Arachash College

The Arachash are a college of gnomes specializing in hydrology.

The Arachash do not have a set fashion that all wear, due to the diversity of the environments in which they work, but all will have a leather bandolier which will hold a ruler, notebook and portable ink and quills, vials, and a dagger. The former three are rather obvious purpose wise, while the last might seem strange - why would a hydrologist need a dagger? Well, the Arachash are also in charge of measuring the chemical composition of the water (screen it to see if it is drinkable) and for this they catch fish. The fish are then cut open and the gut is inspected.

The Arachash generally do not stay at the main campus, an enormous wooden ship the size of a city that has been left upside down overhanging a canyon. For entertainment, a balcony was installed at the lowest point, formerly the top of the midmast. However, roughly three quarters of them are always out and about the Dwarven Domain, along with their various pack animals, inspecting bodies of water, snow, and glaciers. If a source of water is not drinkable, the Arachash deliver drinkable water while they clean it, eliminating stagnating pools.

The Arachash are led by the Dean of the Arachash, who reports to the Dean Superintendent, who is then subordinate directly to the Emperor of the Dwarven Domain.