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[[David Haller]] - School Counsellor | [[David Haller]] - School Counsellor | ||
| − | [[Marie D'Ancato]] - Residential Advisor | + | [[Marie D'Ancato]] - Residential Advisor, Physical Education |
[[Danielle Moonstar]] - Residential Advisor, School Secretary | [[Danielle Moonstar]] - Residential Advisor, School Secretary | ||
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''Note: Any subjects not specifically covered by a PC are assumed to be taught by one of the NPC teachers hired by Charles for that purpose.'' | ''Note: Any subjects not specifically covered by a PC are assumed to be taught by one of the NPC teachers hired by Charles for that purpose.'' | ||
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==Students== | ==Students== | ||
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[[Angelica Jones]] | [[Angelica Jones]] | ||
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[[Mondo]] | [[Mondo]] | ||
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===Sophomores=== | ===Sophomores=== | ||
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[[Laurie Collins]] | [[Laurie Collins]] | ||
[[Talia Lewis]] | [[Talia Lewis]] | ||
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===Juniors=== | ===Juniors=== | ||
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[[Kyle Gibney]] | [[Kyle Gibney]] | ||
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[[Eliane Courchesne]] | [[Eliane Courchesne]] | ||
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===Seniors=== | ===Seniors=== | ||
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[[Marius Laverne]] | [[Marius Laverne]] | ||
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[[Amara Aquilla]] | [[Amara Aquilla]] | ||
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| + | ===Resident Graduates and College Students=== | ||
[[Theresa Cassidy]] | [[Theresa Cassidy]] | ||
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[[Medusa Amaquelin]] | [[Medusa Amaquelin]] | ||
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Xavier's has a large floating population of regular students who don't have journals but are sometimes referred to in logs etc. This includes the [[Stepford Cuckoos]], brought to the school as the result of an [[X-Men Mission: Scary Little Blonde Girls| X-Men mission]], [[Talia Lewis]] who was [[Lost and Found| rescued]] from [[Mistra]] and [[Eliane Courchesne]], [[X-Men Mission: Things That Go Boom| brought to the school from France]], as well as [[Artie Maddicks]], [[Manh Family| Leong]] and [[Manh Family| Nga]], younger siblings of [[Xi'an Coy Manh]] and [[Yashida Clan| Leyu Yoshida]], younger sister of [[Shiro Yoshida]]. | Xavier's has a large floating population of regular students who don't have journals but are sometimes referred to in logs etc. This includes the [[Stepford Cuckoos]], brought to the school as the result of an [[X-Men Mission: Scary Little Blonde Girls| X-Men mission]], [[Talia Lewis]] who was [[Lost and Found| rescued]] from [[Mistra]] and [[Eliane Courchesne]], [[X-Men Mission: Things That Go Boom| brought to the school from France]], as well as [[Artie Maddicks]], [[Manh Family| Leong]] and [[Manh Family| Nga]], younger siblings of [[Xi'an Coy Manh]] and [[Yashida Clan| Leyu Yoshida]], younger sister of [[Shiro Yoshida]]. | ||
| + | See the [http://x-journal.net/roster.htm| X-Project website] for a list of unplayed student (and teacher) characters. | ||
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| + | ==Layout== | ||
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| + | ===Classrooms=== | ||
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| + | Classrooms and individual teachers' offices are located on the first floor of the mansion. Most of the classrooms are modified parlors and sitting rooms from the mansion's earlier days, and maintain the original design, with few classes having a standard "desk-and-blackboard" setup. | ||
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===Living Quarters - Staff=== | ===Living Quarters - Staff=== | ||
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The staff quarters are situated on the third floor of the mansion. They have suites comprising of two bedrooms, a kitchenette, bathroom and a living area. Some of the staff share a suite, others prefer their space. | The staff quarters are situated on the third floor of the mansion. They have suites comprising of two bedrooms, a kitchenette, bathroom and a living area. Some of the staff share a suite, others prefer their space. | ||
