[center][center][img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/717944537934200872/717949081980239883/795af52d58f0399c7d2e7f34d44c0d78.png[/img] [img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/717944537934200872/717949107351846982/latest.png[/img][/center] [hider=The Black Eagles]The Black Eagle House is historically filled with students that seek to join Fódlan's armed forces or hail from military families themselves. Most are extremely dedicated to their training and expect to see genuine conflict or bloodshed at least once in their lifetime. Their focus has shifted away from magic and more towards mounted and heavy armored units as a result. Many view Edelgard von Hresvelg as one of the nation's greatest military leaders and share her stances regarding Crests, the importance of one's personal value, and the now extinct Church of Seiros. Because of their strong ties to anti-Crest ideology, many Black Eagle graduates have gone on to become prominent members of the New Dawn.[/hider] [center][img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/717943950002094101/719249328505618532/image0.png[/img] [img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/717944558222049401/717953025276379226/c162920b7ad443fd9a98ec9ad96afbba.png[/img] [img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/717944558222049401/717953075595444274/latest.png[/img][/center] [hider=The Blue Lions]The Blue Lion House typically has students that are descended from nobility or at least claim to be. They are avid followers of King Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd and take immense pride in their House's historical background. Most consider themselves to be empathetic individuals that value knowledge above all else. In recent years, their obsession with chivalry has been replaced with an interest in the magical arts. Horseback riding, however, still seems to be greatly valued by this House. Graduates from this class typically pursue scholarly or administrative occupations, usually ones involving history or that require working closely with the reigning ruler of Fódlan at the time.[/hider] [center][img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/717943950002094101/719249328505618532/image0.png[/img] [img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/717944573984243792/717958323462209646/46792b68accacbe672f67b333baa4d8c.png[/img] [img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/717944573984243792/717958350335115284/latest.png[/img][/center] [hider=The Golden Deer]The Golden Deer House is where unpredictable free spirits that favor the arts can usually be found. Members of this House come from all corners of Fódlan and attend Garreg Mach for their own personal reasons. Reasons cited in the past have included finances, a desire to travel the world, and/or a want to seek higher education. Archery is still popular among these students though there has also been a spike of Dancers, Songsters, and fliers in recent years. This House usually has a fair amount of foreigners as well, typically from Almyra and Brigid, thanks to the influence of King Claude von Riegan in the past. This, as to be expected, has given way to "unusual" weapons or class systems in past years.[/hider] [center][img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/717943950002094101/719249328505618532/image0.png[/img] [img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/717944594767151165/717965435370209330/ca57dff7eda990ed05eef0696d2b2c55.png[/img] [img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/717944594767151165/717965459512623174/latest.png[/img][/center] [hider=The Ashen Wolves]The Ashen Wolves House tends to be home to students with less fortunate backgrounds such as orphans, immigrants, and survivors of tragedy. History indicates that this House was officially founded by Yuri Leclerc when the Garreg Mach Officer's Academy was reopened in Imperial Year 1193. The goal was to offer an alternative to lower class citizens and is therefore is filled with members that have nowhere else to go. Members of this House tend to be exceptionally social aware and critical of Fódlan's economic, social, and political climate thanks to their upbringing. Many seem to favor blades, gauntlets, and "exotic" weapons from across the sea such as shurikens and clubs when it comes to combat.[/hider] [center][img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/717943950002094101/719249328505618532/image0.png[/img] [img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/717944632490590260/732690573160480822/a9ee68a2d3f579688089b375705474a9.png[/img] [img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/717944632490590260/732690610821267496/image0.png[/img][/center] [hider=Instructors and Staff]Garreg Mach Officer's Academy could not exist without its dedicated instructors and staff. Pulled from all ages and all walks of life, both the instructors and staff are what keep the Academy running. Instructors are accepted from all over the world, so long as they can prove they have what it takes to not only teach a class of talented and unique individuals, but that they can also manage the issues within the House, and support their students and their needs. On the other hand, staff members are often those who have a particular talent in performing various duties, from the simplicity of keeping the Academy clean, to those who care regularly for the various animals and beasts of war within, to those who assist the instructors and knights with any task that might arise.[/hider] [center][img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/717943950002094101/719249328505618532/image0.png[/img] [img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/717944681534849054/732693368026693742/0c165584e07b7aea83e0696211e75198.png[/img] [img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/717932360846540851/721461874926813194/image1.jpg[/img][/center] [hider=Knights and Guards]With its unique position in the world and the fact it is filled with very important people from all over the world, Garreg Mach Officer's Academy would be an enticing target for bandits trying to make a quick ransom off students who are only beginning to learn how to fight. However, the knights and guards within the Academy are what keep a violent and aggressive world from intruding upon the studies of the students within the walls. An extension of the Fódlan military, the guards are made up of traditional soldiers that have been selected, or perhaps have some sort of history within, the Academy. Meanwhile, the knights are all hand-picked to ensure not only that everyone within will have leaders that can keep them safe, but also those who would be effective at teaching students what it means to fight upon a battlefield. The styles of Dagda and Fódlan are brought together within this force, perhaps in memory of some of the knights who fought together with the Five Heroes of the Crimson War.[/hider][/center]