Scholastics

Scholastics believe they are deeply unworthy of Verena’s gifts of learning and civilisation, and struggle to become worthy. They do this through attempting to learn large amounts of information, and remember it perfectly. A typical Scholastic might set himself a chapter of a book of law to learn one day, and then try to write it out from memory the following day. For every mistake in the writing, they give themselves one blow with a whip.

While lone Scholastics exist, they are more common in groups, as that makes it easier to test learning that goes beyond the simple memorisation of texts. One member of the group sets texts and a test for the others, and then flogs those who make mistakes on the test, the severity of the punishment depending on the level of the mistakes. In many groups, the member who did least badly on the test becomes the examiner for the next cycle.

A few fanatics feel the artificial situation of the classroom is insufficiently testing. They prefer to study everything known about locations known to be dangerous, and then go to deal with the danger based on their knowledge. These people sometimes work in concert with the Order of Mysteries, but not always; a Scholastic wants to suffer if his study falls short, and so chooses a dangerous location without regard for the presence of ancient wisdom. Most of these Scholastics die horribly early on their first expedition. A few are lucky, and defeat the peril, or at least escape, thanks to their learning. These people generally try again, often behaving something like troll slayers (although the similarities are not extensive).

Schoolteachers often profess admiration for the Scholastics, pointing to them as a shining example as they beat their students. A few Scholastics have taken to visiting such schools, testing teachers in front of their students, and beating them for their mistakes. They explain this is the true way to honour Verena, and these visits are extremely popular with the pupils.

Source
pg. 110
 * Warhammer Fantasy RPG 2nd ED -- Tome of Salvation