DESCRIPTION

The Tower of Riga was the stronghold of the infamous archmage
Riga, who was rumored to have mastered the secrets of time and
aging through the use of a powerful magic gemstone. At the time
of his demise he was rumored to have been approximately 1,500
years old.

Riga ruled Alyria for five hundred years, the reign known as
the Age of Silence by historians.

The Tower sits on Verity Isle, which formerly was the western
peninsula of the continent of Sepharia. The land was cleaved
and raised into the air by the powerful magic of Riga. As it is
now, the island still floats off the western shore of Sepharia,
held aloft by remnants of the magic Riga used to rip it from the
ground.

The Tower is guarded to this day by winged Ariels, created by Riga
himself to serve and protect him. It is rumored that Riga's Gem
still lies at the top of the tower, but thus far efforts to
remove it have failed.

In fact, the Council of the Arcane, the grand conclave of the most
powerful wizards over the land, have taken to using the Tower of
Riga as a training tool for young Adventurers. For even though
Riga has passed, his magic still pervades the island and the Tower
to this day, giving life to many things which can test an
Adventurer's wits, skills, and sanity.

Adventurers would be good to beware the maze-like rooms of the
Tower. While black tourmalines can often be found in abundance,
(tourmalines being used by the Council of the Arcane and the
Council of Seven to determine a young Adventurer's success in
life), there are still creatures and monsters who have taken
up residence in the Tower and can pose a great danger to the
unprepared Adventurer.

The rooms of the Tower themselves can have a chilling effect as
well - confusing mirror-filled rooms which distort the mind and
senses, rooms that have floors that suck up anything that is
dropped upon them (take care not to drop items halfhazardly in the Tower, it is wise to check if the floor will swallow them
first by dropping a token of no consequence), and many other
tricks and traps.

To get to the Tower of Riga, there are often Adventurers to
be found near the main squares of most townes. They will
transport young Adventurers to the Tower for a price.”

-Materia Magica under ‘Help Verity’.

Thank you to Gabreille and Riel and the members of Northstar for this guide.