Fandom Royal Academy Lore (Closed & In Progress)

[SomebodyElse]

I was thinking of labels for the class based system
British Army
Royal Navy
Royal Airforces
Royal Marines
(Military/Noble Families, anyone who is enlisted in any of these families is automated elevated to the official title of noble, regardless of rank within said forces.
This makes it very attractive and fair to join the armed forces, many would join to try to give themselves a better position in society to be viewed as respectable, those who are successful might even be rich, those who are higher ranks tend to be either rich or have more prominent benefits for their families.)

Noble Families
Dukes/Duchesses
Earls
Knights/Dames (You can be knighted by the british royal family, the actual royal family, often the Queen or King, although yes this is modern day so they don't do much besides ceremonial stuff, and most political duties are done by the actually government, you know the ministry, parliament, the prime minister, the cabinet, blah, I won't bore you with details.)
Various Lords and Ladies

Most of this would occur through birthright, with the exception of being knighted, so Noble families generally aren't created often. That being said, often times even distant relatives of a noble family could be a lord or lady of some lower rank, so you don't necessary need to be some high class or rich/successful background person, you could be a very distant relative and technically be a noble, just don't expect to live like one.

Royal Family
Probably the highest ranks besides the Prime Minister
They're rich and while they don't hold too much actual political power, their status is useful for shows of power, perhaps sending a member of Royalty to meet other country officials as a sign of goodwill or trust, or having them show up at special events to signify significance

 

[SomebodyElse]

Royal Academy​

Royal Academy is secretive, exclusive, well funded and has ties to both the government, and various branches of the armed forces.
The school is expansive, housing many acres of land, courtyards, training facilities, multiple gyms, classrooms and countless halls.
It isn't improbable to get lost here but you'd be wise not to be late for any of your classes.

Founded about 200 years ago the school has gradually expanded into what it is today. Founded by one of the country's own former military generals, a high ranking spy, a navy commander and a pro hero, the school was approved by parliament. The school is not only a school for young individuals to become pro heroes, it is also both an agency and a military experiment. The school itself is recognized and supported by the Royal Family itself

The Agency​

While the specifics aren't very well known to the public, it is known that the school is directly given missions on occasion to the students, in which government missions are handed out and led by teachers, often with help from necessary individuals from the government or armed forces deemed necessary for said mission.
The missions vary, often ranked by difficulty, with some being able to be turned down by the staff or teachers at the school.
The missions can be anything from spying at a gathering, helping an investigation, protecting a government official, to smuggling in refugees from other countries. The school itself has a very high success rate when it comes to these missions. This is well known.

One of the unfortunate or fortunate side affects of this agency is that the public is constantly trying to learn about the specifics of the mission, often with reporters trying to get the scoop. The students are not allowed to speak of the specifics of the missions to the public due to obvious reasons, which is enforced by a mandatory signing of confidentiality before going on missions, to break this contract is to lose your position at the school.

Military Involvement​

The truth is that the school is also an experiment to test compatibility of students to various armed forces, offering enlistment with benefits.
It isn't uncommon for there to be visitors from the Armed Forces to the school for different reasons, often for formal representation or showings.
The military often comes by on scheduled events to show off their soldiers and perform various techniques, takedowns or disarms.

Some of the military noble family themselves have their children sent to the school, as such the school is a representation of the country's might and academics, leading the country's future.

The school itself differiates between backgrounds officially and within the school there may be echoes of social status.
It isn't uncommon for noble familys to view themselves as superior to normal citizens. As such everyone tends to want to raise their own social standing.
This can be unfair but it's yet another problem within the country. The country's unbalanced social system is at the heart of some of the bigger problems of the country.

 

[SomebodyElse]

State Of The Country​

The country is close to a revolution, with many radicals being villains who aim to absolve the current unbalanced social system within the country. This is however unlikely to happen. The current system may be unfair but it is also central to the country's survival. While on the surface things may look unfair, different classes don't actually get any more rights than lower classes, leading most to be content with the way things are. After all, most of the families with power are directly tied to the government often through earned positions or of their own merit. This tightly woven system of reward and exclusivity has created it's own sense of patriotism.

 

[SomebodyElse]

The Cunninghams​

From Grievewriter:

The Cunninghams have produced many Pro Heroes from their bloodline, but what ties their exploits together is a business sense perpetuated by the more reclusive members that's allowed them to network in numerous fronts.
The split between her parents and the rest of the family is easy to read up on, but even then most didn't know that it was caused by romantic interests due to their extreme work ethic overshadowing it. Her parents are a famous dynamic duo, and their exploits aiding law enforcement and her father's past in the royal marines are available to all.
It was only when the Duo's rise to glory was put on hold so they could care for her that she started getting any attention at all, but due to them stepping out of the limelight there's not much that the media picked up on.
This trend continued until she started living with her grandfather and once more started going by the Cunningham name, with many now placing her against previous Cunningham heroes.
Because of this lack of coverage for most of her life, many outside of the family have little to go off of regarding her personally. Most expectations are built around her family name and lineage.

