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| Adamantine Tower | |
|---|---|
| Type | Tower |
| Continent | Tamriel |
| Province | High Rock |
| Region | Isle of Balfiera |
| Appears in | Daggerfall, ESO |
The Adamantine Tower, also known as the Balfiera Tower, Direnni Tower,[1] Ada-mantia,[2] Adamant Tower,[3] Ur-Tower,[4]:Part 3, Chapter 7 and Tower Zero,[5] is a tall, circular, and ancient tower at the highest point of the Isle of Balfiera in the Iliac Bay. The Tower was used as a fortress, prison, and palace by the Direnni Hegemony, but its true purpose has remained a mystery. The latest magical divination of its age places its construction around ME 2500, making it the oldest known structure in Tamriel. The tower has been modified several times over the years, but the cylindrical core of metal has not been touched and is rumored to extend as far into the ground as it does protrude above it, and its depths have never been thoroughly explored.[1]
After the Direnni gained power on Balfiera around 1E 461[6], they built a keep around the Tower's base. However, there are even older catacombs beneath said keep, which the Direnni didn't build.[5] In reference to their claim over the Adamantine Tower, the traditional ruler of the Balfiera region is known as the Castellan.[1] The White-Gold Tower in Cyrodiil was built in homage to the Adamantine Tower by the Ayleids[2] and is sometimes described as an "echo of the ur-tower".[4]:Part 3, Chapter 7 At maturity, every Direnni of high blood is brought into the Adamantine Tower, conducted to the Foundation Vault, and shown the Zero Stone. During the ceremony, they are allowed to touch it once so they can feel the transcendent mystical power that courses through it.[7]
According to historical lore of the Dawn and Merethic Eras, the Adamantine Tower was created by the Aedra as a place for discussing the creation of Mundus.[8] The tower was then used by the Gods for discussing the punishment of Lorkhan for his trickery of conceptualizing Mundus, the decision being to cast Lorkhan's heart from the tower and into the mortal world below.[9] When Magnus departed from the near-formed Mundus, the Gods that followed him abandoned the tower, leaving behind the secrets associated with it.[9]
NotesEdit
- The Adamantine Tower is also known as the House of We by its creators, the Aedra.[UOL 1]
See AlsoEdit
- For game-specific information on the Direnni Tower, see the Daggerfall article.
- The Towers
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b c Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: High Rock — Imperial Geographical Society, 2E 864
- ^ a b Aurbic Enigma 4: The Elden Tree — Beredalmo the Signifier
- ^ The Rise of Queen Ayrenn — Nuulehtel of Skywatch
- ^ a b Lord of Souls — Greg Keyes
- ^ a b Tower of Adamant — Hrerm House-builder, Bards College, Solitude
- ^ Rislav The Righteous — Sinjin
- ^ Once — Beredalmo the Signifier
- ^ Pocket Guide to the Empire, 3rd Edition: All the Eras of Man, A Comprehensive History of our History — Imperial Geographical Society, 3E 432
- ^ a b Before the Ages of Man — Aicantar of Shimerene
Note: The following references are considered to be unofficial sources. They are included to round off this article and may not be authoritative or conclusive.