Damien's Tower

Damien Morienus's Tower, also known as The Accursed Tower, was the residence of a notorious necromancer of the Host Tower of the Arcane located on the western shore of Maer Dualdon in Icewind Dale, that sank into the ground circa 1269 DR.

Geography
The land where the tower was created was known by the local barbarian tribes as a holy place. Damien used the area's great natural power to mold the stone spires into a magnificent tower.

Structure
The Accursed Tower in its prime was a tall structure of 4 floors that branched into 2 spires that went up 2 more floors. The tower was erected using similar magic that created the Host Tower of the Arcane in Luskan.

History
Damien Morienus arrived at Icewind Dale sometime around 1269 DR. He wanted to pursue his research on eternal life and necromancy away from prying eyes of fellow wizards of the Brotherhood. He found a spot of natural power and erected the tower on the shores of Maer Dualdon, across the lake from the town of Lonelywood. The local barbarian tribe witnessed the act of tower's creation and started worshiping the necromancer as a god.

Damien used the barbarians to perform horrible experiments on them. Eventually, a barbarian "prince" Kinnuki fell in love with the wizard's wife, Mathilda, and they left the wizard and the vicinity of the tower. Damien summoned demons to hunt them down.

The demons were overzealous in achieving their goal and caused the event known as the Great Thaw which melted the permafrost under the tower and it sank underground never to be seen again. At the time of the Great Thaw, the tower had a guest, a priest of Myrkul, Yarmuth the Brown. He tried to usurp the control of the tower from Damien, unsuccessfully and apprehended. He placed a curse on the tower with his dying breath. The curse of undeath that brought all who died within tower back as the undead.

The area where the tower was built considered to be a holy cite for barbarians and druids. By 1369 DR the circle of stones that marked the tower's location was still used as a holy place by the druids of Icewind Dale.

Appearances

 * The Accursed Tower