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===Living Quarters - Graduates/Senior Students=== | ===Living Quarters - Graduates/Senior Students=== | ||
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Students over the age of eighteen are able to move into a two-bedroom suite, modelled along the lines of the staff quarters. The suite comprises of two bedrooms, kitchenette, bathroom and living area. | Students over the age of eighteen are able to move into a two-bedroom suite, modelled along the lines of the staff quarters. The suite comprises of two bedrooms, kitchenette, bathroom and living area. | ||
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[[Rahne Sinclair]]; | [[Rahne Sinclair]]; | ||
| − | [[Medusa Amaquelin]] | + | [[Medusa Amaquelin]] |
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===Living Quarters - Students=== | ===Living Quarters - Students=== | ||
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Students under the age of eighteen live on the second floor, in the student suites. These are three double bedrooms (two per room) clustered around a common area, kitchenette and bathroom. | Students under the age of eighteen live on the second floor, in the student suites. These are three double bedrooms (two per room) clustered around a common area, kitchenette and bathroom. | ||
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'''Current Living Arrangments:''' | '''Current Living Arrangments:''' | ||
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'''Suite 1:''' [[Angelica Jones]] and [[Sooraya Qadir]]; [[Jennifer Stavros]] and [[Crystal Amaquelin]]; [[Laurie Collins]] and [[Yvette Petrovic]] | '''Suite 1:''' [[Angelica Jones]] and [[Sooraya Qadir]]; [[Jennifer Stavros]] and [[Crystal Amaquelin]]; [[Laurie Collins]] and [[Yvette Petrovic]] | ||
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'''Suite 2:''' [[Karolina Dean]] and [[Amara Aquilla]]; [[Yashida Clan| Leyu Yoshida]] and [[Manh Family| Nga Manh]]; [[Illyana Rasputin]] | '''Suite 2:''' [[Karolina Dean]] and [[Amara Aquilla]]; [[Yashida Clan| Leyu Yoshida]] and [[Manh Family| Nga Manh]]; [[Illyana Rasputin]] | ||
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'''Suite 3:''' [[Kyle Gibney]] and [[Julio Richter]]; [[Mondo]]; [[Marius Laverne]] | '''Suite 3:''' [[Kyle Gibney]] and [[Julio Richter]]; [[Mondo]]; [[Marius Laverne]] | ||
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'''Suite 4''' [[Artie Maddicks]], [[Manh Family| Leong Manh]] | '''Suite 4''' [[Artie Maddicks]], [[Manh Family| Leong Manh]] | ||
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| − | + | The second floor has a large rec room with a large-screen tv, video game consoles, and an extensive DVD library. There are numerous couches, beanbags, and overstuffed chairs for the students' use. There is also a smaller TV room on the second floor, rarely used except when students need to watch videos for classes. | |
| + | On the third floor, there is a separate parlor for the adults, which includes a television and sofas. | ||
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| − | + | In the East wing, the mansion has a medium-sized ballroom, used for entertaining guests before the mansion became a school, and since has been used for hosting parties, large numbers of guests, and the yearly graduation ceremonies. | |
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| − | + | ===Garage=== | |
| − | + | The garage at the school is used both for the storage of individual- and school-owned vehicles, as well as containing a full auto maintenance bay, used by the Auto Shop class. There is also a fully-stocked machine shop accessible from the garage. | |
| − | + | Vehicles kept in the garage include: | |
| − | + | * A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Silver_Cloud 1955 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud], personally owned by Professor Xavier. This is the car he uses to travel to various engagements, usually through the use of a private chauffeur. | |
| + | * A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_Solstice 2007 Pontiac Solstice GXP], personally owned by Scott Summers | ||
| + | * A heavily-customized [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RX-8 Mazda RX-8], previously owned by Scott Summers, currently by Forge. | ||
| + | * At least one multiple-passenger van, often used for weekend trips into New York City. | ||
| + | * A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_F-Series 1960 Ford pickup], one of the only vehicles around driven by someone of Cain Marko's size. | ||
| + | * A high-speed motorcycle, owned by Scott Summers | ||
| + | * Various other vehicles that may be signed out by staff, or students who are licensed drivers and have vehicle privileges. | ||
