This was discovered to have been an April Fools prank put on by Neo Of Lothlore.  The Mage Tower still stands, and is one of the most securely held IGM blessings on Chesapeake; owned as well by Winfield himself.

PAXLAIR MAGE TOWER
1998 - 2007

PAXLAIR CITY, FELUCCA - Sad news from PaxLair City today, as the most well-known building in PaxLair met a historic end.  The PaxLair Mage Tower (often known as the Order Tower, or Paladin Tower) was in danger of collapsing and ultimately fell in the early hours of the morning.  Many attempts were made by Governor Winfield to save the ailing structure which first went into decay about a week ago, but unfortunately the owner could not be contacted in time. 

This is not the first such incident where a historic building in PaxLair has fallen:  in autumn 2006, Luigi's Pizzeria met a fateful end, and not soon after that, the former Saloon Plot was noticed to be in a decay cycle.  The Saloon Plot however was saved for certain decay in the nick of time.

Citizens suspect that possibly the house owner had given up on the building, which in the past year had been redecorated and only recently declared the official government building of the PaxLair Statehood.

More news to come on this topic in the coming days..

The Mage Tower Area as Currently Seen in PaxLair City