The town not overly populated and for good reason. Boats are the primary means of transportation as streets and cars are too limiting. Canals crisscross the town and every family has at least one boat. The town is over a intersecting ley line and as such generating special abilities is simple. Here the gifted learn to conceal their abilities while exploring their limits. All powers manifest in some elemental form to also include mental abilities. (telepathy/ telekinesis) 

Anthor on the other side are very physical and are gifted with various abilities that one would find in nature. They can display up to five abilities but some rumored to display even more! To anthro the ley line energy affects them physically. While they are in the town the energy surplus from the ley lines keep anthro's in their animal form. Once they cross the town line they can shift back. TBC

And while all of this is very different they come to this town to learn how they can grow even further. This is the only town with a school that offers not only to challenge their abilities, limits, all while learning control. The school offers the chance to develop along side people both alike and opposite. It teaches tolerance as a part of the curriculum and how to defend ones self from attackers. TBC...
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