Dyghon's Tower

Dyghon’s Tower, also nicknamed the Week-Long Tower, is a notable location within the borders of Gonarundu. It is mainly adventurers that are attracted to this location. It was officially discovered by Aaron Siderallis and the only dungeon to be completed by two of the Three Greats, Estella and Davian.

## History

The first recorded history of the tower was made by the early Gonarunduns, who stated there was an evil presence exuded from the tower that made them wary. They chose to ignore writing down its location, wishing to have no connection with it out of fear.

In **321PR** a man named Aaron Siderallis discovered the tower. Through his research he concluded it had been there at least in the first century, but that was all he could discover as the magic messed with some of his results. Some of his findings in the area discovered the name Dyghon was connected to the tower, found on a tablet in Draconic nearby.

Further research found that the tower was heavily magical, containing evocation and abjuration on the walls and conjuration further inside. He made the conclusion that Dyghon may have been an old Wizard who created the tower, containing unknown treasures inside.

The next recorded piece of history comes in **354PR** by a bard named Ileana Zarro following the famous adventurer Estella to the location. Ileana wrote that during a dungeon raid, Estella had found a key containing the Dyghon name and believed it to have connection to the tower.

When they arrived, Estella placed the key in the tower, opening a door and inside the duo went. 4 days later the duo exited the dungeon, completing it. They both went on to state there was very little loot to be found in the dungeon, though was a hellish experience. Ileana wrote that while she was skilled herself, she was quickly made useless by the scaling enemies, even giving Estella some dangers at the end. They noted that when they entered the dungeon, they could not escape by any means until they completed it.

Later, Estella and Ileana would warn other adventurers about the tower, advising them not to attempt it for they gain nothing in the end. They chose to donate the key to the Believe Inn in Ralom.

The year of **383PR** is when the next challenger approached the tower. Another famous adventurer in Greatest contention, Davian. Davian believed that there was some secret in the tower that Estella and Ileana had been unable to find. Taking the key from the Believe Inn in Ralom, Davian entered the dungeon. He would later come out 4.5 days later, stating that Estella had not missed anything and the place was truly hellish. Davian would manage to share information though, stating that for most adventuring parties the tower would take 7 days, or a week, to complete, noting that only the 3 Greats would manage to complete it earlier.

When the Aliquam Guild was created, they took control of the key. In **505PR**, after pressure from some of the other advenutring guilds, Aliquam chose to create a small base near the tower and open it up for adventurers to go in. Initially, it attracted many Scholars, who soon built Dyghon’s Academy to pool and specialise their research.

Adventurers from all guilds would later go through the tower, completing it a Week at a time. Soon reports would come out reporting what Davian and Estella said was true.

Gonarundu soon claimed control of the area in **531PR** through non-violent means. Due to the Aliquam Guild’s influence, they kept it neutral, only administering the town of Zeorvid that had grew nearby.

## Administration

The area is controlled by the Aliquam Guild, underneath the Gonarundun banner. They took full control of the area in **505PR**, setting up a small base nearby so they could monitor who went into the tower and events on the inside.

Now, they manage the records of what has happened in the tower, who has completed it and if anything has been found. The Aliquam Guild requires parties of 4 or more B-Rank members to be able to enter the tower, refusing anyone else. Due to the risk, they have not let any scholars in who have not achieved B-Rank either and have placed many warning signs all around the tower, restricting access to the general populace.

As fun and games, the Aliquam Guild base holds a banner out the front, stating which guild and party has completed the tower the most times.

## Location

Dyghon’s Tower is located North of the River Gonarundu and West of the Kunan River. The closest city to it is Ayteran of the Carto Empire, though it remains within Gonarundun borders.

Close by and formed by the adventurers flocking to the tower is the town of Zeorvid, which holds a yearly festival in honour of the two Greats that completed the tower.

The tower itself is situated on a large hill, blocked off now by the Aliquam Guild. A road up the hill leads to the towers entrance, where one can enter the Dyghon Key and enter.

## Rules

After Estella and Davian completed the tower and later completions by more adventurers, they found there was a series of rules for the tower. The rules are:

* Once you have entered the tower, the only way to leave it is by completing it. No magical means of escape work.
* There is little to no notable loot in the tower.
* Food and water is not provided, nor can any spells that create it work inside the tower.
* No items of magical nature can be crafted inside the tower during its completion, including non-magical items created by magical means.

* The monsters and difficulty gradually get harder during the course of the dungeon.
* Do not try to complete it during the night.

## Notable Completions

### Estella

Estella was the first to complete and open the dungeon alongside her bard Ileana. She holds the record for the fastest completion of the tower. She is one of the Three Greats.

### Davian

Davian was the second person to complete the dungeon and first to do it completely solo. He is the only other individual or group to complete it earlier than 7 days. He is one of the Three Greats.

### Dark Eyes

The Dark Eyes adventuring party later went on to discover the entrance to the Underdark, adventuring there for 10 years before eventually retiring.