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Schematic of the whole Sickle Spire Complex.

A sketched overview of the structures of the Spire complex.

Sketch of the Spire without the surrounding Octagon walls.

Sketch of the corner structures of the Octagon inner walls of the Sickle headquarters.

Sketch of the structure of the surrounding Octagon walls around the Spire.

The Spire (also known as the Octagon) is the famous/infamous Sickle tower of magi in the city of Capitoleum. It is the tallest structure in the Midrealms. The name "the Spire" also refers to the entire Sickle Spire Complex. The original designs of the Spire tower were made by Harald the Builder as a sign of appreciation for the help provided by the Sickle during the Warlock Wars, Conquests and the Great Build.

A similar tower is constructed in Newtown, called the Small Octagon.

Spire Complex

The Spire is located in the west part of Capitoleum called Westfield and consists of the actual tower (the Spire) as well as protecting concentric walls outside; the Octagon Walls that are built in an octagonal star shape with eight impressive forts located one in each corner of the star and the Sickle Ring Wall which is a perfect circle supported by eight tower gates and an additional 24 guard stations.

The tower is built on top of a section of the cavern system under Capitoleum that is also used for it's famous sewage system. It is the tallest building in Capitoleum as well as the known world. At its core are a number of arc supports that also creates the Hall of the Magi in the centre of the tower.

Though unknown to the populace, the tower is fitted with numerous Thundercatchers as it is struck by lightning numerous times per year.

Spire tower structure

All essential activities take place in the Spire tower itself, like magical research, libraries or training. Most staff here live outside the Octagon Walls in the Servant Octate but a small core staff that are on duty during the night generally have rooms either in the tower or in the courtyard. Each floor also has a Floor Manager responsible for that particular floor.

Inside the walls and outside the Spire (the Spire Courtyard) there are planted trees and lawns close to the tower as well as numerous buildings attached to the walls where more important crafting takes place, storage areas, stables, important staff housing and Sickle Regulars Barracks.

Spire Roof

Observatory
High Dovecot
Grand Administrator's Office
- Grand Administrator's Apartment
Circles' Hall - Council chamber for Upper and Full circles
Treasury

The Wooden Floor

Stuff

Spire Tower

Top Floor
- Water Cistern
Unspecified Floor
- Message Centrum
- Libraries (3)
- Magus Apartments
- Unqualified Magus Rooms
- Sickle Phrontistery
  - Phrontistery Library
  - Phrontistery Hall (Sickle School Assembly)
  - Hypernatural College Wing
    - Boys Dormitory
    - Girls Dormitory
  - Hypernatural School Wing
    - Boys Dormitory
    - Girls Dormitory
  - Ring Training Wing
    - Boys Dormitory
    - Girls Dormitory
  - Isolation Chambers
- Guest Apartments
- Guest Rooms
- Studies (research rooms)
- Seminariums (conference rooms)

Spire Bastion

Second floor / Third floor
- Seminariums (conference rooms)

Spire Foot

First Floor
- Mundane-facing Offices
- Mundane Offices
- First Floor Manager's Office
Ground Floor
- Hall of the Magi (floor 0-8)
- Seminariums (conference rooms)
- Tea Rooms
- Art galleries
- Public Access Library
- Chapel
- Prayer room
- Health Care Reception
- Accidents & Emergencies
- Entrance Floor Manager's Office
- 16 Lavatories

Underground

Undercroft

Baths - "Heat exchanger"
- Steam Rooms
Below Stairs
Kitchen
The Furnace
Scullery
Cheese storage
Other storage (cold etc)

Games Arena

Silo

Dungeons

Jail cells
- Regular
- Safe
Crypt
Archives
Vault

Spire Courtyard

High end crafting stuff
Magi's Stables
Inner Barracks
Inner Smithy
Public Access Library

Octagon

The Octagon is an octagonal star wall structure strengthened with forts in each corner of the star and is often mistaken for the name of the entire coplex. It can be easy to see the similarities with this architecture and forts from the late medieval period, but the design was not primarily made for this purpose. As with much of the Spire architecture, it was more a matter of grand design ideals than a particular advantage. Each of the eight forts is still impressive and are larger than many keeps found in the Midrealm kingdoms.

Outside the Octagon Walls and inside the Ring Wall are eight equally large sections called the "Octates". Each has a particular purpose such as housing all of the military or as a recreational park.

