It is the start of another year for Iron Claw academy. Once more plenty of students, new and current are gathered along with the staff of the school. The assembly hall is a grand and luxurious room with chandeliers, expensive paintaings, large flower pots with colourful flowers in them. Lovely red silky curtains hang around the large window-like doors with a floor made of fine marble. Soft classical music is played by a minor musical arrangement in the corner of the room, delivering a calm and lovely ambience to the place. Everyone has been dutied to dress properly and fancy for this occasion.
The music softens and finally dies down soon enough as the door at the end of it opens up and the headmaster Veronica De Parnacel appears from the opened two huge heavy wooden double doors. Her long heels clank on the floor as the hall is all silent and quiet. In her hands she carries a longer speech she has prepared for the assembly and to be given for the festivities is to happen. She is dressed in her usual business suit and headpiece, the usual smirk on her face as she mounts the podium facing the large crowd of mixed humans and monsters.
She clears her throat before starting on her speech.
"Welcome to everyone, new and old, monsters or humans. Last year of Ironclaw Academy was a really good one, both in terms of academica, sports and general social life. It is always such an honour and privilege to run this successfull and wonderful academy with a wonderful staff and outstanding students. It pleases me to say that I have high hopes for this year as well and I plan to do my part to make that happen. Lots of old students has left and are now well integrating themselves within human societies everywhere, all thanks to the hard work and dedication of the staff and students here. I also want to thank Lisa Müller, our dear mayor, again for allowing us to continue to exist and operate here and we all owe her a great applause..", Veronica pauses shortly for room for applause.
She continues the rest of her speech, which is basically a nice introduction for new members of staff and the many new students.
"With all that of the way, I hope you will join me and the other staff for a nice afternoon of celebration that will go on until this evening before we have lights out at around midnight. So mingle, have some food and drink and have a wonderful time!", she finishes and steps off the podium, practically ending the formerly assembly. While the dining would be ideal for the celebrations, today it is the assembly hall.
Wide and long fine wooden tables are clad in pretty cloths, with foods of nearly every kind and type adorn them. Wine, beers on bottles and other refreshments are their own tables, meaning there is more than enough for everyone.