The Tower of the Dead When much of the land was decimated in the Valterrian, Black Rock was almost immune to its effects on the buildings and populace. There had never been a large living population there anyway, but the number of ghosts increased quite a bit. The Watchtower, like the other buildings, remained intact. And, curiously enough, even though Black Rock fragmented off of the mainland in the cataclysm, the Watchtower went with it. Because of its location, the Watchtower on Black Rock is often called the Tower of the Dead. The Tower is located on the northern area of the island, beyond the commercial district, perpendicular to Dira's Spire, which is in the center of the Black Rock. The Tower of the Dead is outside of the reach of the discs that change and move the geography of the island on the hour, it is stationary and safe. Two of Dira's Omens, silent as the grave, are always on guard at the Tower's base. In the past, things have come out of it to destroy the relative peace on the island until they were contained and taken care of. The stone is currently yellow, for summer. |