The Great Hall

The grand hall, one of the few places the administration have implemented to provide a space for students to intermingle outside of class.

You’re reminded of your first time here, your first sighting of the head of the administration which just so happened to be a floating head, ever shifting from face to face as though it’s form being manipulated by several minds at a single time.

Great statues of the mages of yesteryear watch stoically over the great hall, giving a perpetually sensation of being watched, which, given the nature of the academy, you very well might be.

You find that this is the first populated room you’ve encountered in roughly 2 hours of walking, a true testament to the sheer magnitude and labyrinthine nature of these hallowed halls.

Along the main stretch of the large room is where the long lines of bench’s and tables had once been, now in their place being a central hub area, a large 4 tier fountain having sprung up, depicting various monsters, with a young drow woman, looking to the fountain with reverence.

To your left, curled up before an almost alarmingly large fireplace is what appears to be a particularly big rodent, clad in dirty academy robes, though they are flanked on both sides by comfortable looking chairs, they have decided to lay on the lush rug that’s emblazoned with the academy crest.

Finally there are two people further back in the great hall, the first, a prim and proper elven woman appears to be pouring over a hefty looking tone while seated at a bench while another, a goblin boy is hiding behind one of the many statues lined up down the center of the great hall.

You could interact with any of the students, that is what this space is largely meant for after all, though you could also just turn around and walk away.