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| − | + | ===Infirmary/Medlab=== | |
| − | + | The infirmary complex is located in the basement of the mansion. It contains a full surgical operating theater, as well as a separate series of rooms (colloquially known as "Medlab") for specialized treatment dealing with severe medical cases or those related to mutations. There are a number of private recovery rooms, as well as offices for the medical personnel on staff. There is a general examination room/waiting room that is accessible by all mansion residents, with the remainder of the medical complex generally restricted to staff or those students assisting the doctors. | |
| − | + | Specialized facilities include: | |
| − | + | *The Box: A small room intended for the short-term recovery of psionically-sensitive mutants. "The Box", as it has been termed, was designed by Charles Xavier and [[Magneto| Erik Lehnsherr]] in such a manner that psionic powers do not extend beyond its boundaries, thus effectively sequestering a psi from the rest of the world for purposes of containment or recuperation. | |
| − | + | *A reinforced room designed to withstand superhuman strength and destructive powers. This room has been shown to be able to contain a mutant of Rogue's physical strength, as well as withstanding the [[Shattered | explosion of the Gem of Cyttorak]]. | |
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| − | + | ===Lab Complex=== | |
| − | + | Also located in the basement are a number of labs designed for scientific research and experimentation. There are labs set up for mechanical, chemical, and electrical engineering, as well as specialized areas set up to test mutant powers under controlled conditions. | |
| − | + | ===Restricted Areas=== | |
| − | + | The basement also contains various areas pertaining to the [[X-Men]] which are strictly off-limits to non-team. | |
| − | + | ====Cerebro==== | |
| + | Located in the first sub-basement, the Cerebro chamber extends deep into the ground. For specific details, see [[Cerebro]]. | ||
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| − | + | ====The Danger Room==== | |
| − | + | Also located in the first sub-basement, the [[Danger Room]] is a large gymnasium-style structure capable of reconfiguring its form and projecting realistic holograms for training purposes. There are various briefing, observation, and locker rooms attached to the Danger Room. ''See the Danger Room page for further details''. | |
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| − | + | ====Situation Room==== | |
| − | + | The X-Men's Situation Room is located on the first sub-basement level, containing a large 3-D "sand table" to assist them in planning missions. The room also contains videoconferencing equipment and a communications suite. | |
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| − | + | ====Hangar==== | |
| − | + | Beneath the mansion, specifically under the retractable outdoor basketball court, lies a combination hangar/maintenance bay for the [[Blackbird]], the X=Men's VTOL-capable jet transport. Access to the Hangar is through the first sub-basement level. | |
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| − | + | ===The Grounds=== | |
| − | + | * ''The South Lawn'': The "front yard" of the mansion, with large grassy lawns divided by a semicircular driveway and fountain, bordered by the front gates to the mansion. | |
| − | + | * ''The North Lawn'': The "backyard". There are large patios on each wing, accessible from Professor Xavier's Study or the Sunroom, as well as the back exits to the mansion. A brick walkway extends to a large fountain, with benches surrounding it where students may converse, study, draw, or pass the time. Further back on the North Lawn there are stables to the northwest, and a woodshed/toolshed off to the northeast. A small grove of trees to the north conceals a cobblestone path leading off to the lake, to the north. | |
| − | + | * ''The Lake Area'': North of the mansion is a large kidney-shaped lake, fed by a stream from the northwest, and draining via numerous streams and tributaries to the west. Along the southeast corner of the lake is the boathouse, currently used as the Dayspring family residence and the offices of [[Elpis]]. A dock extends onto the lake from the boathouse, and a small shed contains two rowboats and a half-dozen canoes. | |
| − | + | * ''The Quarry'': Along the western boundary of the property, an access road leads up to an abandoned quarry, approximately three hundred meters across, and easily as deep, filled with rubble and crumbling granite and sandstone. Beyond this area to the north is extensive woodland. | |
