The Black-Tower (Mörktornet)
And I saw it. That strange spire, not of this land. The object for which people have killed. The obelisk of pain, and the downfall of our world. That bastard Tower, the Mörktornet. And I drew it in chalk and crayons, for what more could I do? I could feel it compelling me to do so. And none can resist the pull of the Tower, or deny it and live.The Tower is an imposing structure made by the Old Folk right before their disappearance in 1 AE. Many myths surround its reason for existence, and its possible connection with the Folk. The machines finished the Tower after the Old Folk vanished, but when asked about it they simply claimed that they "had their memories erased by a wireless computer-interface" right after they finished construction, hence they have no knowledge of why they had been programmed to finish the Tower in the first place. Speculations state that the Tower may be the very reason why the Folk vanished.
Some say the Tower is a force of evil, whilst others simply say it may have been a communication-tower, like a satellite. But all agree on one thing; this building had something to do with the disappearance of the Folk.
Purpose / Function
Its purpose is unknown, although many have guessed. Some say the Folk were using the Tower to communicate with people in the Tagaloa, others say it may have been a form of Door leading to some other dimension. The machines say it may have been used for power-generation, perhaps a form of derrick that harvested Moona or made Nuclear-Magic. Nobody knows for sure.
Entries
Apart from the heavy doors, there appears to be no other forms of entry. Any windows would be too high to be reached, and the Tower's defense-system prevents people from scaling the walls.
Alterations
The only alterations to the structure have been a massive fence and wall built around it, surrounded by a large moat filled with acid (known as "Tamirabharani") to keep intruders away.
Architecture
In appearance, the building is six million thanna (one thanna being 360 miles) in height (2,160,000,000 miles) and 20 thanna in width. The Tower is so tall it pierces the clouds, some say almost touching the heavens. The structure is divided into 24 Levels, with each Level being 250,000 thanna (90,000,000 miles) apart from the next; it is said that each Level is protected by a Kidemoonas (a form of guardian-spirit). From a distance, it appears as though the Tower is made of a dense black metal. On closer inspection, it is shown to be made of some form of seamless organic material that can mimic the strength of diamond and the flexibility of rubber if struck. This substance is also shown to be resistant to the highest temperatures, and is impenetrable. This substance, known by the machines as "Metrial-1686", is said to have been invented by the Folk. Carved all over the base of the Tower are the 7 Runes used in Teletai, possibly meaning that the Tower has some deep connection to magic.
The Tower has a singular door, which cannot be opened. It also has no windows or openings, except for a few glass domes positioned every 250,000 thanna away from each other. Carved onto the door of the Tower is this simple phrase:"We have seen the face of life and death, and faced the mask of fear. But for those who seek to find the truth, abandon all hope here."
History
The first foundations for the Tower were built by the Folk in 597,948 DE and continued until 1 AE. The machines took over the job of completing the Tower later, and finished it by 20 AE. From the time it was first built to the time it was finished, as strange buzzing noise could be heard coming from the top of the Tower. A robot would tell you it was "sub-nuclear atomic cells requiring recharging" but a common man would tell you it was the "sirens of demons". Whatever was at the top, it was enough to keep people out of the Tower for good.
The words written with the script, nicknamed the "Oracle Script", were in a language completely unknown to Heimland. They read as follows: "Ene tsamkhag, khari khüniig bolgoomjtoi baigaarai. Ene ni kheniig ch avrald khürgedeggüi bögööd zövkhön tany evdreliig bii bolgono. Ene tsamkhag bol bükh khün ükhel yum. Ene ni bidniig avaad, chamaig avch yavna."
It is unknown who or what may have written the strange words, but the substance they were written in shows a resemblance to the ink-like liquid used to write the Inkblot-Ideograms.
The strange symbols
At some point after the Tower had been built, strange symbols started to appear scrawled all over the bottom section of the structure. These symbols, once observed carefully and deciphered, proved to be a language. A 23-letter writing-system, with seven vowels and 16 consonants. by C.S.De Silva (Ken D)
Interesting article. If the tower is Six Million Thanna, how big is the world? That was the only thing that kinda threw me out of the narrative. Other than that good job.
Thank you for the comment! The island/continent of Heimland is roughly 118 thanna in width and 120 thanna in length, which is not that big when compared to the massive structures resting on top of it. Despite its small size, the land can support such gigantic structures as the Tower because it has no shifting tectonic-plates, and is therefore immovable.
Hell of a tower to be around four times the length from the earth to the sun. Question: wouldn’t people manage to enter through the glass domes? Or is it some kind of spoopy glass?
no, but seriously, a tower that large would fall under the sun's gravitational pull (assuming from your map that this is earth). and what is it made of? there isn't enough material to make that thing on the continent, possibly in the world (again assuming Earth-like planet) I'm just saying, this is the kind of height that requires some explanation.
To get through the glass domes one would first have to climb the Tower, which would be nearly impossible if you consider the forcefields, Guardians and various spiritual beings that roam around the Tower. Also, the glass is mostly a diamond alloy and would be impossible to break with any tools from Heimland.
Heimland is similar to Earth, but is still very different. For example, the continents never drifted away and the Old Folk modified the lands past normalcy. There are 90 hours in a day (45 daylight and 45 night), 42 days in a month (seven days per week, thus six weeks in a month), 20 months and 840 days in a year. In other words, Heimland is like Earth, but is not Earth at all. From a distance, it appears as though the Tower is made of a dense black metal. On closer inspection, it is shown to be made of some form of seamless organic material that can mimic the strength of diamond and the flexibility of rubber if struck. This substance is also shown to be resistant to the highest temperatures, and is impenetrable. This substance, known by the machines as "Metrial-1686", is said to have been invented by the Folk. Also, the Old Folk imported their materials from other dimensions (at the height of their power) and the machines finished the remainder of the Tower with the materials left behind when the Folk vanished.