Architects

The Walytja Architects, also called the Walytja Animagi, were five magical beings who established the physical location for Walytja Academy during the colonial period, in the 18th century. These five architects are widely described as being some of the most innovative and proactive magical beings of the time and were the following: Auberon Alura, Elizabeth Ewamin, Meena Magura, Robin Rembar and Tibbir Targar.

To ensure order among the students, each of them created a House: Mammal, Reptile, Fish, Bird and Amphibian respectively. These architects laid the foundations for the largest physical Wizarding school in Oceania.

Auberon Alura
The designer of Mammal House. Auberon valued action, not words, and it is believed this is why his students are so often more into physical prowess than the other Houses. He showed this by often carting concerned Muggleborn students and their families himself to the school on a ship so they would be more comfortable with magical modes of travel.

Alura was often seen with a compass-like device he had invented: the Zetochreia. Legend states this was how he navigated the ships to sail to the island where no others could. It is said that one can never be lost with the Zetochreia.

Elizabeth Ewamin
The designer of Reptile House. Elizabeth was often quiet, but when she felt strongly towards issues, she was as immovable as a mountain. As a result, students in her house seem more reserved than the others, yet when they feel passionately regarding an issue, they will stand their ground in defending it.

Ewamin was known often seen with a beautiful necklace inset with a teardrop-shaped rainbow-hued gem. An heirloom of her family, the Dragontear is believed to help the protections around Walytja stand. Legend states that the Dragontear's protection is "stronger than a shield, more powerful than any charm." If this is true or not, no one can say, but Walytja has surely enjoyed centuries of peace and prosperity.

Meena Magura
The designer of Fish House. Meena was a hard-worker, determined to prove to the magical world and any doubters that their school would be a success. Any that attempted to argue otherwise would be met with a rather witty, clever response that hid her anxieties. Her students, it is said, take after her in this regard: they are all determined to succeed.

Robin Rembar
The designer of Bird House. Just as his house's namesake, Robin had a flair for the dramatic. He was fiercely loyal to those he held dear, often ending up in duels due to perceived slights. His students are believed to be much the same, with more than a few students often ending up in detention for dueling each other for slights to their friends and loved ones, even if said friends did not hear any such slight.

Rembar was always able to see when the ship of Muggleborns would arrive, but he would also know when any others were in the area. Legend states this is due to his spyglass, rumored to be able to not only determine distance, but also friend and foe.

Tibbir Targar
The designer of Amphibian House. Tibbir was renowned for being quite friendly, albeit a bit unusual. Fiercely determined, he set out to assist in building Walytja despite it being away from all he knew and loved.

Being the metalsmith of the academy thanks to his father's training in the Goblin ways, Targar's Rose, one of the last objects he created, was said to be the most beautiful piece of jewelry to ever be made by a wizard.