School

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In Age of Wushu, a school is a martial arts sect that teaches its members Internal Skills and Martial Arts. There are three types of schools:

• The Great Schools (11 schools)
• Reclusive Factions (11 schools)
• Jianghu Factions (6 schools)

A character can only be a member of one school at a time. Some of the schools will only accept female or male players exclusively. Characters who aren't active members of any school are called Vagrants.

In the game's beginner quest, players will be guided to join one of the Great Schools. It is possible, although more difficult, to directly join a Jianghu Faction or a Reclusive Faction without joining a Great School first.

Types of Schools

The Great Schools

The Great Schools are the largest schools and offer the most content. Each Great School teaches 6 Internal Skills, 5 Martial Arts Skill Sets. Cultivating the school's Internal Skills unlocks Meridian acupoints. Each Great School has approximately 10 different identity outfits. Members can leave by betrayal, training away, or in disguise.

School	Primary Stat		Martial Arts	Damage
	Internal Skills	Meridian
Shaolin (male only)	Brawn	Tankiness	Barehanded	External
				Yang
			Staff (3)	External
Wudang	Breath	Internal Damage	Twin Swords	External
			Single Sword	Yin
				Yin, Yang, External
				Soft
			Barehanded	Yin, Yang
Emei (female only)	Breath	Energy	Barehanded	Soft
			Dagger	Yin, Soft
			Twin Daggers	External
				Yin
			Single Sword	Soft
Beggar's Sect	Brawn	Internal Damage	Quarterstaff (3)	External
			Barehanded	Yang
				External
Scholars	Breath	Internal Damage	Single Sword	External
				Soft
				Yin
			Twin Swords	Soft
			Barehanded	Yin
Tangmen	Brawn	External Damage	Dagger (2)	External
			Darts	External
			Dagger, Bullet	External
			Dagger, Darts	External, Yin
Royal Guards	Brawn	External Damage	Rope (2)	External
			Single Blade	External
				Yang
			Barehanded	Hard
Wanderer's Valley	Breath	Internal Damage	Barehanded	Yang
			Twin Daggers	External
			Twin Blades	Hard
				Yin
			Single Sword	Yin
Tianshan Sect	Breath	Internal Damage	Twin Sword	Soft
				Yin
			Single Sword	External
				Soft
			Barehanded	Yang
Ming Cult	Brawn	Tankiness	Single Blade	Yang
			Dagger	External
			Bow	External
			Staff	External
Kunlun Sect	Breath	Tankiness	Barehanded	External
			Twin Swords	External
			Zither (2)	Soft
			Brush	Soft

Reclusive Factions

The Reclusive Factions (also known as Subsects) are smaller schools, and each one is associated with one of the Great Schools. The Reclusive Faction have entry requirements that must be met in order to join. Members of a Great School can complete a short quest to join their school's affiliated Reclusive Faction. When joining a Reclusive Faction through the questline, the entry requirements are more lenient.

Each Reclusive Faction teaches 2 Internal Skills and 2 Martial Arts Skill Sets, and has 6 identity outfits. Cultivating the tier 2 Internal Skill unlocks Reverse Meridian acupoints. Members can leave by betrayal or graduation.

School	Primary Stat	Martial Arts	Damage
Dharma Sect (male only)	Brawn	Barehanded	External
		Staff
Five Immortal Sect	Breath	Barehanded	Yin
		Twin Daggers	Soft
Divine Water Palace (female only)	Breath	Barehanded	Soft
		Twin Daggers	Yin
Nianluo Dam	Brawn	Barehanded	External
		Dagger, Darts
Changfeng Escort Agency	Brawn	Spear	External
		Spear
Mount Hua Sect	Breath	Single Sword	Soft
		Single Sword	External
Ancient Tomb Sect	Breath	Single Sword	Yin
		Twin Swords	Soft
Blood Blade Clan	Brawn	Double Blade	Hard
		Single Blade	External
Starry Pavillion	Breath	Twin Swords	Soft
		Single Sword	External
Shenji Camp	Brawn	Single Blade	External
		Spear
Tianya Pavilion	Breath	Brush	Yin
		Musician

Jianghu Factions

The Jianghu Factions are the smallest available schools. Golden Needle Sect and Xu Family Manor are easy to join. Villa of Beasts is slightly more difficult to join as it requires the player to own a pet. Palace of Shifting Flowers, Peach Blossom Island, and Rootless Clan are known as Secret Factions and are hard to join.

Each Jianghu Faction teaches 1 Internal Skill and 1 Martial Arts Skill Set. Members can leave by betrayal or graduation.

Jianghu Faction	Primary Stat	Martial Arts	Damage
	Internal Skill
Golden Needle Sect	Brawn	Needle	External
Villa of Beasts	Brawn	Barehanded	External
Xu Family Manor	Brawn	Ruler	Hard
Palace of Shifting Flowers (female only)	Breath	Barehanded	Soft
Peach Blossom Island	Breath	Flute	Soft
Rootless Clan (male only)	Brawn	Single Sword	Yin

School Activities

School activities are various PvP events that school members can partake in. Some school activities are unavailable to members of Jianghu Factions. Members of a Great School cannot steal scripts from their own school. Members of a Reclusive Faction cannot steal scripts from their affiliated Great School.

Activity	The Great Schools	Reclusive Factions	Jianghu Factions
School Spying	✓	✓	✓
School Patrol	✓	✓	✗
Script Stealing	✓	✓	✓
Script Protecting	✓	✓	✗
School Tournament	✓	✓	✗
School War	✓	✓	✓

Leaving a School

Players have the option to leave their current school, opening the door to join another. There are multiple methods for departure, each varying in difficulty and consequences.

After leaving their school, the player cannot rejoin the same school for 24 days. This penalty does not apply to members of a Great School who leave to join their affiliated Reclusive Faction.

Training Away

Members of a Great School can apply for permission to train away, allowing them to join any Reclusive Faction or a Jianghu Faction while still maintaining ties with their original school. Consequences:

• School Internal Skills will become capped at level 30 until the player returns.
• School Martial Arts Skills will become capped at level 4 until the player returns.
• School Identity Outfits will become unusable until the player returns.
• School titles will be lost until the player returns.

Affiliated Reclusive Faction

Members of a Great School can complete a short questline to join their affiliated Reclusive Faction. Consequences:

• School Identity Outfits will become unusable until the player returns.
• School titles will be lost until the player returns.

Betrayal

Members of any school can complete a short questline to betray their school. Consequences:

• School Internal Skills will be lost.
• School Martial Arts Skills will be lost
• School Miscellaneous Skill will be lost.
• School Identity Outfits will be lost.
• School titles will be lost.

After betraying and entering a new school, the player can regain a portion of their lost Cultivation Points at Xiao Meili in Suzhou (507, -463).

Disguise

Members of a Great School can leave their school disguised, allowing them to join a Reclusive Faction or a Jianghu Faction while remaining attached to their original school and retaining the full power of the Great School's Internal Skills and Martial Arts Skills. To leave a school disguised, the player must collect a long list of items. Consequences:

• School Identity Outfits will become unusable until the player returns.
• School titles will be lost until the player returns.

Graduation

Graduation is available in both Reclusive Factions and Jianghu Factions, allowing players to leave while retaining their mastered Internal and Martial Arts Skills. Consequences:

• School Miscellaneous Skills will be lost.
• School unique mechanics (for example, Medicine Points for Golden Needle Sect members) will be lost.
• School special items (for example, Dharma Sect Classics for Dharma Sect members) will become unusable until the player returns.