Tower of Hate

The Tower of Hate was the tallest building in the abandoned city of Omtose Phellack, "the Empty City"Forge of Darkness, Chapter 1, US HC p.14 located in the center of the Jaghut Odhan of the Jaghut Realm – the ancient homeland of the Jaghut.Map, "Thel Akai, Jaghut, Tiste Realm", Forge of Darkness, US HC p.xiii The Tower was described as being an opalescent white in appearance, its entire exterior being faced with what looked like white marble. Unlike the buildings surrounding it, the Tower was rounded, smooth and graceful.Forge of Darkness, Chapter 16, US HC p.516
==In Forge of Darkness==
When Arathan first saw the Tower, he mentioned to his father, Draconus, that he could not "understand why such a beautiful thing" should be named the "Tower of Hate". Upon meeting the Lord of Hate, Arathan remarked to him that he wished to live in the Tower of Hate - which he thought, mistakenly, was the dwelling place of the Lord of Hate. The Lord corrected Arathan's misapprehension, as the Lord lived, instead, in a structure nearby. The Lord informed Arathan that the Tower was faced in opal, rather than in white marble, and that it had been constructed by an Azathanai mason of great skill. The Lord of Hate went on to say that the Tower had no interior "levels", no windows, and no visible exterior door. The Lord allowed Arathan to conclude that the Tower of Hate was made of "solid stone" and told him that no one could live inside the Tower. Or, at least, the Lord clarified, no "sane person would call it living, anyway".Forge of Darkness, Chapter 16, US HC p.516/518
==In Fall of Light==
The Tower of Hate came up in some casual campfire talk by Raest. According to the Jaghut, the Tower, a "blatant skyward stab", had been built by the Azathanai Master Mason, Caladan Brood, as an ironic monument to celebrate the voluntary end of the Jaghut civilization.Fall of Light, Chapter 12, US HC p.355-356
The Tower was also mentioned by Spingalle in conversation with Hood and Varandas. The Azathanai told the two Jaghut that she had recently come from the nearby Tower of Hate, in which she had spent time as an act of "penance". Hood remarked that he had the impression that the Tower was made of solid stone. Spingalle responded that, regarding the Tower of Hate, the "credulous" should not believe everything that they were told by Caladan Brood.Fall of Light, Chapter 13, US HC p.402-403
==Notes and references==
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