#fonterossa

[jambettina]

DVD 1 s1 delle Winx (2004) - contenuti speciali "Il College di Fonterossa"

Oltre al.... misogino riven...., ecco la serie completa dei contenuti extra sugli specialisti :)

For english speakers: i've put a translation in the images descriptions for yall to read tooooo

[drops-of-moonlights]

but essentially what do Fonterossa specialists do? They go to military bases they go into politics etc

So Fonterossa/RF is just a mercenary/military school in a way lmao. they train you to fight and pilot stuff, you get a license to use weapons and that's. really about it! Specialists are sort of a new Caster class, as they DO use magic but not directly like the other classes do. Unlike Torre Nuvola/CT and Alfea, who are long-standing and beacons of the Witch and Fairy branch respectively, Saladin himself was the one that founded RF and therefore creating this new form of magic usage. The Order of Mana is BEGGING him to finish the goddamn papers so they can register this unique mix as a legit form of magic usage and Saladin keeps putting it off lmao. This isn't relevant to the main story of the AU but it's not until the guys's graduation that Saladin strongarmed by Codatorta and Alabaster to get off his ass and finish them the Order of Mana keeps sending us email we are Done sir announces the official name for this style of magic, Armamancy or the usage of magic exclusively through weaponry. RF keeps the name Specialist as a sort of legacy title but the official one is Armamancer.

THIS WAS NOT EVEN YOUR QUESTION SORRY LMAO, but they just train as this style of magi and then when they graduate they usually either go back home and get a job related with defense or military (can range from Insanely Good Security Guard to royal knight) or become freelance heroes in a similar way other casters work.

[hag-rambling-on]

More about the schools in rewinxing Magix...

Let's see. First to said these three schools are at the end run by the Magic Realm Council, and it is best to think of them as a military academy or affiliated with a UNO-type para/military group.

They send their students on missions (the only thing that explains to me that the winx and the specialists go out so much and the adults leave them).

The first with supervision, the following with follow-up and then with reports it’s enough.

Average time of studies and graduation mark

Witches/wizards study at least 7 years or 9 because 7 is a magic number and 9 is three times 3. It does not have a final transformation but a series of spells and creation of minimal artifacts (such as Gloomix -now called Sheen Trinket-, the Vacuum -we will call it by their dub name Whisperian Bottles-, Convergence and the Grief Edge/Blade -actually takes form of random weapon- for graduation)

fairies/faes at leat 5 years. Both begin with coming of age when the creature's magic core has stabilized. There are many reconized fairy transformations. But in Alfea they ask for the Enchantix as a graduation mark transformation because a Guardian Fairy has to be willing to give everything for others. Many fairies of Alfea achieve their basic form in the first year and in the following a few others according to their affinities up to Enchantix. It is not normal to get the Enchantix in the 3rd year, although it is introduced in that year so that the fairies/faes can get mentalized.

Paladins and Specialists start at 14 years old and train for a minimum of 10 years. The first years can be skipped but you have to show that you have physical fitness, which is what they focus on. Because magic is tricky and the body is not. But sure, most royals train at home and go straight into the last courses. Their final exam is a circuit or mission that requires they to use a great deal of their knowledge learned over the years. It is very comprehensive and has individual and group parts.

Uniforms

Faes have uniforms with protection against falls and blows, also to facilitate the invocation of the wings. They are not gender specific, yes, there are skirts and pants, but you wear what you want.

Witches do not have a uniform, but on special occasions - when they confront other schools - they wear long black robes to identify themselves.

Specialists and Paladins uniforms they are very resistant, thermal insulating and have a dark-light type concealment function. Which is not black or white, but a range of dark and light colors to blend in in dark places or in deserts and tundras. Obtaining the energy for it depends on whether they are Specialists (technomagic) or Paladins (magical artifacts) it is for this energy that each person gets a different color. They also start with a full standard armor coating that tends to decrease according to the combat style of each fighter But it also helps training -because of the extra weight-. Paladins uniforms adds featherlike wings, specialists usually use animals or vehicles.

