SCHOLAR (Intelligence):

Scholar is one of the most important skills especially to this group of abilities. It is a general skill that encompasses many different fields including chemistry, mathematics, physics, history, linguistics, heraldry, and communication. It is assumed that a character taking Scholar is able to learn at least a little bit about all of these topics, though the character may specialize later if she so desires. NOTE: While black powder is technically possible, it is unknown, and there are powerful entities ensuring that it stays unknown. No character will be permitted to 'discover' black powder by any means.

Novice: The character can read and write in her mother tongue and begins to learn basic math, history, and heraldry.

Proficient: The character can now read and write in any secondary tongues she knows. Her math skills have progressed to multiplication, division and exponents. She has greater knowledge of history and heraldry, and has begun to learn some chemistry and basic physics.

Advanced: The character is now familiar with algebra, knows a great deal of history and other esoteric material, and has increased her knowledge of physics and chemistry.

Expert: The most complex equations are now playthings; the character knows a great deal about a great many things and can generally be consulted on many topics including religion, history, sociology, math, or science.