One of the few faculty members who have to be constantly reminded of the dress code, Mrs. Ferna is one of the Academy's literature professors and has a huge rack... of books! (note the 'k' on the end, not 'b' XD) Of course, some may question why literature would be taught at a COMBAT academy, but you'd be amazed at how many fighters have used techniques and tricks learned from some of the texts she presents to her students, in addition to learning how battles of folklore could be applied to the students' own battles, showing them aspects of their skills and even themselves they never realized.
One may think it would be easy to get the students' attention with a body and outfit like THAT, but her Intimidation ability and Roar are certain to snap their attention back to the lesson at hand (and the females aren't immune to the latter :p ).
A veteran of battles from days past, she grew tired of the constant fighting and competition associated with the hot-blooded circles she grew up around, desiring instead something a bit slower paced while at the same time being able to teach the battlers of the future to not get so worked up in their fights that they forget the spirit of battle. She's even been known to use her precise control over flame to form miniature figures, recreating scenes from some of her books in an impressive show of pyrotechnics.
She's no slouch when it comes to breaking up fights in the hallway, either, as she still remembers quite a few moves from her earlier fighting days.


Mrs. Donna N. Ferna copyright Aelius (me)
PokeCombat Academy for Higher Learning copyright... um... them?  pokecombatacademy
Pokemon copyright Nintendo/Game Freak