Gagon Watch

Purpose / Function

Built under the Fe families leadership shortly after the first Wrymwar. The tower watches over the shimmering expanse ensuring there will be no surprise attack via the sea.

Architecture

Heavy materials like stone, mortar and clay were abandoned as building elements, with simple wooden walls, floors and partitions becoming prevalent. Native species like cedar were popular as an interior finish because of its prominent grain, while pine and larch were common for structural uses. Brick roofing tiles and a type of cypress called hinoki were used for roofs. It was sometime during this period that the hidden roof, a uniquely Japanese solution to roof drainage problems, was adopted. The increasing size of buildings in the capital led to an architecture reliant on columns regularly spaced in accordance with the ken, a traditional measure of both size and proportion. The style was characterised by symmetrical buildings placed as arms that defined an inner garden. This garden then used borrowed scenery to seemingly blend with the wider landscape.

History

After the first wrym war the Gleaian's were terrified of another potential attack from the Vile Bog. With only the shimmering expanse that separates the two countries the governing bodies knew they had to erect some sort of tower to watch over their country. Up until the Reckoning the samurai within the tower only had to worry about roaming beasts or bandits but the tower was entirely destroyed during the Reckoning. It was rebuilt a few years after.

Tourism

Tourism is strictly forbidden here.

Founding Date

579PR

Type

Tower, Guard

Parent Location

The Gleaming Tundra

Owner

General Suji

Owning Organization

The Gleaming Tundra