The Great Tower

Description
The Great Tower is an ancient watchtower and fortification that guards the pass through the mountains that divide the Golden Continent. Politically, it sits within the Dukedom of the South and the Golden Kingdom. The tower is a key strategic location for military control of the continent.

History
The Great Tower was constructed some time before the War of the Ember. Records of the tower and the people who originally built it were destroyed in that war. Some archaeologists have speculated that the tower may have been central to the battle that ended the war.

In 4 B.A., the tower was the location of the Battle of the Tower, which saw a coalition of eastern armies defeat the Imperial Army and end the First Imperial War.