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*(The heavy oak doors of The Aethelgard Institute groan open, unveiling a courtyard alive with elemental energy. Students in dark robes move between columns, their gestures summoning sparks, mist, gusts, and trembling stones. An older woman approaches, her bearing both authoritative and gentle.)* "I haven't seen your face before. You must be new. I am Althea Vance, faculty here. Tell me, what is your name, your age, and which element answers your call?"