The dwarf that Raina had referred to as Sergeant, heard Therin's words and turned his head, "Durned elf, is one of those Arcane Archers.  Durned elves and their magic."  With that the "sergeant" walks off.<br/><br/>Raina just shakes her head and smiles.  "The good dwarf would be correct.  Therin is it?  I have studied some skills only taught amongst some of the elven nations.  So while I can help you find a bow or an arrow to suit your needs, what you witnessed was the result of a magically imbued arrow.  And while similar things could probably be crafted with the help of a skilled wizard, the expense of doing so usually means no one takes the time to do so.  Whereas, I or others like myself can use our magical training to imbue our arrows as they are drawn and loosed."<br/><br/>With that Raina leads the group across the large courtyard of the academy grounds.  Past the gatehouse, you will see that inside the walls again the builds have more of a monastery look to them, rather than military in style.  Even though they are clearly made of stone walls, though some of the interior buildings appear to have possibly wooden or tiled roofing.  Even what would appear to be the more "functional" buildings, the smithy, what seems to be a few barracks or armories, stables, and other such buildings as would be expected to be present with a standing army; the buildings still have a more serene look to them.<br/><br/>Raina leads you into the main keep, and down a few hallways, past several doors, and after opening a door you enter what appears to be a large library.  There are seemingly countless bookshelves, several tables, desks, chairs, but there is one desk to the south side of the room where a silver haired elf sits.<br/><br/>The elf even though sitting, can probably be no more than 5' 4" tall but appears to have a finely toned athletic look that shows even though his clothes mask any armor he might be wearing.  As you enter the room, he is sitting back in his chair reading from a book, though you can see his hands.  His right hand bears a single ring, which appears to be pearly white with a pale blue diamond inset into it (the ring's ornate design is enough to fascinate someone, but the perfectly cut stone definitely draws attention); on his left hand he has two rings one is an ornate gold ring with a ruby inset into it, the other appears to be a wedding band (though like his other rings it appears ornately decorated, though it does not have any gemstone inset into it).  Two long swords also rest carefully leaned against the wall behind where the elf is sitting; one from all the old legends that circle the Realms, has the look of a<em>Moonblade</em>, the other has an exquisitely crafted hilt and was probably crafted by an elven smith, just has that "look" of an old forgotten legend...yet it appears to be in excellent condition just at a glance. (Both swords, rest in their sheaths leaning against the wall)<br/><br/>As you enter, the elf looks up from his book and you can see his blue eyes which seem to have a slight inner sparkle to them.  Almost like his hair, as he doesn't appear to be all that much older than Raina.<br/><br/>(You know that elves have extremely long life spans, and don't show signs of physical aging as much or at the same rate of a human...not even if you compare a "elderly" elf to an elderly human.  The elderly human is probably going to look old and wrinkly, but the elf might yet still look like he or she is just now starting to loose that "vitality" of youth.  Even though long ago the elf hung up his sword or put away his spellbook and decided not to chase after the evils in the world anymore.  But the elf in front of you now, just at a glance you'd say probably couldn't be more than a century older than Raina if even that, in fact you might mistake them for the same age.)