Rito de Torres

On the west coast of Dalia stands a cemetery called La Costa de Emperadores - or the Coast of Emperors - where the bodies and worldly possessions of past Dalian kings are kept atop towers which, being erected by the region's finest masons, are able to soundly stand hundreds of feet tall with no risk of collapse. The bodies of the towers are made of smooth white marble with intricate and colorful markings telling stories of the emperors lives and the state of the nation and the world at the time of the towers construction. This serves both as a way to memorialize honorable leaders and as a way to safeguard the nation's history and educate younger generations. The height of the towers as well as the design of the actual tombs on their peaks varies depending on the era in which the tower was constructed. Earlier designs have shorter towers and mostly stone tombs due to limited resources and the more primitive building techniques of the time. As time went on and the country gained more power and wealth, the towers grew in size and became more elaborate with more recent towers reaching over twice the height of the original structures. The newer towers are also topped with more valuable resources, some with tombs made almost entirely of gold and jewels. The Dalian military has an entire branch named Los Guardianes del Emperador - or the keepers of the emperor - which exists solely to guard the tombs of past emperors. There are at all times three members of the Keepers stationed at each of the towers in order to prevent vandalism and robbery.