he fabled Tower of Sorcery has long been spoken of by explorers and mages alike. Within its walls, so the tales go, reside three orders of mages, bound together in common fellowship to study the mystical arts, ruled over by a single Grand Master of surpassing power, knowledge, and wisdom. Rumors say that the approach to the tower is defended by shadowy guardians of a cruel, malevolent nature, bound into magical servitude by the masters who rule the tower, longing for release.

The tower's precise location in the Surface world is the subject of much speculation and rumor. Certain explorers claim that the mages who rule the tower can move it at will, translocating it from one region to another. Their more cynical rivals say that the tower is rooted to one spot and that the explorers who claim it moves simply lack the skill to find it. The truth is known to few.