Octagon Walls

Octagon Forts (8)

Mage Towers (16)

Octates (8) - One stable, at least, in each Octate

Craftsman Octate
- Smithy
- Carpenter
- Cooper
Work Octate - Commoners work area
South Reception
- Import/Export preparation
- Greenhouses
Servant Octate - Majority of servants - "Below stairs"
- Chapel
- Domiciles
Octagon Glen - Known for odd birds nesting here and strangely coloured fishes in the ponds
- Southern Octagon Glen
- Northern Octagon Glen
  - Herb garden
North Reception
- Import/Export preparation
- Greenhouses
Arms Octate - Headquarter of the Sickle Regulars
- Place of Arms - Covered area for troops to assemble
- Barracks
- Special Operations

Sickle Ring Wall

Roads

Sickle Ringroad
Newtown Street
Sickle Pier Street
Sickle Arms Street

Gate Towers

North Gate Tower
Newtown Gate Tower
East Gate Tower
Pier Gate Tower
Harbour Gate Tower
Glen Gate Tower
West Gate Tower
Arms Gate Tower

Guard Stations (24)

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 [[File:Spire_inner_walls_sketch.png|thumb|200px|Sketch of the corner structures of the Octagon inner walls of the Sickle headquarters.]]
 [[File:Spire_inner_structures_sketch.png|thumb|200px|Sketch of the structure of the surrounding Octagon walls around the Spire.]]
-The '''Spire''' is the famous/infamous [[Sickle]] tower of magi in the city of [[Capitoleum]]. It is the tallest structure in the [[Midrealm]]s. The name "the Spire" also refers to the entire '''Sickle Spire Complex'''. The original designs of the Spire tower were made by Harald the Builder as a sign of appreciation for the help provided by the Sickle during the Warlock Wars, Conquests and the Great Build.
+The '''Spire''' (also known as the '''Octagon''') is the famous/infamous [[Sickle]] tower of magi in the city of [[Capitoleum]]. It is the tallest structure in the [[Midrealm]]s. The name "the Spire" also refers to the entire '''Sickle Spire Complex'''. The original designs of the Spire tower were made by Harald the Builder as a sign of appreciation for the help provided by the Sickle during the Warlock Wars, Conquests and the Great Build.
+A similar tower is constructed in Newtown, called the [[Small Octagon]].
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 == Octagon ==
-The '''Octagon''' is an octagonal star wall structure strengthened with forts in each corner of the star. It can be easy to see the similarities with this architecture and forts from the late medieval period, but the design was not primarily made for this purpose. As with much of the Spire architecture, it was more a matter of grand design ideals than a particular advantage. Each of the eight forts is still impressive and are larger than many keeps found in the [[Midrealm]] kingdoms.
+The '''Octagon''' is an octagonal star wall structure strengthened with forts in each corner of the star and is often mistaken for the name of the entire coplex. It can be easy to see the similarities with this architecture and forts from the late medieval period, but the design was not primarily made for this purpose. As with much of the Spire architecture, it was more a matter of grand design ideals than a particular advantage. Each of the eight forts is still impressive and are larger than many keeps found in the [[Midrealm]] kingdoms.
 Outside the Octagon Walls and inside the Ring Wall are eight equally large sections called the "Octates". Each has a particular purpose such as housing all of the military or as a recreational park.
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 ''' Guard Stations ''' (24)
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+=== Spire ===
+The '''Spire''' is the main building within the Sickle [[Octagon]] and is the tallest building in [[Capitoleum]]. The massive structure houses numerous departments and "wings", libraries as well as vast supplies and kitchen/maintenance. Considering the relatively small mystic-to-worker ratio, it is mostly unused by actual magi though most areas are used by some magus at some point in a year's time.
+The tower is built on top of an older structure from the early days of Capitoleum, which was intentionally built sturdy for the then distant plans of building a massive structure on top. A second "layer" of the tower was built after, followed by the white octagonal tower itself (the namesake of the "Spire") dotted with numerous small windows and with a tall metal tower on top.
+Though unknown to the populace, the tower is fitted with numerous [[Magic_item#Thundercatcher|Thundercatcher]]s as it is struck by lightning numerous times per year.
+=== Spire Chapels ===
+Church is manned by a handful of priests who have double pay for "hostile environment" and replaced frequently, but rotating (used to be lots different but an administrative hassle).
+Attitude of trying to provide safe haven for kids - better than most with other words - "lure them back to the light".
+=== Octagon ===
+The '''Octagon''' is the general name of the [[Sickle]] headquarters. It gets its name from the inner walls which form the shape of an octagonal star. The actual [[Spire]] is also in the shape of an octagon.
+The Octagon is built up of eight square forts that are part of the octagonal wall. Each fort serves mainly mundane purposes such as storage, stables or secondary libraries but are built to be defendable. Inside the walls there are additional buildings for core staff and elite soldiers as well as the Fine Stables, etc.
+For most people, the whole outer round Ring Wall is also called "the Octagon", though a magus would only call it that when talking about the Sickle headquarters in general terms. The Ring Wall is as large as many town walls and built in a perfect circle around the Octagon walls. The Ring Wall has a a large gate parallel to each corner of the Octagon walls accompanied with a small Sickle Militia fort.
+Between the Ring Wall and the Octagon walls are the general areas of the Octagon, including the two parks, training grounds for the Sickle Militia and living quarters for numerous mundane staff as well as soldiers.
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