The Tower of the Ancients


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The Tower of the Ancients, formerly known simply as The Tower, is a massive mechanical tower. It first appeared as a Rift Zone dungeon in Chaos Theory, and later as a major location in Prelude To Chaos.

= Story = Background

The Tower is the central building of the capital of Temptera, Civitis. It is where the ruler of the kingdom, The Ethereal resides and from where he governs Temptera. It also held a research lab where The Ethereal and many researchers were attempted to find a way to seal away Oshjin using his orb.

Prelude To Chaos

Zalroven IV and Cyril launch an attack on the Tower, cutting their way through its defenses and reaching the Floor 15 Research Lab before being intercepted by the Civitis Elite. They fight until Zalroven has had enough and grabs the orb. The Ethereal enters and attempts to stop Zalroven, but he escapes. The next five days are spent repairing the damage the Tower sustained in the attack.

Once the Civitis Elite return from No Man's Land after defeating Zalroven and Cyril, they return the orb and the Timerender to The Ethereal. Unfortunately, Oshjin awakens, easily dealing with any attempts to stop him from both The Ethereal and the Elite. The Ethereal fights Oshjin in the skies above the Tower and Civitis, but to no avail, and is launched through the glass dome of the Tower's garden- defeated. Oshjin then creates a blizzard that consumes Civitis and the Tower, before resetting the world.

Chaos Theory

The Tower would later be reborn as a Rift Zone temporarily when Oshjin began reawakening in Saerime, appearing in the northern regions of Aevum. The Expedition Team visits this rift fifth, trudging through the snow and a blizzard to reach it. Upon reaching the Tower, they climb their way to the top, defeating various constructs and other enemies. In the garden they find an orb and Vinth. The orb transforms into the Ethereal, who manages to take control of the recreation of his body to warn the party, before Oshjin takes control once more. The party works alongside Vinth to defeat The Ethereal, who says that perhaps they can be the ones to defeat Oshjin before disappearing. Upon destroying Oshjin's orb, the Tower disappears and the Expedition Team sees a vision of Oshjin and The Ethereal fighting and Oshjin subsequently resetting the world.

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