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| − | + | '''Ages 6 though 13* - 6 classes per semester, standard requirements by age and grade level''' | |
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| − | + | ''* Advanced classes can be allowed on a case by case basis.'' | |
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| − | + | '''Ages 13 through 17/18 - 5 to 7 classes per semester depending on ability and grade and age level.''' | |
| − | + | Basic high-school level classes such as: | |
| − | + | * '''Science''' | |
| + | ** Biology/Life Science | ||
| + | ** Chemistry | ||
| + | ** Physics | ||
| + | ** Genetics and Mutation | ||
| + | ** Geology/Earth Science | ||
| + | ** Engineering/Shop | ||
| − | + | * '''Mathematics''' | |
| + | ** Basic Math/Pre-Algebra | ||
| + | ** Algebra | ||
| + | ** Geometry | ||
| + | ** Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus | ||
| + | ** Calculus | ||
| + | ** Business Math | ||
| − | + | * '''Social Sciences''' | |
| + | ** US History | ||
| + | ** World History | ||
| + | ** Government/Civics | ||
| + | ** Economics | ||
| + | ** Sociology | ||
| − | + | * '''Humanities''' | |
| + | ** English (grammar/spelling) | ||
| + | ** Creative Writing | ||
| + | ** Literature | ||
| + | ** Speech | ||
| + | ** Journalism/Yearbook | ||
| + | ** Philosophy | ||
| − | + | * '''Arts and Music''' | |
| + | ** Visual Art | ||
| + | ** individual music classes | ||
| + | ** Advanced Art | ||
| + | ** Dance | ||
| − | Languages | + | * '''Languages''' |
| + | ** including Russian, Arabic, and Hindi | ||
| − | '' | + | ''Many advanced classes are held as independent study or are project-based on a case-by-case basis.'' |
===Powers Training=== | ===Powers Training=== | ||
Revision as of 08:48, 30 October 2006
Located at 1407 Greymalkin Lane in Westchester County, New York, Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters serves as both a residence and educational institution for young mutants and the operating headquarters for the X-Men.
Contents
- 1 Staff
- 2 Students
- 3 Layout
- 4 Classes
Staff
Scott Summers (headmaster), Ororo Munroe (headmistress)
Kurt Wagner - Dance, German, Gymnastics
Sam Guthrie - Flight
Cain Marko - American History
Nathan Dayspring - International Relations, Languages
Lorna Dane - Philosophy, Cooking, Geology, Self-Defense
Bobby Drake - Mathematics
Angelo Espinosa - Self-Defense
David Haller - School Counsellor
Marie D'Ancato - Residential Advisor, Physical Education
Danielle Moonstar - Residential Advisor, School Secretary
J.H. Forge - Security
Xi'an Coy Manh - School Librarian (currently available for applications)
Dr. Amelia Voght - School Doctor (NPC)
Dr. Leonard Samson - School Psychiatrist (NPC)
Note: Any subjects not specifically covered by a PC are assumed to be taught by one of the NPC teachers hired by Charles for that purpose.
Students
Freshmen
Sophomores
Juniors
Seniors
Resident Graduates and College Students
NPCs
Xavier's has a large floating population of regular students who don't have journals but are sometimes referred to in logs etc. This includes the Stepford Cuckoos, brought to the school as the result of an X-Men mission, Talia Lewis who was rescued from Mistra and Eliane Courchesne, brought to the school from France, as well as Artie Maddicks, Leong and Nga, younger siblings of Xi'an Coy Manh and Leyu Yoshida, younger sister of Shiro Yoshida.
See the X-Project website for a list of unplayed student (and teacher) characters.
Layout
Classrooms
Classrooms and individual teachers' offices are located on the first floor of the mansion. Most of the classrooms are modified parlors and sitting rooms from the mansion's earlier days, and maintain the original design, with few classes having a standard "desk-and-blackboard" setup.
Gym Complex
The school has a small gymnasium area in the west wing that can be used for basketball, volleyball, squash, or other indoor activities. One end of the gymnasium opens to the indoor/outdoor pool and various locker rooms. The other end contains a fully-stocked weight room as well as storage for athletic equipment.
Living Quarters - Staff
The staff quarters are situated on the third floor of the mansion. They have suites comprising of two bedrooms, a kitchenette, bathroom and a living area. Some of the staff share a suite, others prefer their space.
Living Quarters - Graduates/Senior Students
Students over the age of eighteen are able to move into a two-bedroom suite, modelled along the lines of the staff quarters. The suite comprises of two bedrooms, kitchenette, bathroom and living area.
