Good evening. I have a few announcements to make:

Now that we have had ample time to do the rituals, spells, and experimentation necessary, we on the faculty and administrative board of Crescent City Institute feel informed enough to make a few things knowns to its student body. The creature that was found in Sonnier, as well as in the woods on our hunt, is now called a 'Darkmantle' for those who were not aware. After careful work, it has been determined that these creatures were some sort of wizard-made hybrid. There is no way for these creatures to have formed in the wild, and since their environment of choice is somewhat limited, we have come to the conclusion that they must have been created somewhere locally. That being said, we appear to have the only two Deathmantles in custody. There have been sightings apparently of some other strange creatures, and we urge anyone who has seen anything out of the ordinary to please come forward and bring that to our attention immediately.

In other news, after some unforeseen delays, even by our Divination department, the CCI Bookstore and Cafe are finally open to the public. The bookstore portion holds not only books, but a fine assortment of standard bookstore fare. We are told that they offer posters and stationary goods, key chains and pens and the like, as well as some imported magical goods and novelties. Please be advised that most novelty and joke wares are not permitted in classrooms.

Thank you, and have a good weekend.