Advanced Science and Technology

In the closing decades of the 19th century, Western Europe and North America were teetering on the brink of collapse after enduring a century of war, financial instability, and social upheaval.

It was during this time, in November of 1879, that a group of powerful industrialists, politicians, financiers, and academics, all members of existing secret societies, held a clandestine meeting in Exeter, Devonshire, UK, to discuss the need for a modern agency to oversee and maintain civil order and stability.

The group was officially founded in 1881 as The Western Institute for Visionary Research and Natural Science (WIVRNS), but it would colloquially come to be known as "Wyvern" or simply "The Institute." Wyvern's chartered purpose is: Over the years, Wyvern has protected the public from many potentially dangerous and destabilizing discoveries. Knowledge and exploration of these volatile avenues of academia is restricted to only secure subsidiary agencies of Wyvern and/or closely monitored special access programs.
 * To preserve public safety and social stability,
 * To provide administrative assistance to all beneficial academic and scientific endeavors,
 * To promote responsible research, development, and publication of the same, and
 * To proceed towards an enlightened and harmonious global society.

Restricted subjects include:
 * Aether
 * Aetherdynamics
 * Aetheric Parapsychology
 * Bioengineering
 * Enhancement & Modification
 * Genetic Engineering
 * Cymatics & Frequency
 * Air, Earth, & Water Control
 * ELF Mind Control
 * Nanotechnology
 * Nanomaterials
 * Nanorobotics
 * Neuroengineering
 * Holistic Psychology
 * Psionics
 * Quantum Access
 * Artificial Intelligence
 * Chaos & Computing
 * Communication
 * Holograms & Hyperspace