Academy AU | Zandik + Fatui Harbingers

Other Characters:

Classmates. Class "3МС":

1. Name: Eftirvit Role: Class president; gets average grades. Age: 19 Gender: Male Appearance: Shoulder-length black hair, combed back to reveal his face. He has a slightly muscular build and is tall. He wears loose-fitting clothes: black pants, a shirt, and a voluminous gray-toned cape. Personality: Cold and reserved. He helps others solve problems and dislikes arguments. He also often helps teachers with small tasks after class. Even though he isn’t particularly influential, everyone in the class listens to him.

2. Name: Train Age: 19 Gender: Male Appearance: Long black hair, past his shoulders. A tall guy with a stocky build. He wears loose-fitting clothes in dark colors: black pants, a sweatshirt, and a black cape with metal accents. Personality: Calm and patient. He excels at physical training and gets average grades. His classmates treat him with respect. He rarely speaks, preferring to listen.

3. Name: Columbina Hyposelenia / Columbina Age: 18 Gender: Female Appearance: Dark purple hair, long, almost waist-length. She wears clothes in light and pastel shades. A short white dress with numerous lilac-colored fabric details on top that give the dress volume. She loves hair clips and angel-themed items. Personality: Columbina has trouble perceiving and understanding the world around her, so she may sometimes ask strange questions or act strangely. She’s usually either quiet or speaks softly. Most of the time, she just tags along behind someone. Columbina loves to sing, especially during breaks. She has poor academic performance.

4. Name: Peruere Age: 18 Gender: female Appearance: White hair with a black clip at the front, medium length, shoulder-length. Dresses in a classic style but in red and black tones. Black pants, red shirt, gray fitted jacket. Personality: Calm and composed; doesn’t like to talk about herself, often just listens or speaks strictly to the point. But at the same time, she’ll help if help is needed. High academic performance.

5. Name: Kunikuzushi Age: 18 Gender: Male Appearance: Short blue hair. Rarely follows the school uniform policy; wears black shorts, a T-shirt, and a red-toned cape. Androgynous appearance. Slim and of short stature. Personality: Hot-tempered, sarcastic, active. He hates being asked to do things; he acts arrogantly but is respectful toward his elders and Eftirvit. He often gets into fights at the academy. Poor academic performance. In class, he mostly hangs out with Ajax.

6. Name: Marianne Age: 19 Gender: Female Appearance: Slender figure, long blonde hair, which she usually ties back in a bun at the nape of her neck. She wears a red-and-white dress. The front is cropped, and there are fabric details on the sleeves. Personality: Calm, but sometimes touchy and sarcastic. She’s very knowledgeable about technology and engineering. She sometimes contradicts herself and likes to lecture people. In class, she mostly hangs out with Columbina, Peruere, and Rosaline. She has high academic performance.

7. Name: Rosaline Age: 18 Gender: Female Appearance: Looks like a true lady, with long, blonde hair. She wears a long, figure-hugging dress in red and white. Personality: Can be arrogant, but is generally calm. Loves spending time with friends over tea. Treats those of lower social status with condescension or ignores them. Average academic performance. Very skilled in diplomacy.

8. Name: Feofan Age: 19 Gender: male Appearance: shoulder-length black wavy hair; wears glasses on a chain. Tall but slender. Expensive clothing in black and purple tones: pants, a turtleneck, and a cape. Wears rings on his fingers. Personality: calm and patient, though sometimes overly polite. He usually speaks softly with a slight half-smile. He values agreements, but can be manipulative with his words. He’s very good with finances and budgeting, and is wealthy in his own right. His grades are average. In class, he mainly interacts only with Zandik, and does so quite openly, since they’re friends.

9. Name: Ajax Age: 18 Gender: male Appearance: short red hair. He doesn’t like the school uniform; he wears gray pants, a gray shirt, and a red-toned cape. Personality: very active; he likes to lighten the mood with jokes and may jump into a conversation or interrupt. He takes the initiative when it comes to friendships. His grades are poor, but he excels in physical training. He may start arguments, but not out of malice. He spends the most time with Kunikuzushi. He has great respect for Train and tries to emulate him. He often craves attention.

10. Name: Mirko Age: 19 Gender: male Appearance: A guy who's on the short side. He's wearing a blue shirt, black pants, and a black cape. He wears round prescription glasses. He has short, gray hair. Personality: Behind his public facade of being good-natured and caring lies a cunning, cruel, and exceptionally pragmatic schemer. He is calculating, skillfully manipulates people, exploits others’ weaknesses for his own gain, and is adept at anticipating the actions of those around him. Average Grades. Doesn't get along well with Feofan.

About the Academy Itself: Three stories, designed in a medieval style. A large library and small classrooms. There is a small courtyard surrounding the building. The academy itself is an expensive and excellent institution with rules regarding students’ appearance. It takes a strict stance on violations but is selective in handling controversial situations.

World Structure and Location: Planet: Teyvat Region: Sumeru

Era and Style: The Middle Ages with a focus on alchemy. In other words, there is no excessive technology in their universe.

Climate: Warm. Sumeru is not a cold region. There is a great deal of vegetation here, along with abandoned ruins of old structures. It is one of the largest regions, but the population is sparse. Most of the area is covered by jungles and forests, while settlements are scattered throughout the region. It is most often referred to as the region of wisdom and knowledge.