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Pt. III of the Lanthrish Locales
Pt. I "The Great Tower of Skye" [link]
Pt. II "Palinroe" [link]
'Late in the morning, as the militia passed the half way mark of the isthmus, Ogden could see a shadowy sliver on the misty, east horizon.
"Aleth Hult, I imagine." his brother said "Heart's Hold". . . . . .
. . . . . .The whole of the militia gazed at the ancient tower as they set up camp across the Highroad. Many of the West Lanthrish there had never laid eyes before upon the sacred spire.
All about the land near Aleth Hult stood tall and slender trees, evergreen in nature. Centuries of construction had come and gone, and the evidence lay strewn about the area. Ruins from the time of the Tralysan Empire had become the last to fall. The Lanthrish established two tabernacles. One was a refurbished Tralysan temple. This was for the East, and sat directly south of Aleth Hult across the Highroad. Stairs leading up to the holy house were flanked by angelic pillars that faced the tower, with heads bowed and wings stretching forth to the same. The West had a more contemporary chapel erected near a white cliff, one mile to the west of Aleth Hult.
The tower itself was fashioned thus: Aleth Hult sat upon its own mount, and seemed to be rooted there. The sole way to the tower was upon the south and only approachable by a stone span accessed by a path near the highroad. This entry was a tunnel leading up to the Deacon's Ring. The Ring was an encircling walk way about the base of the tower, with an outer wall like that of fortifications with the roots of the hill clawing at it's crennels. Directly north, south, east and west on the inner wall of the Ring were circular windows that looked into blackness and cool air. Beneath the windows sat slanted stone altars. It is said, the first deacon's wrote down the word of God, who spoke to them from these windows - simultaneously. Parts of the Ring's path lead through natural arches of rock that climbed like moss about a third of the height of Aleth Hult. Curiously, there was no way into the tower itself from the Deacon's Ring, and therefore now way in for any man. Whoever had created this place meant for no one to enter, and the rest of Aleth Hult was made in such a way that one must doubt it built by man, dwarf, elf, nor any being of the world.
The stone rising from above the Ring was seamless, save slender lines that rose up to meet crowned pillars which separated one third of the tower from the rest. Tall lines continued on with shallow buttress' and jutting stone, windows of other strange make and design which no culture could claim. At last, Aleth Hult rose 1000 feet above the Isthmus of the World's Eye, where there appeared to be a circle of standing stones atop the tower tip. Sixteen was their number, standing four times higher than the tallest man. Atop this were more stones laid across and bridging each standing stone, one to another. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . In the late hours of dark, Ogden looked upon Aleth Hult. The tower seemed to touch the stars high above. Ogden's eyes were fixed upon the pinnacle of stones that crowned Aleth Hult. He wondered what else was there. What was it's purpose? At that moment, as something slow at first, one of the stars, overhead, appeared to increase in brightness. However, it quickly became apparent that this was no star! In the blink of an eye, the growing light flashed in a rush toward the tower and crashed into it's crown. Yet, there was no explosive noise. Only the faint sound of the great white fire that came to life at the center of the still standing stones.'

Description
Pt. III of the Lanthrish Locales
Pt. I "The Great Tower of Skye" [link]
Pt. II "Palinroe" [link]
'Late in the morning, as the militia passed the half way mark of the isthmus, Ogden could see a shadowy sliver on the misty, east horizon.
"Aleth Hult, I imagine." his brother said "Heart's Hold". . . . . .
. . . . . .The whole of the militia gazed at the ancient tower as they set up camp across the Highroad. Many of the West Lanthrish there had never laid eyes before upon the sacred spire.
All about the land near Aleth Hult stood tall and slender trees, evergreen in nature. Centuries of construction had come and gone, and the evidence lay strewn about the area. Ruins from the time of the Tralysan Empire had become the last to fall. The Lanthrish established two tabernacles. One was a refurbished Tralysan temple. This was for the East, and sat directly south of Aleth Hult across the Highroad. Stairs leading up to the holy house were flanked by angelic pillars that faced the tower, with heads bowed and wings stretching forth to the same. The West had a more contemporary chapel erected near a white cliff, one mile to the west of Aleth Hult.
The tower itself was fashioned thus: Aleth Hult sat upon its own mount, and seemed to be rooted there. The sole way to the tower was upon the south and only approachable by a stone span accessed by a path near the highroad. This entry was a tunnel leading up to the Deacon's Ring. The Ring was an encircling walk way about the base of the tower, with an outer wall like that of fortifications with the roots of the hill clawing at it's crennels. Directly north, south, east and west on the inner wall of the Ring were circular windows that looked into blackness and cool air. Beneath the windows sat slanted stone altars. It is said, the first deacon's wrote down the word of God, who spoke to them from these windows - simultaneously. Parts of the Ring's path lead through natural arches of rock that climbed like moss about a third of the height of Aleth Hult. Curiously, there was no way into the tower itself from the Deacon's Ring, and therefore now way in for any man. Whoever had created this place meant for no one to enter, and the rest of Aleth Hult was made in such a way that one must doubt it built by man, dwarf, elf, nor any being of the world.
The stone rising from above the Ring was seamless, save slender lines that rose up to meet crowned pillars which separated one third of the tower from the rest. Tall lines continued on with shallow buttress' and jutting stone, windows of other strange make and design which no culture could claim. At last, Aleth Hult rose 1000 feet above the Isthmus of the World's Eye, where there appeared to be a circle of standing stones atop the tower tip. Sixteen was their number, standing four times higher than the tallest man. Atop this were more stones laid across and bridging each standing stone, one to another. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . In the late hours of dark, Ogden looked upon Aleth Hult. The tower seemed to touch the stars high above. Ogden's eyes were fixed upon the pinnacle of stones that crowned Aleth Hult. He wondered what else was there. What was it's purpose? At that moment, as something slow at first, one of the stars, overhead, appeared to increase in brightness. However, it quickly became apparent that this was no star! In the blink of an eye, the growing light flashed in a rush toward the tower and crashed into it's crown. Yet, there was no explosive noise. Only the faint sound of the great white fire that came to life at the center of the still standing stones.'