Tower of the Candelabra

The Tower of the Candelabra is a ruined, flooded structure off the southern coast of the Precipice Quarter in Absalom. The other two towers are the intact Tower of the Broken Shield (colloquially known as Beldrin's Tower) and the fallen Tower of the Horn.

History

Originally constructed by the wizard Beldrin, the Tower of the Candelabra was one of three spires of a magic school located on the quarter's cliffside. An earthquake that rocked the district in 4698 AR led to its total collapse. The Tower sank into a deep rift that opened up a few hundred feet off the coast and has since been completely submerged.

The tower is believed to contain considerable treasure, including a candelabra possessing unknown powers. Numerous attempts to explore and claim the tower have been made, notably by Pathfinders, but this typically results in the treasure hunters' demise.

Structure

Azarketi explorers claim the spire remains mostly structurally intact but is covered in silt and barnacles. No visible entrance to the tower had been located as of 4720 AR.

Azarketi explorers have also reported a loud booming sound that reverberates through the spire once or twice each year, and those witnesses are filled with such dread that all life in the are flee while believing they are being pursued by unperceived and unnameable horrors. Upon returning, the spire's environs are littered with dead sea creatures who were unable to flee and were drained of all life.