northern Geographical Society

 

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~+~ A Meeting of the Society’s Circle in Arcas, c. 1770 ~+~

 


 

Joining the Society's Circle

 

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The Society’s Circle is a brotherhood of equal peers, representative in nature of the three divisions of the NGS. It serves as the governing board of the organization, voting and deliberating on administrative matters, affirming the nomination of new Circle members, and proposing expeditions and programs to undertake for the betterment of the NGS and of Almaris.

 

Every member of it has proven their dedication and loyalty to the values of the Northern Geographical Society in some way, shape, or form. They are all acclaimed in their own right as both adventurers and as academics, although some might be more focused in one area than another.

 

In order to gain admission to the Society’s Circle, you must prove yourself worthy enough to receive a nomination from the President. This can be done either through noteworthy achievements done outside of the NGS, or through several years of service as a member of one of the Society’s divisions.

 


 

Joining a Division

 

While we take great pride in our status as an academic organization characterized by impartiality and integrity, the Northern Geographical Society also considers itself to be a tightly knit family. We care very greatly for the members of our Society, and we as explorers, academics, and adventurers pull work together to pull our resources so that the mission and vision of the NGS might be realized.

 

There are a number of different ways of getting involved with the Northern Geographical Society, easily suiting whatever amount of time and effort a person wishes to dedicate to our organization. From volunteer tour guides to world esteemed scientists, academics, and mages, we at the NGS value the diffusion and preservation of knowledge in an unbiased and impartial manner that benefits all the Descendant civilizations of Almaris.

 

The easiest way of joining the Society’s Circle is to approach the executive leadership, namely the President of the NGS, about becoming a member of one of the Society’s three divisions. They may choose to render their services in the fields of Research, Exploration, or Personal Relations in whatever manner they see fit.

 


 

~ NGS Research Division ~

 

Spoiler

 

NGS Research Division

 

The Research Division of the NGS is dedicated to the drafting of historical, natural, magical, and anthropological studies to be put on display in the various museum branches of our Society. 

The members of our Research Division are organized and sorted by the Chief of Research, whose job it is to organize the regular drafting of high quality scholarly works to be published either in the form of museum displays or in the form of public and archival missives.

 

 

~ NGS Exploration Corps ~

 

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NGS Exploration Corps

 

Members of the Exploration Corps of the NGS are dedicated to delving into the unknown. Be it an unexplored geographical region, the dangerous lair of a beast, or a little visited foreign culture, these brave adventurers strive to document the unknown and obtain cultural and historical artifacts on our organization’s behalf. 

These fearless adventurers are crucial in the endless quest for knowledge, and are organized and led by the Captain of the Exploration Corps. However, these are not your average grave robbers. They are trained, sensitive professionals who are as sharp of wit as they are in their exploratory skills.

 

 

~ NGS Personal Relations ~

 

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NGS Personal Relations

 

Our Personal Relations Agency includes tour guides, public liaisons, and event planners who strive to maintain a lively atmosphere within the museums which the NGS maintains.While not the most glamorous of positions, these persons are nonetheless essential to running of the NGS and the performance of all of its operations. 

These agents are organized by the Personal Relations Director, who sets the agenda for sponsored events to be had by the NGS. Every individual Curator may hire tour guides, public liaisons, and other employees at will, but the Personal Relations Director will be at their disposal to help advertise their operations.

 

 

To Join one of these divisions of the NGS, please pen a letter to the Office of the President expressing your interest in such..

 

[[Add EtowTheSaltyCat#0312 on Discord or send a Forum DM to @Etow]]

 

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Ciprian de la Baltas hears of this group and takes note!

 

”Eyo, Solange? D’er make-an a guild fer studying... err, studying. We should get da kids involved, vraiment!”

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Filvendor Aevaris nods to himself, as he leans against the stone and brick wall of the NGS Museum. His eyes had long since finished reading the missive that was handed to him, yet still he let his eyes repeat the process of drifting across the paper. As he finishes his ponderous decision, he creases the paper neatly a faint smile crossing his features.

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