Tower Arcana (Arcantower)

The Tower Arcana, often called the Arcantower, rises sleek and aloof over Ashkarin’s upper quarter. Built from pale white stone and accented with shimmering blue glass, its polished surface contrasts starkly with the city's soot-darkened skyline.

The tower hums faintly with restrained power; its walls vibrate subtly under the palm, as if alive with arcane resonance. From here, Arcanist Samira al-Thani, Ashkarin’s foremost mage, rules a domain of research, influence, and quiet ambition.

Structure and Layout

Ground Floor – The Public Hall

A soaring, awe-inspiring chamber where:

• Lesser mages are tested.

• Adventurers purchase magical services.

• Townsfolk seek spellwork or relic identification.

Two robed apprentices (Level 3) silently observe all proceedings from the shadows.

Second Floor – The Public Library

Open for research (5 sp/day; 5 gp/day for deeper access), this floor contains treatises on magical theory, the ancient world of Calantar, and rare ruins. Theft is deterred by subtle warding spells.

Third and Fourth Floors – Private Research Halls

Accessible only to Samira and her most trusted apprentices, these floors house:

• Private labs

• Summoning circles

• Experimental chambers
  Rumors persist of a sealed vault holding forbidden artifacts too dangerous to study openly.

Uppermost Floors – The Azure Pinnacle

Samira’s personal sanctum. Cloaked in illusion and sealed by layered wards, few have seen it—and none speak of what lies within.

The Lower Levels – The Ossuary Vaults

Beneath the public halls, behind sealed adamantine doors, lie the Ossuary Vaults—a restricted zone unreachable without Samira’s explicit permission.

Here dwell the Bonehunters: Ashkarin’s sanctioned junior necromancers, guardians of the city’s uneasy boundary between life and death. Through study and ritual, they:

• Enforce funerary law

• Monitor the restless dead

• Investigate necromantic disturbances

• Maintain containment of known tombs and undead risks

In times of crisis, Bonehunters are drafted into the Gravewatch Protocol, a city-sponsored coalition that licenses these necromancers to wield death against greater threats—lich incursions, rogue undead, or rival necromancers.

The Ossuary Vaults link directly to the Old Gravefield through ancient, warded passages. These halls are marked with glowing runes and blessed glyphs to repel or destroy any undead who stray too close to the tower proper. Most are turned to dust on contact.

Public Perception

Though technically under the Tower’s banner, the Bonehunters inspire unease and awe. They are spoken of with hushed voices—respected, feared, but rarely welcomed. Still, many in Ashkarin recognize their necessity. When the dead stir, it is the Bonehunters who rise to meet them.

📜 Services Offered at the Tower Arcana

📚 Specialized Spellcasting Services

📜 * Important Conditions:

• Samira does not guarantee favorable forms—the random nature of reincarnation is an accepted consequence.

• Payment is required up front, regardless of the outcome.

• Only available to trusted clients or those who have proven valuable to the Tower. (Not casually offered to strangers.)

• Waiting Period: Requires 2–3 days of preparation and ritual space.

• Components: Players may source their own rare oils and unguents to potentially reduce the material cost by 100–200 gp (if appropriate).

📖 Notes on Specialized Services:

• Certain spells (Teleport, Contingency, Enchant an Item, Legend Lore, Reincarnation) require Samira’s personal approval or direct supervision.

• Costs do not include expensive or rare material components unless specified.

• Samira reserves the right to refuse any service she deems politically or ethically dangerous to Ashkarin.