> [!infobox|right] > #### The Little Lantern School > ![[5e_lanternlibraryandschool.png]] > > ##### Location Information > | | | > |---|---| > |![[ICON - bookmark-etch-solid-full.svg]] **Type**: | School,<br>Education | > |![[ICON - chess-rook-piece-sharp-solid-full.svg]] **Location**: | Oathmarch Road (North of Town Square),<br>[[Silvercross]] | > |![[ICON - question-solid-full.svg]] **Status**: | Operational | > |![[ICON - hourglass-duotone-solid-full.svg]] **Founded**: | 1422 DR | > |![[ICON - hourglass-duotone-solid-full.svg]] **Age**: | ~71 Years | > > #### Governance > | | | > |---|---| > |![[ICON - eclipse-solid-full.svg]] **Leadership**: | Schoolmaster [[Elric Dannet]] | > |![[ICON - sparkle-solid-full.svg]] **Realm**: | [[Cormyr]] | <a href="https://dioctionary.net/THE+DIOCTIONARY/HOME/Home" class="dioctionary-ribbon-2"> HOME </a> <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">A Brief History</div> - The Little Lantern School has stood as a constant presence in [[Silvercross]] since its founding in 1422 DR, its halls filled with the steady rhythm of learning, discipline, and growing ambition. Situated along Oathmarch Road just north of the town square, the school comes alive each weekday morning with the sound of lessons, recitations, and the restless energy of children being shaped into something more than they were the day before. Over the decades, it has seen many schoolmasters and teachers pass through its doors, each leaving their mark in subtle ways, but the purpose has never changed; to give the town’s children the foundation they need, whether their future lies within Silvercross or far beyond it. The current schoolmaster, [[Elric Dannet]], continues that tradition, guiding the school with a steady hand while respecting the weight of those who came before him. What sets the school apart is not just its instruction, but the paths it opens. Some who pass through its rooms go on to quiet, steady lives within the town, taking up trades, tending shops, or supporting the community in ways that rarely draw attention. Others leave Silvercross entirely, carrying what they learned into the wider world. And for a select few, the school becomes the first step toward something greater; a beginning that leads them to the [[Order of the Lucky Blades]], where lessons of letters and sums give way to steel and oath. Names like [[Dio Eldwynair]] stand as reminders of that path, proof that what begins in a simple classroom can echo far beyond its walls. In this way, the Little Lantern School is more than a place of learning; it is the quiet starting point of countless futures, each shaped in its own way by the light it provides.