magic and combat academy

this world is full of all sorts of magical beasts, who reside in all sorts of places. the majority of magic beasts are found in dungeons, which only licensed adventures can enter. there is a rare occasion in which a beast may befriend someone, becoming a life long companion. however this rare phenomena usually only happens with beasts on the weaker end, but that's not to say that it can't happen with those on the stronger side.

magic can come from all sorts of forms and types. from simple healing magic to complex abyss magic. magic is casted based on the user, usually requiring chants, or runes for quick casts. on the very, very rare occasion can an individual cast silently. the chance of this is about 1 in 1,000,000 but not impossible

there are 6 dorm buildings for each grade level. with 6 grade levels, that makes for 36 dorm buildings, which house all of the students in the academy. each dorm holds its own demographic, sorted either by race, status, or gender depending on the demographic of a specific year.

students and teachers are made up of multiple races. beast folk, elves, dwarves, humans, all sorts of races inhabit this world, all of which are capable of using magic. but magic isn't the only form of power. some races are naturally discriminated against, especially certain types of beast folk.

beast folk are specifically sensitive around their animal based ears and tails, which usually end up becoming the target for bullying and discrimination from those who wish harm against beast folk.

there are many different teachers, all who focus on different types of magic overall, as well as the general subjects and home rooms. these teachers are very competitive, and are constantly trying to hold the strongest class in the whole academy, in terms of knowledge and magical strength. it's all friendly competition, but it means a lot to them, so much in fact that the competitiveness can rub off onto their students.

about once a month, this school holds tournaments in which students will compete in battles against each other to rank the strongest in the whole school. these happen frequently because people's magic can grow in unpredictable ways, as well as their techniques and overall strength. it's also a prime time for betting, mostly between students in which student will come out on top. usually the tournaments are separated by combat base, with those focusing in magic fighting others with the same focus and vise versa.

every 6 months, a large tournament is held in which combat restrictions aren't in place and people of different combat focuses can compete against each other.

every year, an even bigger tournament is held. it is a multi-school tournament with no combat restrictions much like the 6 month tournament, just with other schools included. this means that participants will either travel to other schools, or other schools participants will travel here.

all tournaments are optional in entry, but people, especially teachers, push the students to join in.