DM-Nastics #96: Magic School Masterpiece

5. School song

Tried to make it longer but was unable to get the juices flowing anymore.
If anyone has more to add feel free, I tried to base it off of what was already written

Living over rocks we spend our days
Away from the prying eyes
Learning all the secrets of the arcane ways
for our minds reach beyond the skies

Die on your feet, or live on your knees
we can hear past enemys cry
but long as we stand we send our decree
into the faces of tyrrany's lie

So, I got inspired by a great person that never existed but is quite famous in my country. That person is none other than Jára Cimrman
A bit of background: He is a made up genius of the beginning of 20th century. He "excelled" in every field he set into but was just a minute short on all of his inventions on the patent office. Rumor says, when Bell first tried his telephone, he had 3 missed calls from Jára Cimrman. His life and deeds are studied by Cimrmanologists.He was first who got the idea of making pocket flashlights the size of a grown man.

and now the proposal: Let's have a subject that studies someone like that (a made up genius gnome tinkerer presumably). A (wo)man "great" in everything (s)he does. Let's have it as an inside joke for the students of this subject. They know that it's all a construct but they still keep on pretendinding.

4. Houses within the school (I may have went overboard. I added an "F" category for what the students often get in trouble for)

The houses in the school are based off of your chosen field of study, so you surround yourself with like-minded people that you can help and be helped by in your studies. There are five houses; the House of Magical Creatures, Alchemist's House, Evoker's House, Conjurer's House, and Enchanter's House

A House of Magical Creatures
B/E This house is the most recently founded when its necessity was realized during the recent spike of were-creature activity. Its founder is also its current head of house; Morrig Amberflayer, a Dwarven arcane fighter and former werewolf hunter turned jaded teacher. Morrig founded the house for the express purpose of ensuring as much of the population as possible understands the terrors of the night that threaten the sapient races and how to defend themselves against them.
C The house ghost, Deathscent, was formerly Morrig's ghostly familiar (a spectral hellhound) that assisted him in his werewolf hunting who is now bound to the school. Deathscent is capable of normal speech but finds humanoid mannerisms strange.
D The symbol of the house is a howling wolf as homage to the founder, ghost, and reason the house was founded.
F Students of this house tend to often get in trouble for keeping dangerous creatures in their rooms.

A Alchemist's House
B One of the four original houses, founded by Sindir Gaspard an eccentric elven genius of his time. He saw the countless uses of alchemy and helped found the school and was the first head of the Alchemist house. During his time at the school he defended it from a lich, seeing the potential and knowledge that the ancient creature held, he contained its phylactery in an alchemical bath of his own creation to drain the lich's powers without killing it.
C That lich, Voshux, is now begrudgingly the official house ghost.
D The symbol of this house is, of course, a mystical potion.
E The current head of house is a fairly recent graduate of the school, the human Davon Enith. A promising student who originally entered the school to learn the best alchemical uses for healing before deciding the he could do more good as an educator than a healer.
F Students of this house are known for giving themselves and other students accidental side effects from experimental concoctions.

A Evoker's House
B Evocation is the magical school of taking existing energy and making something else with it (fireballs, mystical images, wards) and for that reason attracts the impulsive students. It was founded by the human Roderic Amenus a former magical adventurer and by most accounts a hero. Between the founder's reputation and the house culture, its students can be called the "jocks" of the school. To them, all the other students are wasting their time because Evokers are the only "real" wizards.
C The house ghost is Finnius Knowles, formerly a halfling bard who studied at the school, now a ghost bard. Classically trained he enjoys playing to this day with the students as his audience. His soothing lute tones helps students focus on their studies. He was one of the very first students but died in an in school accident (the school claims no fault or liability). He now also takes a role of the schools prankster and often helps the Evoker house torment the other students. Students that see him rarely know if they will be serenaded or pranked; sometimes it's both.
D The symbol of the house is a fireball surrounding a magical gem.
E The current head of house is Tandil Vanior; an aged elf that sees evocation in a serious and respectable way, despite her students that have the opposite opinion. She puts in token efforts to stop her student's antics but has long ago realized that she can't do anything to fully keep them from happening.
F The evokers, unsurprisingly are often caught messing with other students and are often harshly punished for going too far

A Conjurer's House
B/C Conjuration is about taking something from one place and bringing it somewhere else, be that monsters, items, or yourself. For that reason conjurers tend to feel disconnected from their homeworld. The founder was originally one such wizard; the Tiefling Calceria. After she spent years on a plane-hopping odyssey her outlook was changed, seeing the beauty and dangers of the universe she made the decision to teach others about these same wonders. Her desire to share those experiences were so strong that she became the conjurer's house ghost so that she may forever watch over the house and guide its students.
D The symbol of the house is an open portal with a skull in the center.
E The head of house is Udovull Rowan, a dragonborn who took the position as a personal favor for the headmaster. While preferring his solitude and private studies, his wealth of knowledge is invaluable. There is much to learn from him if you can convince him to teach you.
F The conjurers are often reprimanded for summoning things stronger than they are able to control and contain. The conjurer's living quarters often have to be repaired due to the damage of explosions and loose monsters.

A Enchanter's House
B Enchanting is a broad subject. From befuddling minds, raising dead, or simply deciding you want that sword to burn stuff, enchanters tend to be practical. The founder was the exact opposite. Impulsive and brash, the gnome Pivum Andwue did something terrible which led to her making the somber choice to educate others in magical arts and ensure no one else would make the same mistake.
C The house ghost is a closely guarded secret. Actually an enchantment on the school itself that allows the head of house to project what seems to be a real half-orc ghost going by the name of Gradruth. To graduate with honors from the enchanter's school, the potential honor student must realize that the ghost is nothing more than a complex enchantment.
D The house symbol is a hand with magic swirling around it.
E The head of house is the human Brin Foredust. While having graduated from the school with honors, his students call into question his magical ability and expertise. This may have something to do with the large amount of money his family has donated to the school.
F The enchanters most often get in trouble for ignoring class times and project deadlines in favor of focusing on personal studies and projects

Hehehe I like to think the dragon is the one that sends out the 'donate to your alma mater' letters, but there more like 'give me my dues since I generously allowed my school to educate you'.

"Dammit Hagrid! How many times do we have to tell you: NO GIANT SPIDERS IN THE DORM ROOM!"