What is War good for [another 'info dump']

The next day she woke up to three maids standing around her bed. Her first thought was a cult. The three maids were each holding different items. One held clothing, the second makeup., and the third a towel and soap. They dragged her out of bed, gave her a bath and dressed her up. She was wailing the whole time. She wore the same uniform as the boys, per her request. After all fighting in a skirt would be difficult! The clothes were white with a gold lining at the seams. A white jacket and pants with white shoes. The clothes were enchanted to resist tears, dirt, and helped maintain the wearer's homeostasis.

She rode in a carriage to the entrance. She was level four. She already knew the basics of magic and could even conjure basic healing spells. Her schedule was mostly classes about history and other common school courses. Along the way to the school she got side-glances; after all, she was the only female student on campus. Because she was only five, though, most people just thought she was an oddly effeminate boy. Her fist class was the history of magic. Her teacher was Mr. Hedwig. He was old, around 80, but still was well liked. He knew his subject and was very nice. Most of the students were around her age. This course was a stage six class, even though she was stage four. She never took history before, and therefore had to take his class. The sat near the front of the class to the right. She got side-glances for the whole day.

Mr. Hedwig stood in front of the class and introduced himself. "Hello, students. I am Mr. Hedwig. I have been teaching this class for 56 years. You will pass this class. In all of my years of teaching, only two students have failed. One was a foreign terrorist, and the other was expelled. So, welcome to Magical History!...Crap - where are my doves? Did I forget to conjure them again?"

He specialized in light magic. He made illusions to teach his students about famous people and places. "There are five continents with a total of twenty-seven countries and territories. Each continent has its own unique magical property. These properties are still being studied. As you all know, we are in the country of Novus (pronounced Noh-uhs) In the Central Continent. The first prominent nations started to appear around 6,500 years ago or 4,000 BCM (Before Common Magic). During these times war was even more prominent. The last large scale war was 500 years ago, The Great Demonic War. This War caused billions of deaths..."

A bell rang and stopped his lecture. "Okay everyone, we will continue the introduction later. Good luck in your next classes." Everyone packed their notes into their bags and started leaving for their next classes. Most of these students would be in 'Magic Basics', a class that teaches on to focus the mana in the body and condense it into a magic spell. She however went in the opposite direction of everybody. She went into the schools indoor training ground. There was also an outdoor one for more destructive spells, both close by to the school nurse, you know 'just in case'.