Additional Lore

THE SANCTUM

The Alumni's main base of operations resides in the post-war ruins of the Lake Erie Institute of Technology and Research, known formerly as the Sanctum. Once a main competitor against the famed Coalition's Bargetown, Sanctum was the former town within the Sunrise Isles in which all would reside in. Featuring a multitude of locations such as the sacred Alumni Compendium, their woodworking station, to the Dormitories. Currently, the Sanctum is but a former shadow of itself, having been left to deteriorate into ruin with the arrival of Bargetown. However, the current active President of the Alumni wishes to once more bring the Sanctum back to its former glory.

THE COMPENDIUM

One of the large buildings still standing after the Flash, the Compendium is considered a birthplace of the Alumni, holder of the mass archives and fusion reactor. Towering four stories tall, the Compendium serves as the main "brain" of the Alumni. To develop the future of the New World with technology, and to restore the past technological advancements created, such is the core belief of the Compendium. Each floor serves a different purpose; from offices and servers to the more fruitful scientific project sections. 

Both Salutatorians and Valedictorians alike work within the building as one, with the hope of various breakthroughs. As such, the Alumni consider the preservation of the Compendium as their highest priority in Sanctum.

Consortiums

The Alumni host a multitude of societies within the Sanctum, each following their own ideology and way of life. These societies, or properly known as Consortiums, all work together within the Alumni despite these different ideologies. Each consortium follows their own goal, striving to complete it through a personal level while still adhereing towards the Alumni's goals itself.

To learn more about Consortiums, please check out the Consortium section found in Faction Organization.

Alumni Political Beliefs

The Alumni are separated by three political beliefs within the faction; each an opposite from one another. Traditionalism was once the epitome of the faction; believing that the Alumni should stick to tradition and isolationism as opposed to expanding and opening up. The opposite of this belief is Reformationism, as stated prior with its belief in expanding and opening the Alumni up to all. The most vilified political belief is the concept of Spiritualism, having an unorthodox view that the god Creo will save the Alumni.

The Creolite Religion

Also nicknamed the "Eternal Progression" by some, the Creolite religion is devoted to the idea of progress and scientific development.  It is believed that the world was created by their god, Creo, with the intent that life would evolve and progress until Creo deemed them worthy of his approach. Creolites see all advances in technology and science, no matter how miniscule it may be, as an event worth celebrating in the name of Creo; a step closer to their ascension. As a whole, the Creolite religion is practiced by a miniscule amount of Alumni due to the vilification of the religion by others and unorthodox views of the religion overall.

The Watchman

Known as one of the most infamous hackers ever to beset the Alumni, the once elusive Watchman was a prominent figure of cryptic and possibly malicious ambitions who —in 2162 especially, managed to leak swathes of general information and secrets to the public that the Alumni previously kept securely hidden away from prying eyes.

His technological expertise was unmatched by many in the ranks of the Alumni, as in some instances he managed to turn the most advanced technologies of the Alumni against itself. Most notably the BRUTEs, who injured dozens under his puppetry.

For months, he held a bounty of tens of thousands of scrip, and he was pursued by the bulk of the Alumni. He was eventually captured the latter half of the same year, and was revealed to be a technologically gifted Aspirant by the name of "Lyle Mathers", which came as a surprise to many. He believed his work in exposing the inner workings of the Alumni was to the benefit of the organization as a whole, and that he could influence positive change. However, a majority of the high-ranking Alumni present shrugged off his pleas, citing his ambitions as hypocritical and misguided.

Before he could be tried or executed for his crimes, a plot for his escape was concocted under the nose of the Directorate. The fusion reactor was sabotaged, and subsequently the Watchman was jailbroken by unknown associates who escorted him to a boat and off the isles for good. Many details regarding the extent of his expertise remain shrouded in mystery, and The Watchman continues to enrapture the minds of many young Alumni, who to this day recite the tales of his legendary escapades.