Schools buildings and location

All schools are located in Magix. An asteroid in a belt, in the remains of Planet Hike, from which it formed. It is a neutral location and home to the Magic Realm Council. Another place considered neutral is Lymphea.

Lake Rocaluce is where a great meteor was invoked and caused the fracture of the planet (and the end of a war, an interRealm war that Hika hosted, but that was long before even the Ancient Witches. The schools are placed around him in eternal memory it... Although... they no longer remember... Magix (the city) was founded by the weary survivors of this war and they too formed the Magic Realms Council, with their sede in the Fortress of Light that hangs above Lake Roccaluce.

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Both Alfea and CT has been saturated with a lot of magic for a long time, this is why they are relatively alive. Although this is much more obvious in Cloud Tower (Alias Cloudy). The latter is alive to the point that some people become obsessed with school and not drop it, and suspend, suspend, and continue to fail.

Room customization is encouraged as a form of self-expression, specially in Alfea.

Cloud Tower is in dark colors so I already mentioned to welcome its residents without strident stimuli. On the contrary, Alfea has light and harmonic colors, vibrant without being garish, which call joy, warm, hope, cleanliness.

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It doesn't seem practical to me for Fonterrosa to float in the air with a super powerful storm witch around. Rebuilt in the ground with a -I'm paranoid, I dare you to come in this time- f*ck you face but the staff.

Here the first months are "open rooms", that is, if you are not satisfied, you can change rooms and teams if you defend yourself well with the teachers. Being reasonable and knowing how to explain yourself is supposed to be part of the job and sometimes things don't work out, they get it (and all of the specialist sleep with their weapon near!!!)

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LC or Lyceum is how they short call the Lymphea College for faes/ies, witches/wizards, specialists and Paladins. But within them, the Faction of Paladins is considered a n.p. So, if they talk about fairies/witches/specialists they would say they come from the Lyceum, but if they are Paladins, they come from The Faction [of the Lymphea College, affiliate to the Council, of Rocaluce, of Magix, of... etc. Jedi everywhere)]

Scholarships

Alfea, Cloud Tower and Fonterrosa are known as the elite of their kind, so they have few scholarships and are very rigorous. Or of course money money.

Forgoing a scholarship is frowned upon, although they are willing to give you a recommendation for the school of your choice. How was the case with Flora (she got a scholarship in CT but she didn’t accept it, either way they recommended her to Alfea and therefore she was able to enter, Miele did not have that opportunity for so she stays in Lymphea).

Musa got a full scholarship. Bloom's special case led to a partial scholarship, although no one told her, so she stayed until she got her family back, both studying and working as a waitress. Under normal circumstances she couldn't have allowed herself a course at Alfea on a single waitress's salary.

Riven has a partial scholarship only because his behavior fails to win him full scholarship, this actually improves when the series begins.

Paladins and Specialists

At first they were the same order but favoritism vs obstracism to people who could use magic devices or musr rely on technomagic ones separated them. Over time they have come together again and make times of exchange to favor collaboration and such.

Today the Paladins have taken a more peaceful approach and they usually work directly for the Magic Realms Council and the Specialists more combat oriented. that are not so "exquisite". I am not saying Specialists are mercenaries, but they not serve exclusively a single Jedi-wanna-be organization.

Timmy and Brandom could have been paladins. Timmy chose not to be so as not to fall into the nerdy stereotype that is only good for purely external help. Brandon for Sky obviously. We already mentioned that Nabu and Helia have witch origin.

Other schools and possible jobs

I think I mentioned it in another post, but the main output of these schools is Guardian, the formation of Kaleidoscopes, Covens and Squads, everything is oriented to that.

So, once finished here, you can work on many things with security and embassy being the most obvious and demanded from these schools.

But you can be a teacher, researcher, creator / repairer / tester of potions or magic items, animal caretaker, nurse, any version of work from the magic application ranger by example, firefighter, cleaner. Or you can jump to the normal university in a vip way. From here.

What do you can to learn

Some subjects/courses common to all schools (even though theoretically have studied it before). BTW They can go to other schools to receive extra courses: Good Manners/Etiquette, Flight, Cognitive analysis, History of Magix, Basic Survival, Firsts Aids, Basic Witchcraft, Basic Fairycraft, Basic Magical Zoology, Basic Zoology, Basic Herbology, Basic Magic Herbology, Magiphysics, Dance, Music, Art. Diplomacy.