 

[SomebodyElse]

from CapRock

The Grants​

The Grant Family has always been known for their power and righteousness amongst the common folk, especially due to the many charity events they house every year. However, the other noble houses know that it's just a guise and that the Grant Patriarch (still deciding on a name) is actually an insufferable madman of exceptional malice and brutality. The most important rumor about him regards Elizabeth Grant, his bastard daughter born from forced relations with a low-life woman. Abandoned and forgotten, it is said that the young girl became a skilled thief and romance her own brother Altair, manipulating him into letting her through the Grant Manor's security to steal a precious family jewel. Altair's name has been disgraced ever since.

 

[SomebodyElse]

from FireMaiden

The Tempests​

So, her parents were both Pro Heros who were fairly popular, her mom died roughly ten years ago, and then her dad went and fell into a depression and then used what money they had saved up to drink and create a new outfit for his Biohazard persona. What she did to take him down, the last fight, and then later the full extent of their relationship as father and daughter and who he use to be would be made public because people wanted to go an interveiw him. And Sable held back no secrets, basically ensuring she was a target.
Anyway, her grandparents are retired heros who not many people know of, and they are nowhere near a wealthy or royal family, though she's a legacy so it makes sense for her to get into RA, and her grandparents did work closely with the crown and various branches of the military in the earlier parts of their carrers'. And once they retired, occsionally would come in as consultants or to help train young heros or military personal, though once they started raising Scarlett, they stopped.
There was also the one Bakugo moment when she had a run in with a "villian" tho it was really just a distraught man wanting to get revenge for the fact her father took the lives of his wife and son, and was going to throw her off a very tall building but she was saved by a hero she later heard say "If i knew who she was, i would have been late."

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[SomebodyElse]

The Weissmans​

A prominent figure of the country, Charlotte's father, Taylor Weissman, the leader of the Royal Navy and the #3 Hero.
This gave Charlotte's family a close eye to the public, especially gaining popularity with her due to her own quirk and beautiful appearance.
Because of this, not only is she a bit of a celebrity, she is well known throughout the country as one of the more watched legacy children who will attend royal academy. Lord Taylor Weissman is one of the centerpiece heroes of the country, often being fought over for attention from various media, which trickled down to often attending events or being interviewed for charlotte. Being such a high class descendant, she has met various others from high backgrounds.
Making her know other noble families.

 

[PlusUltra]

The Addingtons
A long line of dukes and duchesses with considerable land holdings that have been acquired over the family's long line, only inflating over time with the gained opportunities arising from the sheer amount of wealth and influence held. Originally a simple family of traders in spice and fabrics, they expanded their holdings considerably over the years through less than honourable business practices that many would simply pass off as bad luck on the targets side or fortune and smart business on theirs. The fact they also gained considerable wealth in more living cargo back then is a fact often claimed to be slanderous rumours by the family or its allies. Using this influence has allowed them to cover up any infractions that would leave a mark on the family's honour, with quick legislation to keep down any slander and liable regardless of its truth or avoid consequences for its members.

Currently, they hold a large array of companies in various industries either directly or through subsidiaries, The largest of which is the manufacturer of various support items from common to high-end with international trade. The end result of the current empire is wealth that by their own claim could buy outright many countries you could name, yet the truth of such is debated. The current heir to the fortune is Charles Addington aka #2 Hero Gold Robin, having gained the position through clever use of media holdings, marketing as well as his own natural skill being viewed as a pretty boy by a monstrous army of fans or the example of nobility by the older generations despite the truth of the matter.

The Trenchards
A more recent noble family in comparison to others, having grown their renown primarily from the wars of the previous century and long military service beforehand. The Founders of the RAF their dedication and efforts proved to be instrumental in the victory of the country in previous wars and so have maintained relevance to this day with other holdings carrying out the manufacture of both Militaries, Private and Commercial Aircraft with a reputation for the quality and standards in such, and within the recent decades expanded into High end Race vehicles and Satellite technologies.

As a result of all of this and the family's talents as well as long and faithful service, they have eventually they have risen from simple commoners to Vicounts and Viscountesses through pure hard work rather than political dealings or trade. This has allowed them to keep in touch with the lower classes through a strict set of values they instil within each generation requiring service of some kind with their positions earned rather than just given. The current head of the RAF is Marham Trenchard and maintains the rigorous but fair standards throughout with the public viewing the family as the vital backbone of the nation's security while still being more relatable than other households to the normal citizen. This has helped foster the belief in many that the adage of hard work paying off is true to this day.

Believed by many to have speed in their blood, they have also had members of the family participate in multiple races, air shows and more across the spectrum with a fondness for such things, embodied most of all within the most recent member of the family Emily Trenchard. Holding various speed records with impossible reaction speeds across various won contests and races, a regular guest to various private race tracks with being one of the youngest in the country to be licenced due to impart smart use of international law in regards to countries with lower age requirements. Her exact quirk, however, remains relatively unknown and if it is connected to the impossible precision and reaction times she has been shown to display.