Great Gate - Thebilum Empire

On the border between Mer-Rein and The Thebilum Empire there is a great gate in the Thebilum Wall that stands 40 meters tall and 10 meters wide. On the edge of the gate is a golden border, a bit like a door frame, engraved with the tales of a great unnamed hero who is depicted carrying out many tasks involving fighting giant monstrous beasts. At the end of the epic, he appears to be rewarded by the gods with either getting to live with them or becoming a god himself. The doorway isn't at ground level but sits in the wall about ten meters above the surrounding area; leading up to the gate is a smooth, well-built, stone ramp with no side rails and small archway tunnels running beneath. The gate used to be open nearly all the time but Scandar Raiders would occasionally try to break through the gate, as it was rumoured that great riches lay beyond. This led to the gates being opened only once a month and delegations from Andon would come and meet with the Thebilum delegation. Then, in 6651 SU, the doors closed and haven't opened again since. Mer-Rein hasn't tried to open the door form their side for two main reasons, the first being that there is still hope that relations can be resumed in a positive way if the doors open gain and the second reason is that before the gates were closed the power difference between The Thebilum Empire and Mer-Rein was significantly lopsided in the empires favour so starting a war would be a bad idea. A Mer-Rein delegation remains in Andon in case the gate opens once more. 
Category:Thebilum Empire
Category:Mer-Rein