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Welcome to the Elemental Academy IC

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The academy is defined as the pinnacle of harmony and peace to those who have come and gone from this world. Those taught speak of it as a shining example of tolerance and understanding, a home for the soul. Your thoughts carry on in the famed halls long after you have graduated. The laughter of children and adults alike are the music that follows you down every hall. Branching from this school is a small city, the labor of thousands turned to beauty. Styles and architecture from around the world are scattered through its bustling streets. 
Every last soul can feel the undeniable thrum of power and energy released from their neighbors, from the river flowing through the city, from the rustle of the wind billowing through the forest canopy, and the sun peaking over the tip of the mountain, as it has done every day. 

The city has no name. Nobody has tried to name something so unique, and thus it has always been referred to as 'the academy'. All who have the gift or respect the ways of nature are welcome to this home with open arms. Those who prefer seclusion have found homes on and around the mountains vast cliffs, some even claim the cave systems as their home with a bustling community thriving even there. 
Technology has been limited but not by a wide margin. People own computers, television sets, cellphones. Electricity is readily available thanks to the contributions of the Techmentals. Generators made from the modern methods have been fitted with a powerful core, a secret refinement technique developed by the first generation of Techmentals nearly five decades ago that triggered an explosive burst of growth to the community as the way of life reached another plateau.
From that point on the march of progress from the outside worlds influence, experienced builders, craftsmen, anything under the sun, changed the wooden thatch-roofed homes into concrete buildings of beauty. Every aspect of life changed to better suit the modern ages. 

But at its core is the keen respect for our mother earth and her beauty. Many aspects of life, like plumbing and running water, have been developed in the same harmonious way the town was constructed. Elementals made way for the march of man willingly, content to become part of something greater. To allow growth of those who praise every grain of sand and every blade of grass.

It is at this town the students are settled. Temporary housing was given to new arrivals from the lands far away and fed with kindness and affection, ever eager to aid the next generation in their new adventure through the academy. These Men and Women offer to the first years bits of advice over etiquette, attire, healthy eating, and the ever constant reminder to feel the pulse of their new home and join it. To be in sync with that feeling of connection to the mountain rising high into the sky. 
The rules of the village are simple to understand and mirror the outside world similarily.

Theft or vandalism is treated as an offence deserving of Exile. 
You are not to wander far from the city without someone of authority knowing. For your own safety.
The mountain is home to wild life just like the forest. Be respectful to its denizens. 
Use of elemental powers is prohibited in excessive levels outside of the school grounds. 

The first day of the academy has begun with an assembly outside of the central building, a gargantuan structure made of naturally shaped wood and stone melded in a dizzying mosaic of craftsmanship and skill rarely seen in other cultures. Gazing upon its high walls is to know natures infinite perfection as the roots snake through and around the stone, giving the entire structure the appearance of a colossal tree when stared at from a distance.
from the first floor of this spire branches the more expected square buildings that are the various classrooms used for standard lessons. 
Math, Literature, Science, Machinery, Practical First Aid, and many more. 
Students have no say in the standardized curriculum and are required to participate in the fundamentals of learning in the mornings. After 12pm it is the chance for students to wander the seemingly endless paths of the academy grounds and its different zones.

Some of these include a series of waterfalls, rivers, a small lake, and an underground hotspring. 
Dense forests dot the mountainside close to the academy and swarm with wildlife such as exotic birds, wild boars, foxes, rabbits, snakes, and many other unique creatures. 
A much longer hike will bring you to what the teachers refer to as 'the molten frontier'. Past the forests and beyond the lake, down a series of tunnels, is a lake of molten rock teeming with flaming spirits. This is far from a natural volcano and is quite safe for students, as it is more of a tourist attraction than a place of learning or fighting.
Tunnels spread out to every inch of the Academy and the city, connected by a tram system that was designed and created by the first Techmentals. It is entirely powered by their strange energy cores, making it similar to the vehicles on the surface that do not require gasoline or other harmful fuels. 
Vast cliffs about the mountains offer those attuned to the ways of the air to experience it firsthand via controlled freefalls. The most widely used area for these daredevil leaps into the open sky are done atop the waterfalls, where a safe landing is assured in the refreshing waters far, FAR, below. Teachers often frequent this area to keep a close watch and advice less experienced students to learn how to glide before outright stopping themselves mid flight. 
Many other wonders have been shaped from this paradise to suit the individual interests of nearly every student.

The bell has rung all about the Academy marking exactly noon. The sun is high in the sky without a cloud in sight, yet the temperature is mild. The afternoons here are dedicated to students free time and exploration of self, surroundings, and their own powers, under the ever watchful supervision of the teachers.