Somewhere in the Lost Sea, just to the south of the Galean city of Rashara, lies an unnatural construct that appears to be an artificial island. A thick, metal pillar that juts out of the water and twenty feet into the air, stretching out across an expanse of ocean roughly two miles wide is the only thing one can see from afar. But those who can brave the harsh winds drawn to this part of the sea and manage to reach the top find the starting point of an adventure with worldly implications. It is in this place that adventurers have found old draconic symbols pointing to the existence of Skyres, a mythical city known not only for being inhabited by dragons, but for containing a repository of all of Crane's knowledge.
Visitors to the Dragon Pillar will find two landmarks on the surface of the island, both built into towers to save some of the limited space to found here. There is a small resort, which is the public face of the island. There, tourists are shown samples of the ancient dragon scripts that first inspired mortals to find the city hidden in the sky. This is all that most travelers will ever see of the island, but dedicated scholars flock instead to the older of the two towers, which seems to be full of dusty shelves bearing many more scrolls of seemingly draconic origin. The altar that comprises the center of the ground floor bears a silver scroll that resists being opened in the mouth of a statue depicting a dragon. This tower is known as Pillar Temple.
Considering the artificial nature of the island, it has been long assumed that the Dragon Pillar might be a hollow structure. This was confirmed towards the end of the Second Age, when a secret floor was found beneath the dragon altar. This floor once stored a trove of gold until it was seized by a bishop from Resta and his acolytes. Now this space is occupied by the Windlords, who operate an outpost there in the hopes of uncovering more of the pillar's secrets. If there is one room beneath the surface, people reason, who is to say that the interior doesn't reach the sea floor and beyond? That is the question that has driven adventurers into the temple's depths for years, leading to the discovery of ten stories of hidden treasures. But what drives people even deeper isn't the promise of treasure, but the hope of uncovering more insight into the dragons and the inner workings of Crane's mind.
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