Empyrean Ruins
The following is a list of many common types of Empyrean ruins found on Dereth. Link to the redirect pages when creating descriptions of points of interest.
Advocate Spire
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Named after Strathelar's Order of Advocates, who used the spires surrounding the nexus arrival towns as their headquarters. The spires come in three varieties: Those floating motionless in the air, those resting evenly in the soil, and toppled spires, which may have crashed to the ground. Heritage: Yalain |
Empyrean Column
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A common ruin. Columns come in three varieties: The full column, the broken column, and the toppled column. Columns may also include a capital. These topped columns are sometimes used as bridges. Heritage: Dericost, Falatacot, Yalain |
Empyrean Fortress
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A fortress is any large structure made up of Empyrean fortress walls and some times towers. There are many fortresses scattered across Dereth, some of which became occupied by Isparians (Dryreach, Lytelthorpe, Fort Tethana, Fort Witshire). Though they are Empyrean ruins, the Hea Tumeroks of the direlands learned to mimic the design and construct their own forts. Heritage: Dericost, Tumerok |
Empyrean Fortress Tower
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Lone towers are a somewhat common ruin, and made great settlement locations for early Isparians, and sometimes other creatures. The Hea Tumeroks of the direlands learned to mimic the design and construct their own towers. Heritage: Dericost, Tumerok |
Empyrean Fortress Wall
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Lone sections of fortress wall are an uncommon ruin, but they are out there. The Hea Tumeroks of the direlands learned to mimic the design and construct their own walls. Heritage: Dericost, Tumerok |
Empyrean Pillar
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Empyrean Pillars are very common ruins. They are often used in the structure of other ruins such as the meeting hall style building. Pillars can can be found complete, broken mid-way, and broken at the base. Heritage: Dericost, Falatacot, Yalain |
Empyrean Platform
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Stone platforms are often the base on which ruins are built, but can be found bare as well. Heritage: Dericost, Falatacot, Yalain |
Empyrean Standing Stone
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A common ruin found throughout Dereth. Standing stones are often found as markers of important locations. These stones seem to be very useful in magic sites. They can be found framing portals and most importantly they make up the mystical Menhir rings. Standing Stones come in two varieties, blank and inscribed. Heritage: Dericost, Falatacot, Yalain |
Empyrean Statue
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Stone statues are a common ruin. following their gaze will often lead you to more ruins or other points of interest. |
Empyrean Stone Head
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Also known as The Heads of Tafelicor, as mentioned in the Zone article: The Stony Stare. These ruins are Falatacot. The Stone head comes in four varieties: The Standing head, the toppled head, the opened mouth head with room, and the openend mouth head with bunker. |
Empyrean Stone Square
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Empyrean Stone Tower
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These broken towers are seen at many larger ruin sites, though an intact one has never been found. |
Empyrean Temple
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Empyrean Three-legged Arch
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These structures often contain something in their center - a portal, magic crystal, or something else of importance. |
Light House
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Meeting Hall Style Building
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These buildings are common throughout Dereth and often house dungeon entrances or shrines. |
Petroglyph
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File:Petroglyph.jpg | Usually found among other ruins, the petroglyphs are described in the Zone article Petroglyphs. |