General Knowledge skills
Cost: 20 OSP
These skills give your character a greater degree of insight into certain aspects of life in Erdreja.
Characters with these skills may collect an information sheet for each of the skills they have brought from Games Control at the Heartland Games, the Faction moots and the Gathering.
There is no limit to the number of general knowledge skills you can purchase, but individual skills may only be purchased once.
Each general knowledge skill costs 20 OSP's.
The table below shows the available general knowledge skills and gives a brief idea of the information a character with each skill will receive.
| Skill | Description |
| Guildsman | The actions and policies of the guilds |
| Merchant | Trade and trade routes around Erdreja |
| Rumour Monger | Rumours and hearsay from all aspects of life |
| Storyteller | Tales and stories from Erdreja |
| Wanderer | News of places and events throughout Erdreja |
| War Scout | Armies, war zones and troop movements |
Scholar Skills
Cost: 40 OSP
These skills give your character detailed knowledge of a single field or topic of study.
Characters with this skill may submit research requests on their chosen topic at the main Lorien Trust events and will receive detailed answers.
There is no limit to the number of scholar skills you can purchase, but individual topics may only be purchased once.
Each topic or area costs 40 OSP's and a list of available topics can be obtained from Games Control.
Please remember that compiling the information you require takes time and that the amount of information you receive may vary, depending on the subject you have chosen.
Sage Skills
Cost: 60 OSP
The sage skill gives your character a deep understanding of one field or area.
Characters with this skill may submit one research request per year on their chosen sage topic at one of the main Lorien Trust events and will receive comprehensive answers.
the sage skill may only be purchased once, although characters may submit a different request relating to their topic each year.
This skill costs 60 OSP's and suggestions for appropriate topics can be obtained from Games Control.
Please remember that compiling the information you require takes time and that the amount of information you receive may vary, depending on the subject you have chosen.
Sage is a restricted skill; only a certain number of characters may have this skill at any one time.