Auret

The Auret was the headquarters of the Guild Arcane in Calimport and commonly considered one of the most impressive sights to behold in that city.

Location
The Auret was located in Ziana Drudach of Najja Sabban within Wizard Ward. It was the major landmark of its sabban; in fact, Najja Sabban was colloquially called "the Auret Sabban" by citizens of Calimport.

Structure
The building was an immense minaret standing seven stories tall, with a diameter of more than at its base. Unlike the Guild Arcane's Minargents in other cities in Calimshan, it appeared to be constructed of solid gold instead of silver. Its walls were enchanted with a unique magical illusion; sigils continuously drew themselves onto the wall of the tower, as if being etched onto a molten surface.

The arcane tower had no visible doors. Instead, when members of the Guild Arcane approached from either the ground or the air—Guild members wore magical rings that granted them the power of flight—an opening would form in the golden walls allowing them to enter.

Services
Besides serving as the base of operations for the Guild Arcane, the spire contained the High One's Library. This library was the only library in Calimport that exclusively contained tomes of arcane knowledge—no books on any other topics.

Defenses
Only senior members of the Guild Arcane were allowed access to the library, and the library was warded such that it was impossible for any of the books—or even any sort of copies of the books—to leave the library's rooms.

Inhabitants
The leader of the Guild Arcane in Calimport was Sultan Eli yn Adnan el Beza, who was also the ruler of the entire city ward in which the Auret stood.

History
The Auret was destroyed in a fire in the, after an event known as Akham's Duel, when two powerful mages, Akham el Qaandan and Haneq el Fustaf battled over who should be the next Caleph Arcane. It was later rebuilt.