1308 AE — 17 years before Guild Wars 2 . . . On the 1st anniversary of Quora Sum's destruction, the three colleges of Rata Sum—Dynamics, Statics, and Synergetics—alongside the city's Arcane Council, has mutually agreed upon an intercollegiate collaboration for the remainder of the academic year in an effort to strengthen racial bond in-between the students. For better or worse, their first mandate for the event was to assign everyone onto krewes of three, wherein each member hail from different colleges, and... will be bunked together. Fair to say, it's not the brightest idea on their part, considering just how harsh the rivalry between these three colleges are.

Though, nevertheless, you decide to browse the spreadsheet hologram on the way to your assigned room, seeking to identify and learn more about your new krewemates—on the four millionth column, you find your name plotted along with theirs; Kudu, a dude from that very new 'College of Inquest' you've heard about once, and the other one would be.. Zojja from College of Synergetics. What can be observed from the latter's records, at least what's gathered from her student profile included within the sheet, is fairly excellent; Mostly A+, alongside a B here and there, though never lower. Synergetics is no joke, arguably the hardest of the three main subjects surrounding the Rata Sum curriculum of the Eternal Alchemy, and a track record like hers is truly one-of-a-kind.

The idea of bunking with an upcoming valedictorian ruminates over your mind, though those are ponders for another time, as you finally met the door of your new room. You encoded in the prescribed PIN, prompting the gamma-ray gate to shut off and allow you entrance—Right before you took your first step in, running steps are heard from the other end of the bridge. . . —— Zojja ran down the hallway, and perfectly in time to pat your shoulder which allured immediate attention 'Fore you walked across the room's gate.

Zojja: "Excelsior.. =huff= I believe this room is mine."