THE NORTHERN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY

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THE
NORTHERN GEOGRAPHICAL
SOCIETY

 

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The Great Crest of the Northern Geographical Society

 Est. 1762

 

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✵ FOREWORD ✵

 

~+~ An Early Society Meeting Under President Herbert, c. 1772 ~+~

 

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 Aevos 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 Aevosian 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.

 

 

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✵ Leadership of the NGS ✵

 

Elizabeth Brae

3rd President of the NGS

(Art by @frankdh)

 

The President

 

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The President of the NGS is the supreme leader and executive of the Society. They are elected for life to become leader of the Celestial Trust until death, retirement, or impeachment to administer the museums, personnel, and expeditionary endeavors of the organization with the utmost integrity and perseverance.

 

The Presidency has been filled by Elizabeth Brae, an esteemed diplomat and adventurer of the utmost repute. She oversees all of the organization’s global operations and executive functions from our Flagship Museum in Chambery.

 

The Vice President

 

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The Vice President of the NGS exists to 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 James Vursur, a prominent actor, poet, and scholar that has dedicated his life to the preservation of knowledge and the diffusion of higher culture throughout Aevos.

 

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 Celestial Trust. 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 Chiefs

 

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Usually members of the Circle, the Division Chiefs 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.

 

Diplomacy Director - This individual is tasked with marketing new exhibits, programs, and events to the wider public on behalf of the President of the NGS. They also manage, train, and educate tour guides and other personnel who help to operate and maintain both the Flagship Museum and our other institutions all over Aevos.

 

The Celestial Trust

 

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Finally, the Celestial Trust 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 Celestial Trustees.

 

The Celestial Trust 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 Celestial Trust to succeed them. 

 

A two-thirds majority of all existing Trust 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 a two-thirds majority vote of the Celestial Trust to remove them.

 

 

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Executive Leadership

 

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President of the NGS: 

Elizabeth Brae [@AndrewTech]

 

Vice President of the NGS: 

James Vursur [@Malins Welcome ]

 

Chief Archivist:

James Vursur [@Malins Welcome ]

 

Secretary to the President: 

Vacant

 

Museum Curators

 

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Curator of the NGS Flagship Museum: 

Lhoris [ @DahStalker ]

 

Division Leaders

 

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Captain of the Exploration Corps: 

Ash Adelaide [ @milksoda ]

 

Chief of Research: 

Vacant

 

Diplomacy Director: 

Vacant

 

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✵ 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.

 

The NGS Flagship Museum

~ Chambery, Petra ~

 

 

(NOTICE: As the NGS vaults are still being cataloged and unloaded, our public exhibits are not expected to be fully open for the next several years.)

 

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Based out of the Free Port of Chambery within the Commonwealth of the Petra, the Flagship Museum of the Northern Geographical Society is a marvel in and of itself, the international headquarters and base of operations for our organization. In addition to serving as a public educational institution, it is also where all Society meetings are held and where all of our operations are conducted globally.

 

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

 

 

~ World History & Cultures 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 Aevos about its many different cultures. Filled with displays on Human, Elven, Orcish, Dwarvish, and Halfling 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 across the world. 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.

 

~ Petran History Exhibition Hall ~

We maintain an Exhibit Hall dedicated to the history of the Commonwealth within our Flagship Museum, the country which hosts the Free Port of Chambery. It tells the story of how Petra first came into being and the events which led to it therein.

 

~ 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 World Archives ~

The NGS's main archives are based out of the Flagship Museum in Chambery, Petra. This massive library, stocked with hundreds of collected volumes, is considered to be one of the world's wonders by many, situated around a spiraling tree which symbolizes knowledge as being the root of all that is good.

 

 

Our Future Museums

~ Coming Soon to Balian, Talar'Nor, and Others! ~

 

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We hope to open new museums in the coming years across Aevos as we finish establishing the operations of our Flagship Museum. Such notices are to be made in the coming years as institutions open around the world.

 

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✵ JOINING THE NORTHERN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY ✵

 

~+~ A Meeting of the Celestial Trust in Aevos, c. 1927 ~+~

 

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 a wide variety of skill sets and employ them in the pursuit of our mission.

 

The easiest way of joining the Celestial Trust 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 will then become initiates and may choose to render their services in the fields of Research, Exploration, or Diplomacy in whatever manner they see fit as they strive to be awarded full membership in the Society.

 

 

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~ NGS Research Division ~

 

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The Research Division of the NGS is dedicated to the drafting of historical, natural, 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.

 

INITIATION TRIAL: Research Division initiates must write a thesis, study, or other academic work and either argue or present it in front of their peers. It should be analyzed and criticized constructively until the President deems that an ample defense or presentation has been made. Then they should publicize their presentation or write it into a report if they have not already, which will be placed into the library before promotion.

 

~ NGS Exploration Corps ~

 

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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.

 

INITIATION TRIAL: Explorers are to undergo rigorous training with a higher up, who will approve of their ability to hold their own, and be taken on a minor expedition before they must pass an obstacle course. They will be promoted upon the completion of this hurdle.

 

~ NGS Diplomacy Division ~

 

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Our Diplomacy Division 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 Diplomatic 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 Diplomatic Director will be at their disposal to help advertise their operations.

 

INITIATION TRIAL: Diplomacy members must shadow a Public Relations Officer for a manner of one irl week before they are to engage in a diplomatic meeting with another entity. If the manager approves of their work, then they will be promoted.

 

To Join one of these divisions of the NGS, please pen a letter to the Office of the President at Celestial Square 1, Chambery, Commonwealth of the Petra expressing your interest in such..

 

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THE CELESTIAL TRUST

 

 

The Celestial Trust 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 Trustees, and proposing expeditions and programs to undertake for the betterment of the NGS and of Aevos.

 

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 Celestial Trust, an individual must prove themselves worthy enough to receive a nomination from the President. This can be done either through noteworthy achievements done outside of the NGS or through multiple years of service as a member of one of the Society’s divisions.