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The Unfinished Spire of Caldrith Tor

Location: Western edge of the Mirathen Plateau, near the shifting border between Thal-Veryn and Dashia
Construction Began:
Approx. 1570 years ago, during the reign of Queen Ivelae of Thal-Veryn
Status: Abandoned at three-quarters height; guarded but inaccessible
Original Purpose: Arcane observatory and planar convergence tower


Like a fractured needle the Spire of Caldrith Tor rises from the granite bluff of Mirathen. Once envisioned as the most advanced arcane structure in Oliria , a tower designed to anchor and stabilize the regional leyline turbulence caused by the last Lunar Solstice, it carried a lot of hope and glory for its client – Queen Ivelae’s king consort Theron of House Saelwyn.

The team of architects consisted of Couralian enchanters, geotamers from Dashia, and magitech artificers from The Akati Empire . They believed the tower’s completion would allow them to safely study the Veil and perhaps even communicate between realms without having to breach it.

40 years after it began, construction abruptly halted following a catastrophic rift that left five workers dead and a third of the plateau scarred with arcane burns. Officially, the project was postponed pending further study. Unofficially, survivors rambled about impossible echoes, time skipping backwards, and workers wandering into stone walls that hadn’t been built yet, or memories disappearing.

The top third of the Spire is left uncompleted. Whatever walls that still stand are made of basalt and inlaid with skyiron and moonglass, and are said to hum during solstices, though no one knows why, and are too scared to find out why.

The Spire is heavily warded in its silent vigil upon the plateau. Travelers passing near the site report strange dreams, headaches, impossible temperature variations, and flora not native to this land. The Cerrion Assembly has declared the site off-limits, and unauthorized entry is strictly forbidden while their research is underway.

The original sketch of the finished Caldrith Tor, as presented to Queen Ivelae.


A sketch of the current state of the Spire, made by a traveller breaching the containment wards set up by the Cerrion Assembly.

Type
Tower
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