Tower Arcanatorus

The Tower Arcanatorus was a tower of the fortress-city of Ascalhorn, later known as Hellgate Keep, and was one of three sites that remained of the fortress following its destruction in 1369 DR. Out of the three sites, it was the only one that looked to be whole on the outside.

Location
This tower stood in the southwestern corner of Hellgate Keep, in the quater of Ascalhorn where the wizards who practiced tanar'ri summoning lived.

Structure
This stone tower was directly connected to Hellgate Keep's curtain wall. Following 1369 DR, it still supported short spans of it on either side and it was partially covered in vines. At the base of these walls was a doorway, leading to a door beneath ground level into the tower.

Interior
In its destroyed state, the timbers and stone of the Tower Arcanatorus creaked ominously with every step, though they were wedged into their configuration and therefore posed no threat of collapsing. Beyond the entryway was an antechamber and cloak room, the former of which was almost filled with debris from the upper floors all collapsing down onto the ground floor.

The cloak room had a hidden trap door with a spiral stairwell, deeply cut and with stairs that were wide. This stairwell opened to a small guardroom below the tower, then opened to another for each following. Out of the three remaining structures of Hellgate Keep, the subterannean stairs of the Tower Arcanatorus were the most unstable and liable to break.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Hellgate Keep