Solomon Academy

Solomon Academy is the premiere mystical school teaching high-school level students. To the mundane world, Solomon Academy for the Gifted is nothing but an exclusive private school accessible by invitation only.

## History

The School’s founding history has been largely relegated to the domains of myths and legends. The Academy claims to have been founded by King Solomon, who bound the many entities of the Neverwhere to his will and accomplished many impossible feats.

Upon the Island, Solomon is claimed to have built a mighty academy of magic, one that rivalled the world’s finest. Although Solomon has always stood on the island, the island has not always stood where it does now. Many names were given to the island; Atlantis, Hyperborea, Avalon, Hy-Brasil. The Island, whatever its name has drifted through the physical and supernal worlds, upon it many civilizations were built and destroyed, many of them with their own Academy.

Many doubt whether the legitimacy of succeeding academies is genuine or merely pompous pretensions. What matter however is the prestige of the academy, attracting many of the world’s most influential practitioners and cabals to support it. The modern history of Solomon Academy began in 1851, during the reign of Queen Victoria, when practitioners returned to the island after the destruction of the previous academy, and built what is known as the  ‘Thirteenth Academy.’

## People

### Students

Solomon Academy houses about four hundred magically awakened students at any time during the school year from September to July, students are roughly evenly divided between cabalists, orphans, and hedge wizards and witches, recruited from all over the western world. Students sign up for a 4 year program, which features both mundane and occult classes.

## Locale

Solomon Academy is located on the Island, better known under names such as Atlantis, on a hill be the ocean. The grounds are surrounded by a warded wrought iron and brick fence which prevents anyone from entering or leaving outside of the gates.

### Buildings

#### ***Central Building***

The Central building houses the administrative offices of the academy, auditorium, chapel, infirmary and cafeteria. Atop the central spire is the old clock tower, while the underground levels house the detention and isolation cells.

#### ***East Wing***

The East wing is dedicated to material laboratories and classrooms, including the forge, alchemical lab, construct lab, and the reagent and instrument commissary.

#### ***West Wing***

The west wing is dedicated to the applied arts classroom, such as Conjuration, Elemental, Lifecraft and Warding workshops.

#### ***North Wing***

The North wing is primarily occupied by the Library, but also features theoretical classrooms, language classrooms, divination and meditation labs, as well as quiet study rooms and a computer lab.

#### ***Combat Building***

The combat building is a reinforced building where students can practice offensive arts, it contains a few classrooms, a weapons locker, two martial arts dojo, and the school's certamen circle.

#### ***Art Center***

The Art Center is dedicated to various fine and performance arts for the student's enrichment, it includes an exhibition hall, art rooms, photography lab, dance studios, and a theater.

#### ***Recreation Center***

The recreation center is there to allow students to rest and entertain themselves outside of class hours. The recreation center features a heated pool, a sauna, spa, student lounge, games room, two gymnasiums, and rooms dedicated to various clubs.

#### ***Staff Quarters***

The staff quarters house most the academy's day-to-day staff, primarily in apartment style living. it features it's own recreation and dining facilities for the tutor's privacy.

#### ***Guest Lodges***

the Guest lodges house visitors to the academy in a hotel-like style.

***Liason Offices***

The Liason offices house a small number of offices where cabals and other outside organization maintain contacts and recruiters for the students and staff.

#### ***Groundskeeping***

Groundskeeping features all equipment for the groundskeeper, as well as house the school's many gargoyles, and some utilities like power generators.

#### ***Stables***

The Stables are where the school's animals and magical beasts are housed. The school has two dozen horses the students may take out, as well as maintaining a small number of chicken, lambs and other sacrificial animals for magical purposes.

***Storehouses***

The Storehouses contain everything the school requires, with reserve in case the school is unable to receive resupply for several weeks.

***Private Labs***

The Private laboratories are small isolated and safe laboratories that students may rent in order to perform personal work and special projects.

### Fields

#### ***Blasting Fields***

The blastic field is a safe firing range where students are able to practice their offensive arts without risk of hitting bystanders. Due to noise problems the blastic fields have limited hours.

#### ***Sports Fields***

The sports fields include a soccer field, four tennis courts, outdoor olympic swimming pool, and a race track.

#### ***Gardens***

The gardens are an awakened genius loci, home to multiple dryads.