References to "10 towers / buildings / mosaics / statues"

[Binzer]

I’m a little confused about different references to 10 towers/buildings/mosaics/statues from various sources. I’m not sure if these are all references to the same structures or different structures.

Starting with the map from Kindled Magic, it shows 10 objects surrounding the perimeter of the campus. Based solely on the drawing of the map, these look like 10 giant statues. No other objects on the map appear to be "towers."

Page 9 of Kindled Magic then describes “… a beautiful campus with massive mosaics of Jatembe’s Ten Magic Warriors overlooking the school’s terraced gardens and the surrounding city of Nantambu …” The term “mosaic” doesn’t really tell me if these are mosaic statues or buildings with mosaic walls, but I’m assuming this reference is to the 10 statue like objects surrounding the campus on the map.

Lost Omens: World Guide, page 89, reads “Looming over the city’s lesser stone buildings, the academy’s ring of 10 terraced towers form Nantambu’s heart, each decorated with a massive mosaic of one of the legendary Ten Magic Warriors.” This suggests to me that these 10 statue-like objects depicted on the map are actually towers with mosaic walls (despite the appearance on the map).

Lost Omens: Character Guide, page 98, briefly mentioned “… colorful, mosaicked terraces of the academy’s towers …” which again suggests the existence of mosaic towers, but doesn’t seem to specify where.

And finally, the Mwangi Expanse, page 240 mentions “… 10 distinct buildings were constructed, one for each of the Ten Magic Warriors.” This also doesn’t specify where the “buildings” (not necessarily towers) are located, so they could arguably be any ten buildings on campus.

Given all of this, are the 10 statue appearing objects that circle the campus on the map supposed to be statues or are they mosaic towers/buildings? Are all the references above to the same 10 structures, or are some of them referring to other structures (for example, is one of the 10 "distinct buildings ... for each of the Ten Magic Warriors" the Heron Archives, presumably named after the Black Heron)?

[Krezbiznet]

My first thought while reading this was of a frustrated student asking for clarification after missing a date because you waited behind the statue, while they waited behind the building.

I too wish to know, and definitely dont know the answer myself. But thought that was funny

[GM OfAnything]

I have to imagine that the statues on the map are meant to represent the ten terraced towers with mosaics.

[Ron Lundeen]

GM OfAnything wrote:

I have to imagine that the statues on the map are meant to represent the ten terraced towers with mosaics.

They are towers with mosaics of the Ten Magic Warriors, but the towers are more ornamental than functional; from the top down, they could indeed be carved to look like people. But they are not statues, as depicted, they're towers.

[Binzer]

Ron Lundeen wrote:

GM OfAnything wrote:

I have to imagine that the statues on the map are meant to represent the ten terraced towers with mosaics.

They are towers with mosaics of the Ten Magic Warriors, but the towers are more ornamental than functional; from the top down, they could indeed be carved to look like people. But they are not statues, as depicted, they're towers.

Thanks Ron.