Current Living Arrangements
Theresa Cassidy and Bobby Drake;
Paige Guthrie and Jonothan Starsmore;
Angelo Espinosa and Forge;
Marie D'Ancato and Danielle Moonstar;
Shiro Yoshida and Tommy Jones;
Living Quarters - Students
Students under the age of eighteen live on the second floor, in the student suites. These are three double bedrooms (two per room) clustered around a common area, kitchenette and bathroom.
Current Living Arrangments:
Suite 1: Angelica Jones and Sooraya Qadir; Jennifer Stavros and Crystal Amaquelin; Laurie Collins and Yvette Petrovic
Suite 2: Karolina Dean and Amara Aquilla; Leyu Yoshida and Nga Manh; Illyana Rasputin
Suite 3: Kyle Gibney and Julio Richter; Mondo; Marius Laverne
Suite 4 Artie Maddicks, Leong Manh
Rec rooms
The second floor has a large rec room with a large-screen tv, video game consoles, and an extensive DVD library. There are numerous couches, beanbags, and overstuffed chairs for the students' use. There is also a smaller TV room on the second floor, rarely used except when students need to watch videos for classes.
On the third floor, there is a separate parlor for the adults, which includes a television and sofas.
The Ballroom
In the East wing, the mansion has a medium-sized ballroom, used for entertaining guests before the mansion became a school, and since has been used for hosting parties, large numbers of guests, and the yearly graduation ceremonies.
Kitchen
The mansion has an incredibly well-stocked kitchen, with two walk-in pantries and enough cooking space to prepare regular meals for the staff and student body. There is a standard well-stocked refrigerator for staff and students to use to prepare individual meals, while the larger refrigeration units that hold the food for the larger meals are located in the pantries.
Garage
The garage at the school is used both for the storage of individual- and school-owned vehicles, as well as containing a full auto maintenance bay, used by the Auto Shop class. There is also a fully-stocked machine shop accessible from the garage.
Vehicles kept in the garage include:
- A 1955 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud, personally owned by Professor Xavier. This is the car he uses to travel to various engagements, usually through the use of a private chauffeur.
- A 2007 Pontiac Solstice GXP, personally owned by Scott Summers
- A heavily-customized Mazda RX-8, previously owned by Scott Summers, currently by Forge.
- At least one multiple-passenger van, often used for weekend trips into New York City.
- A 1960 Ford pickup, one of the only vehicles around driven by someone of Cain Marko's size.
- A high-speed motorcycle, owned by Scott Summers
- Various other vehicles that may be signed out by staff, or students who are licensed drivers and have vehicle privileges.
Infirmary/Medlab
The infirmary complex is located in the basement of the mansion. It contains a full surgical operating theater, as well as a separate series of rooms (colloquially known as "Medlab") for specialized treatment dealing with severe medical cases or those related to mutations. There are a number of private recovery rooms, as well as offices for the medical personnel on staff. There is a general examination room/waiting room that is accessible by all mansion residents, with the remainder of the medical complex generally restricted to staff or those students assisting the doctors.
Specialized facilities include:
- The Box: A small room intended for the short-term recovery of psionically-sensitive mutants. "The Box", as it has been termed, was designed by Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr in such a manner that psionic powers do not extend beyond its boundaries, thus effectively sequestering a psi from the rest of the world for purposes of containment or recuperation.
- A reinforced room designed to withstand superhuman strength and destructive powers. This room has been shown to be able to contain a mutant of Rogue's physical strength, as well as withstanding the explosion of the Gem of Cyttorak.
Lab Complex
Also located in the basement are a number of labs designed for scientific research and experimentation. There are labs set up for mechanical, chemical, and electrical engineering, as well as specialized areas set up to test mutant powers under controlled conditions.
Restricted Areas
The basement also contains various areas pertaining to the X-Men which are strictly off-limits to non-team.
Cerebro
Located in the first sub-basement, the Cerebro chamber extends deep into the ground. For specific details, see Cerebro.
