Stoneheart City, the Dandelion Arcane Nursery.
Established through a partnership between the Stoneheart Horde and the Order of the Dandelion, it was the city's first rudimentary magic academy. Its true purpose wasn't to forge full-fledged mages, but to screen the Horde for children with the raw potential to harness mana. It was, in essence, an arcane preschool.
Currently, the nursery's principal and honorary principal stood before the floor-to-ceiling windows of the top-floor office, surveying the grounds below.
Dwarves gripping training hammers. Buffalofolk giving those dwarves piggyback rides. A serpent-girl in a corner, nervously tucking her tail beneath her robes. A Gnoll sprinting past with a beginner's spellbook clutched to his chest. Human and elven children chasing each other across the grass. In the center of the yard, an Ogre cub lay spread-eagle, drooling in a deep sleep while a crowd of toddlers from various races watched in fascination.
