The Great Stross Clock

This masterpiece of horology tracks the hours of the day, the phases of the moon, eclipses, sunsets, and sunrises. Two panels show the seasons of the year. Despite the Revolt, the clock retains the Stross name, even in official language, and is a focal point in the district.
Rumors hold that the clock has much greater powers, however. One hidden chamber within the clock’s uppermost reaches supposedly displays omens related to the fate of the city. Some claim another secret chamber contains a gear altar where the souls of the gearforged are bound and returned to serve the city after their deaths—and might even be the seat of the Goddess Rava’s visitation. Certainly, many gearforged in the city claim their flywheels and escapements move and ring in time with the Great Clock’s chimes.
Some say the First Gear given to the city by the goddess is the prime gear within the Stross Clock; others claim that gear turns in the Temple of Rava or the Geargrinder’s guildhall. What is certain is that the clock is warded by the Collegium and protected by furnace gargoyles, animated armored knights, and traps.

Type

Room, Tower, Clock

Parent Location

Zobeck, the Crossroads City