That the School of Seven Towers came into existence at all is a miracle given that different cultures had to work together to build it. While there was some collaboration, for the most part construction was a chaotic blend of uncoordinated efforts. There is no single person who knows the actual layout of the entire campus, much less about the insides of the different buildings.
The dominating features are the huge circular wall, the seven massive towers that are part of it each spaced about three miles apart from one another, and the aqueduct going into the Therian tower on the Northern end of campus. These structures were built by volunteers from the Celestial culture, and they have a gothic sort of look with arches, high vaulted ceilings, and greyish stone everywhere. They left the towers quite unfinished so the different cultures could complete and furnish them as they saw fit.
Within the circular wall is the campus green. Most of the planet is a barren wasteland and this area was no exception. Considerable work and biomagic from Therian volunteers went into purifying the water coming from the aqueduct and turning the wasteland into lush fields, patches of flowers, woods, or jungle, alongside small ponds and lakes. The area was quite hilly, and between that and the newly added trees and bushes it is rather hard to see very far in any direction when on the ground.
At the center of the circle is the central campus. This area was largely worked on by volunteers from the Magitek culture, and contractors from the Pactmaker culture (funded by donations chiefly from the peace seeking Celestials). A basic map of the campus is handed out to all students noting the towers and a number of buildings in central campus including the massive Main Lecture Hall, Administration Building, Challenge Field, the Danger Room, the Gymnasium, the Arena, the Workshop, the Library, and the Dining Hall. In the center is the Platform where small Magitek trains head out to the seven towers and the South gate.
However it quickly becomes obvious that there are more buildings present in central campus than are listed on the simple map, and there are also structures scattered throughout the campus green that aren't listed on the map.
For external appearances the Therian tower to the North looks to be covered in moss and ivy with a waterfall cascading down through green layers in order to get filtered before the water radiates out through the campus green in streams and eventually into the plumbing for the rest of the buildings. Clockwise from the Therian tower is the Wanderlust tower. It's largely unfinished, however murals and splashes of color are beginning to cover its surface. Continuing the circle clockwise is the Bushido culture's tower, which has recently taken the appearance of a huge pagoda. Next is the Celestial tower, which retains the gothic look but they have added arrays of statues and stained glass windows. Next is the Magitek culture's tower. It is a hodgepode of contraptions on the outside, with massive cranes and elevators to lift materials to the higher levels. Between the Celestial and Magitek towers is the southern gate, which is closest to the port to the south and is where most newcomers and supplies enter the school. Clockwise from the Magitek tower is the Pactmaker culture's tower, which has largely been covered over by privacy screens or one way glass, and has a "spikey" appearance due to a great many private airship docks being present. Next is the Netherkin tower. It is also relatively unfinished but a mist generally obscures it from view with ghostly forms swirling around it. People are starting to question the wisdom of concentrating Netherkin in a small area.
Outside the campus to the South is the port, to the North is a settled area where the Therian volunteers have claimed some territory and are in the process of greening and expanding it. To the East and West sides of the campus a shanty town of sort has cropped up. Originally these were the workers that helped constructed the campus. There weren't really meant to stay. But the school still has some jobs, the port is becoming popular for trade, and all the quarrying down by the Celestials to make the school ran into a number of silver and copper veins, leading to miners swiftly staking claims once the Celestials moved on. The town is considered rather seedy and, while students could reach it by going out through the south gate or out through any door or window in their home tower, they are discouraged from doing so. Because the workers in the town have intermixed and are no longer particularly affiliated with any one culture, they are considered suspect by all.
It is known that there are some cities destroyed by MMGs in the Apacolypse war to the North, but the students aren't encouraged to go there either.
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