Thread:AnthraXE/@comment-25282017-20141007202915/@comment-25282017-20141007205835

Hey AnthraXE, I have another question: is Penumbra the direct heir of a thousand year tradition, or are they trying to misappropriate another culture's legacy to enrich their own? Because, TBH, I find it rather odd that an order can survive intact for so long without periods of dissolution, and adding twists and turns and forgotten corners to history makes it so much more real and interesting, although it is just a suggestion. Also, I'm planning to place my character, if you so choose to accept it, a few years (maybe a generation or two 60-120 years) back in Penumbra's history to justify why the Academy has resilience training, which is now mandatory for all US military personnel.

And, is Penumbra Academy completely secret? As in, no one other than the city council nows about it, it's not under military supervision, so even the Black Ops agents of Fort Martel and other government conspiracies don't know about it? (because I'm writing about three of them, lol. One is governmental, another is a cult, and yet another is a technocratic corporation).

Also, what age group does it target? I'm assuming it's something like West Point, so I'm think roughly round 18-30 something?

If that is the case (like a military college), you can also make up a short nickname that people "in the know" call it, other than Penumbra. For example, I'm also making up a secret organization called the "Argent Phi" or "ASFA" so named because all their documents have an orange "phi" symbol on them. The "official" nickname of the organization is simply the Signals Directory, a minor subsection of the much larger and budget consuming Intelligence Agency.

Kind of like students of Shelton High School call their own school "Hellton", you could make up a more ironic and streetwise name for the place.