The Danger Room
Also located in the first sub-basement, the Danger Room is a large gymnasium-style structure capable of reconfiguring its form and projecting realistic holograms for training purposes. There are various briefing, observation, and locker rooms attached to the Danger Room. See the Danger Room page for further details.
Situation Room
The X-Men's Situation Room is located on the first sub-basement level, containing a large 3-D "sand table" to assist them in planning missions. The room also contains videoconferencing equipment and a communications suite.
Hangar
Beneath the mansion, specifically under the retractable outdoor basketball court, lies a combination hangar/maintenance bay for the Blackbird, the X=Men's VTOL-capable jet transport. Access to the Hangar is through the first sub-basement level.
The Grounds
- The South Lawn: The "front yard" of the mansion, with large grassy lawns divided by a semicircular driveway and fountain, bordered by the front gates to the mansion.
- The North Lawn: The "backyard". There are large patios on each wing, accessible from Professor Xavier's Study or the Sunroom, as well as the back exits to the mansion. A brick walkway extends to a large fountain, with benches surrounding it where students may converse, study, draw, or pass the time. Further back on the North Lawn there are stables to the northwest, and a woodshed/toolshed off to the northeast. A small grove of trees to the north conceals a cobblestone path leading off to the lake, to the north.
- The Lake Area: North of the mansion is a large kidney-shaped lake, fed by a stream from the northwest, and draining via numerous streams and tributaries to the west. Along the southeast corner of the lake is the boathouse, currently used as the Dayspring family residence and the offices of Elpis. A dock extends onto the lake from the boathouse, and a small shed contains two rowboats and a half-dozen canoes.
- The Quarry: Along the western boundary of the property, an access road leads up to an abandoned quarry, approximately three hundred meters across, and easily as deep, filled with rubble and crumbling granite and sandstone. Beyond this area to the north is extensive woodland.
- The area around the mansion is bordered to the east, west, and north (beyond the quarry) by mixed evergreen and deciduous forests. Small creeks and drainage tributaries form small gorges and ditches in the western woods, while the eastern woods are peppered with small glades and meadows. A packed-dirt jogging path traverses the outer borders of the property, winding through the woods before circling the lake.
Classes
Syllabus
This is the range of classes offered at Xavier's. Any classes not covered by staff PCs can be assumed to be either taken by an NPC, by correspondence, or on an individual project basis.
Ages 6 though 13* - 6 classes per semester, standard requirements by age and grade level
Basic state-required classes, with additional instruction determined by individual child needs.
* Advanced classes can be allowed on a case by case basis.
Ages 13 through 17/18 - 5 to 7 classes per semester depending on ability and grade and age level.
Basic high-school level classes such as:
- Science
- Biology/Life Science
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Genetics and Mutation
- Geology/Earth Science
- Engineering/Shop
- Mathematics
- Basic Math/Pre-Algebra
- Algebra
- Geometry
- Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus
- Calculus
- Business Math
- Social Sciences
- US History
- World History
- Government/Civics
- Economics
- Sociology
- Humanities
- English (grammar/spelling)
- Creative Writing
- Literature
- Speech
- Journalism/Yearbook
- Philosophy
- Arts and Music
- Visual Art
- individual music classes
- Advanced Art
- Dance
- Languages
- including Russian, Arabic, and Hindi
Many advanced classes are held as independent study or are project-based on a case-by-case basis.
Powers Training
All students are enrolled in required and regular powers training on a weekly basis, with rotating teachers. While not every member of the staff can tutor every student directly in their power, a number of them have experience with mutations other than their own: Scott, for example, wouldn't be able to teach Kyle anything about optic blasts (as Kyle doesn't have them) but having worked so extensively with Hank for so long, he would have some useful tips for someone with a physical mutation.
In terms of making reference to these classes in logs or in posts/emails, we'd just ask you to clear references with teachers and their activities to the players of those characters first; we think that offers the right combination of spontaneity and flexibility, while making sure that no one is said to be teaching if they're in Mongolia or some such thing. (None of this should or is meant to prevent individual tutoring, should you believe your student character needs/would like some.)
Meta: As has been stated, there's certainly no requirement that any of this be logged, but it needs to be understood by everyone that it IS going on.
