10 creatures, from the smallest up.
The Training Dummy has been beaten by every adventurer in town and holds no grudges. Drillmaster Pell says it flails on purpose, and I believe him.
The Mask Dancer is quick enough that I sketched the mask and never the face. Thieves who beat it keep very quiet about how.
Prism Glassfin changes colour whenever it changes its mind, and it changes its mind often. Apprentices bring three spells and a guess.
The Bellkeeper swings a bell the size of a cart and calls it a lesson. Knights who pass its trial say they can still hear it ringing on quiet nights.
The Hollow Bride walks the aisle for whoever comes to be tested. Sister Tamsin says she is waiting for someone, and will not say who.
Stonewake keeps a Hardened Briarback for lessons, fed on whatever the Training Yard throws at it. It has been taught a great deal and remembers none of it.
The Hardened Stonehide is the Yard's other teacher, and it teaches mostly patience. Hit it in the wrong place and its plates simply shrug.
A young Reedbed Mirefang kept by the Reedfen rangers for the bow lesson. It comes straight for whoever shoots it, which is the whole point of the lesson.
An old sentry with its dial chalked over, kept for drills by the Steward's guard. It has been hit more times than any creature in the Office, and has never once complained in writing.
Old Biscuit is a tide clock Willa Fen has been feeding for nineteen years. It pinches everyone, Willa included, and she says that is how you know it likes you.
Check a creature's weakness before you swing. Hitting a Mossling with Ember is rude, but effective, lu.