Other examples but only to magic schools: Potionology, Magiphilosophy, History of Magic, Healing, Transfiguration (metamorphosis, metamorphosymbiosis, biotrasformation), Applied convergence, Summoning, Psychic arts (speciality *x* ie illusion, emotion, mind-reading), Divination, Basic Wild Magic, Elemental Magic (speciality *x*), Nature Magic, Art-applied magics (speciality *x*), Magical Zoology, Basic Craftsmanship Magic, Advanced Craftsmanship Magic, Astral Magic, Basic Forbidden Magic Knowledge. FORBIDDEN: Demonology, Necromancy, Sacrificial Magic among others.

Other examples but only to Specialists and Paladins (for paladins some are mandatory): Dragon wrangling, flying fighter crafts, Riding, Driving/navigation, Astronavigation, Beast/Animal Taming, Close quarter combat (sub speciality in weapon *x*), Long range combat, Cooperation, Mechanics, Technology, Hand-to-hand combat (sub speciality in *x*), Strategy, (numbers yes or no 101 and more), Advanced survival techniques, Close protection operative, Concealment operations, Unconventional weapons, Fighting Magic Basic-Advanced-Expert, Fighting Magic Users Basic-Advanced-Expert.

Paladins have more courses related to magic and the application and repair of magic items. And deep in others as diplomacy I guess.

[landofanimes]

The three schools of Magix, the center of the Magic Dimension

Alfea School for Fairies

Torrenuvola (Cloud Tower) School for Witches

Fonterossa (Red Fountain) School for Specialists Warriors

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A small revision on the teachers! tweaked info below:

The three schools of Magica City have been in their place for centuries, and in the case of Alfea and Torre Nuvola, are the very first schools for fairy and witch magic. They are all run by former members of the Company of Light, who assumed the roles of headmaster only 500 years ago. They were the ones tasked with holding a part of the Gate Key each after the first attack of Darkar, to be well protected under the many teachers and senior students.

The staff for each school is as follows:

ALFEA

Headmistress Laurelia Faragonda, Ascendix Fairy of Dreams. Is in charge of the Magic Archive and the Magic Animal Reserve. Her power covers light, darkness and illusions, and can erase nightmares and night terrors. A kind and gentle woman, will show you how strong she is if you threathen her students. Has the title of Nymph, as she is the magi that discovered Onyrix.

Vice-Headmistress Silvina Griselda, Professor of Combat Magic and History, Glacix Fairy of Blizzards. Stern and punctual, honestly wants the best for the students, and will try her best to help them if they’re struggling. Swears a lot when students aren’t present. Was also a part of the Company of Light, but acted more as an informant than as a frontliner.

Arlan Palladium, Professor of Potionology and Natural Magic, Arborix Fairy of Leaves. Somewhat softspoken and caring, he has a hard time of keeping his students in check during normal classes. Takes on a whole different approach during tests and excersises, becoming very hard on the students. He’s in charge of the Natural Greenhouse, and was good friends with Eldora whenever she visited. He’s one of the few magi that solely focuses on his natural Source, plants.

Lorenzo Wizgiz, Professor of Metamorphosymbiosis and Biology, Energix Sorcerer of Transformations. Loud and expressive, prefers to show his students how magic works rather than making them study it from books, and is very helpful and understanding when students struggle in his classes. Is the oldest teacher of all three schools, but has kept a young spirit and, thanks to that, a young appearance. His Source is that of Animals, but his grasp of Healing has lead to ease of metamorphosis.

Marianne DuFour, Professor of Applied Magic and Chemistry, Cosmix Fairy of Mechanisms. Is in charge of the Simulation Chamber. Jovial and prone to cracking jokes, her approach with the students is to simplify terms to help understand more complicated formulas. She frequently drinks water and has a humidifer in her classes, as her mermaid heritage makes her prone to dehydration. Her powers cover electricity and metal.

