Senate
The Senate Building within the grounds of the Crystal Tower, one of the few areas of the gardens that none mages are allowed near. Is a wonder to look at, no one really sure how it was built other than it was there when the Mages announced that the Senate would be brought back after a millenium of Trader Kings and Tower rule.
Purpose / Function
A place of discussion, arguments and law making, between the 90 senate members of House, Guild and Tower.
Architecture
Of the same construct as the Tower, made of pure blue crystal, which allows for light to past though, so all can see what is going on within and without. It's a simple design, that of a large ampithearte room within the center and small meeting rooms round the outside, there is little privatisive within the building, as everyone can see who you meeting with, but not what is said.
Defenses
Within the Mages Protection at the centre of the city, No one of ill will as managed to pass though those layers of protection to the Senate Building or the Tower itself, the Illusions keep them away, along with Heralds and the Mages themselves.
History
This is the Second Senate Building of Bavo'sand, it is believed the first stood in a similar spot before the Trader Wars, where the first was burnt to the ground when the Trader Kings defeated the Senate in that civil war. The new building was rebuilt when the Mages decided to give back certain amount of power to the Guilds and Houses after generations of being under the control of the Mages themselves.
Tourism
It's the only crystal construction of the Mages that the average citizen or offworld can get near, so their are often curious people looking around the building to try and figure out how the place was constructed and just to look at the beauty of the building.
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