Standing alone in the heart of the Beastbarrens, the Pristine Tower is an astonishingly old relic of ages past. Only the sorcerer-kings and precious few other Athasians realize its true history. Most people know only that the tower is a structure of pure alabaster stone rising out of the desert that has somehow resisted being swallowed by the sand. Sages and experienced travelers also know not to approach the Pristine Tower, for it is guarded still, and a gruesome fate befalls those who come too close. Worse yet, creatures that sustain physical wounds within a few miles of the tower fall prey to the transformative plague that fills the Beastbarrens with loathsome monstrosities.