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patternghost



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posted 04-19-2005 01:46 PM     Profile for patternghost   Author's Homepage   Email patternghost     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
The Dark Tower is a malignant, mysterious place of malevolence and evil. It exists in the heart of the Darker Realms, and is the home of those who claim rule to the place “behind the black river”, and is a temple to their powers. It collects the power of the Darker Realms through the strange non-soil of the land and channels it into a force that causes the tower to shine a bright white. The name Dark Tower is thus a bitter irony.

The Tower appears to be of ancient construction. It rises fifty stories and has a parapet at the top. The Tower extends upwards from a base building known as the Dark Hall.

This base is adorned from the bones and flesh of countless species, and constructed from black stones quarried from the mountains that surround the Hall, giving the entire Hall that not-quite-solid feel. It is roughly in the shape of a horned skull. These stones, too, appear white when charged with the power of the Tower. The Hall has a large underground, consisting of dozens of floors that extend deep into the non-earth. These floors hold chambers and cells, some occupied by the more strange denizens of the Darker Realms.

The area surrounding the Tower is enclosed by a courtyard of the same white stones. There are four gates that allow entrance to the courtyard. Various torture devices and chained skeletons hang on both sides of the walls. The courtyard is nearly 100 meters radius, with various dead bushes and trees spotting the area. Old, crumbled white stones and blocks lay within and without the courtyard, some as large as a bantha.

Guarding the Hall is a solitary demon, dressed in pure white armor that completely conceals its features. The demon carries a large pike and stands guard at the only visible door. If some poor tortured soul should wander to the Dark Hall, the demon will ask it one question. If the answer is given, the demon will allow passage into the Hall. Otherwise, the pike will swiftly embed itself into the hapless spirit, and the demon will toss the poor soul upwards where it will add to the decorum of the Hall. Of course, passage into the Hall is not exactly a reward.

The Tower is also a beacon to the denizens of the Realm, marking the center and very heart of the land. It is the seat of power and where every so-called “Lord” of the Realm has made residence. The Tower is tied directly to the Spirit of the Darkness, now known as Kieran. With the absence of Entaris, this spirit has made a move to control the Realms on its own and contracted with the Master to bind with a clone of his son, Phalomir. Kieran can be viewed as an avatar of the Spirit, while the Tower is its true body.

The Tower was knocked down by Graysith, but was reconstructed by demons at the instruction of the Spirit and direction of the Master. It is not known what would happen to the Realms if the Tower were completely destroyed, but so long as a stone remains then the Spirit retains its connection to the land.

[ 01-16-2017 10:40 PM: Message edited 1 time, lastly by patternghost ]


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