The Golden Tower of Melanor

The Golden Tower of Melanor is the best known landmark in the city of Melanor in Aberronia. It's also perhaps the most respected arcane academy/mage tower on the whole continent, rivaling only the great arcane academy of Ivaerenor. Even the academies of the mages of The Magistrate of Kastradal cannot surpass the glory of the Golden Tower.

Purpose / Function

The Golden tower is not just an ordinary mage tower where the scholars and arcane-ly talented people gather and learn, but it is a whole academy, a safe haven for the mages of all aspects. The Tower's libraries are also famously large and well-equipped with all sorts of rare books that are hard to find elsewhere. Even necromancers are welcomed to study there and it's one of the only places in human lands where they are openly welcomed as part of the academia.
"The Golden Tower is the beacon of knowledge", as their motto goes, and their leader, the Archmage of The Golden Tower, is one of the most powerful archmages and their opinion is greatly respected both in academic and mundane circles. They are also naturally a member of The Arcane Collegium and the Collegium, when needed, tends to have their meetings in the halls of The Golden Tower.

Architecture

The Golden Tower has gotten its name from the gold-colored tiles its walls are covered with, and it makes the whole tower look radiant in the dawn and dusk when the rays of light hit the tiles just in the right angle.

Defenses

The Golden Tower is heavily warded with arcane wards. It is virtually impenetrable by both magical and mundane means.

Tourism

The Golden Tower draws in many people from all over the globe. Some come to seek for a place to study, some just to marvel the beautiful scenery. The tower also gently glows in the night in golden hue, acting as a lighthouse as Melanor is a buzzling harbor city.

Alternative Names

The Golden Tower, Sunspire

Type

Tower, Mage

Owning Organization

Aberronia