What is the importance of Jade Mountain in the novel, Talons of Power?

Jade Mountain is the location of the Jade Mountain Academy, a school that was started with the hope of helping the tribes better understand each other in an effort to promote peace in the land. Darkstalker emerges from a mountain very near the school, and Moon's prophecy predicts that Jade Mountain will collapse. This school is the reason several of the dragonets have become friends, including Turtle, Kinkajou, Winter, Moon, and Qibli.