Screaming Obelisk

A landmark of the Inner City district of Katapesh, The Screaming Obelisk is visible for miles around. The Screaming Obelisk is a massive spire nearly 400 feet tall and made of solid red carnelian.

The structure is covered in symbols; the one nearest the bottom seems to be times and date, while the higher, more mysterious symbols are unfanthomable. This does not stop people trying, and every year the Obelisk attracts scholars, linguists, engineers, and wizards from around the Inner Sea region who try to unravel its mysteries. The Screaming Obelisk's name comes from the holes cut into the top of it which, when the winds pick up, radiate an eerie series of whistling sounds.

As well as an impressive tourist attraction, the Obelisk also serves as a giant sundial. Surrounding the Screaming Obelisk are three belltowers that use the shadow cast by the Obelisk to measure the passage of time, sounding a bell at every hour of the day.