This magnificent edifice is constructed of rare golden granite that gleams like yellow iron under the crimson sun of Athas. A high, arching bridge connects the smaller observation tower with the larger main keep. The defiling magic of King Kalak bound ancient elementals to the Golden Tower, and these creatures show themselves if invaders threaten the structure.
The third level of the tower (to which the bridge from the observation spire connects) contains the Advisors’ Chamber, formerly the Royal Receiving Room, whose seats are luxurious pillows and cushions. The former centerpiece of the chamber, Kalak’s opulent iron throne, has been removed and forged into blades to arm heroes of the revolt against Kalak. A council of Tithian’s highest-ranking templars meets in this room, and leaders of other power groups in Tyr are called to the Golden Tower when the king or the templars need to sell them on a certain course of action.
Onyx staircases lead to the chamber above, which was Kalak’s library. King Tithian’s chamberlains guard the collection; sages and scholars who have been granted access report that the library holds many secrets of the long history of Athas.