Luxiano Avalon, Professor of Metamagic and Defensive Magic, formerly a Valiantix Fairy of Light. A former Roccaluce Paladin, he’s a very quiet and to the point man, with unnatural amounts of patience. He’s very hard on discipline. Similar to Arlan, he focuses almost exclusively on his element of light. He was afflicted with a terrible aura-damaging spell that rendered him unable to fully transform again, so he summons his Paladin armor instead. He’s still able to form his wings and Valiantix Tiara, but trying anything more than that injures him severely.

FONTEROSSA (Red Fountain)

Headmaster Aure Saladin of Red Fountain. Grandfather of Helia. Ascendix Sorcerer of Weaponry. His powers fall under metal, and he uses an enchanted iron polearm that he can mold into any melee weapon he desires. Strict and firm with his students, but he really only wants them all to turn into remarkable soldiers and knights. His left eye is blind, and it’s not affected by the eye color change caused by Ascendix. Has a very rocky relationship with his grandson, and his tries of reconciliation have met with silence so far from the rest of the family.

Vice-Headmaster Disentre Codatorta, Professor of Dragonriding and Armed Combat. With an everlasting serious expression, he’s the most chill professor after Lorena. While hard on curfews and tardiness, he understands the best that most of the students are still young and wants to guide them into a better path. Took Knut under his wings after the events of S1, and eventually starts dating him.

Milos Palladium, Professor of Machinery and Defensive Maneuvers. Lustrix Witch of Sand. Cold-headed and quiet, he’s quite the contrast with his brother Arlan who teaches at Alfea. He can get too into his own projects, so he is infamously scatterbrained to his fellow teachers (and some of the older students, as well). He’s Arlan’s twin brother, and while they get along well, their differences in personality are quite astounding for some.

Gisela Alabaster, Professor of History and Strategizing. Known for being short and to the point, she’s easily the most attentive of the teachers, and will offer special classes if she can see a student has a different way of learning or a learning dissability. Incredibly defensive of her students but will call them out if necessary. She was a former member of the Roccaluce Paladins, and she’s in charge of the Red Chamber, the archive and armory of their most rare objects.

Lorena Saete, Professor of Biology and school nurse. Altheix Sorceress of the Sun’s Warmth. A total sweetheart, she’s the most caring and nice of the teachers, but don’t believe she’s not strong - she’s one of the best melee fighters the school has and she knows it. It’s kind of the confidant for some students - by which I mean most students have confessed their secrets while high on painkillers to her. She’s married to Professor DuFour.

Knut Evergroen, Teacher of Unarmed Combat and new school chef. Conjuror of Shadows. Hired to be a teacher after the events of S1, he focuses most on his job as chef since it’s the more demanding one. Prone to making jokes with his students and generally pleasant to be around, but he’s very focused on making sure his students don’t do stupid stuff and pull a muscle during training. Aside form Codatorta, he gets along the best with Lorena and can often be seen sharing a meal and talking. While not a Morpher magi, he can still summon his Conjuror uniform, and prefers it to Fonterossa’s armor.

TORRE NUVOLA (Cloud Tower)

Headmistress Gwendolyn Griffin, Ascendix Witch of Dark Waters. Teaches Magical Defenses and History. While her stature and appearance are imposing, she’s actually quite nice and understanding. Her patience runs short, however, and her punishments can be harsh yet just. Her Source covers water and poison.

Zarathustra Rivére, Professor of Hexes and Combat Magic, Energix Witch of Blue Flames. Hard on deadlines and assignments, as well as punctuality, but knows her students can do better and wants to give them the push they need.

Ediltrude Rivére, Professor of Biology and Healing, Altheix Witch of Red Lightning. Her approaches to teaching go more experimental, and while her classes are sometimes known as relax time, her way of testing the students depends a lot on attention. She’s generally more jovial than her twin sister.

Francis Bittersmoke, Professor of Potionology and Alchemy, Energix Witch of Thorns. While his memory’s fogey and has somewhat of a hard time keeping his students in check, he’s the quickest teacher in pinpoint issues in any technique the students practice. He’s in charge alongside Discorda to keep Cloud Tower healthy, as well as to guard its Heart.