Royal Fire Academy for Girls

The Royal Fire Academy for Girls, also known alternatively as the Royal Fire Academy, Fire Academy, Royal Academy, and simply the academy, is a prestigious upper-class military academyAvatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game. Core Book, Version 1.0, 2022, p. 24. located in the Fire Nation Capital that educates female youths in combat and strategy. The school is renowned and elite, as enrollment is exclusive to the daughters of Fire Nation nobility.
== History ==
At some point before 296 BG, the position of headmistress at the Royal Fire Academy was taken by Hei-Ran, who killed her cousin, one of the other candidates for the position, in an Agni Kai. During her time at the academy, Hei-Ran became infamous for holding the record for the most number of "accidental" kills during Agni Kai. Years later, the school was attended by her daughter, Rangi, and Koulin, a noblewoman from the Saowon clan. The two girls, who were in the same academic year, developed a rivalry, and the latter started to spread vicious rumors about the former's mother. Rangi's time at the academy was marred by her mother's bad reputation and the rumors surrounding her.
Three centuries later, Princess Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee attended the school as children, where they became good friends. After the Hundred Year War, the academy remained a prestigious school for the Fire Nation's elite. During the era of Korra, one of their alumni was Dalja Ro, though when they attended the academy, they realized that they did not truly feel like a girl, and the support of their classmates helped shape Dalja into the person they ended up becoming. Dalja often recruited Academy graduates to aid them when they ended up heading the Fire Nation Relief Fleet.Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game. Core Book, Version 1.0, 2022, p. 88.
== Curriculum ==
Like other schools in the Fire Nation, the Royal Fire Academy for Girls had a strict schedule, and it was rare for classes to be canceled. One of the few such occasions was the ceremonial festival held after the identity of the Fire Avatar was revealed. The school encourages fierce competition among its students and teachers, often leading to rivalries which occasionally even resulted in deaths.
The academy works in tandem with the Fire Army and includes an officer's school. As part of military-related classes, students study Fire Nation history, undergo survival training and forage for food in the wild. The timetable also includes studying weaponry and the blueprints of different building structures across the four nations, so as to identify potential weak points that could be exploited in a combat situation.
== Known headmistresses ==
* Hei-Ran
== Known attendees ==
* Dalja Ro
* Hei-RanAvatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game. Core Book, Version 1.0, 2022, p. 38.
* Koulin
* Mai
* Princess Azula
* Rangi
* Ty Lee
* Zimo
== Trivia ==
* The door sign of the Royal Fire Academy for Girls bears a slogan, according to which preparedness carries the day.
== References ==
== See also ==
* Education in the World of Avatar
* Fire Nation
* Organizations in the World of Avatar
de:Königliche Feuerakademie für Mädchen
es:Academia Real del Fuego para Chicas
fr:Académie Royale du Feu pour Jeunes Filles
nl:Koninklijke Vuuracademie
pt-br:Academia Real da Nação do Fogo para Meninas
ru:Академия Народа Огня для девочек
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