The Sanguine tower

Written by Redclaw123

The Sanguine tower is the name given to the gigantic tower rising out of the centre of The city of Valcoran and is the heartland of both the city and the entire planet, Given that the city is the planetary capital. The tower is a significant symbol across the entire planet, its formidable strength and ever watchful gaze prevalent across the entire city. To date, not once has this tower been destroyed by the enemies of mankind, No matter how hard they tried.
The tower is also one of the earliest constructs in the entire World of Cadmeia, Built when the first colonists landed on Cadmeia and built their first settlement near the equator. The tower also contains a museum, In which many of the relics of the early days of Colonization are stored and shown to visitors. It is also the strongest and most well defended structure in the city and possibly the entire planet, Being able to survive even heavy orbital bombardment and similar large scale attacks that would obliterate most other structures. It goes on as a shining beacon of hope for the people of Cadmeia. A light in the darkness which shines and serves as a bastion of hope for the Cadmeians In their struggle against the enemies of mankind

Purpose / Function

The tower serves as the seat of power of the planetary governor of Cadmeia and is the commanding centre for all of the city. It has a gigantic array of communications equipment for contacting far away outposts and cities and goes through regular maintenance to make sure that everything works as intended. It is very well protected by layer after layer of reinforced basalt which consists of Valcoranium and some other supermaterials.

Alterations

The tower has undegone many renovations since its construction, keeping it updated with new technology. At first, most of the alterations involved adding new colors to the tower and some small scale renovations. But after the great devastation, In which almost all the inhabitants on Cadmeia were killed, the tower alongside the city was heavily fortified with new technologies and equipment. In time, the gigantic tower became a fortress all on its own, hosting its own shield generators, defense turrets and extremely powerful communications equipment.

Architecture

The architecture of the tower takes elements from many styles used on Earth and using its own unique Cadmeian architecture. However, once can see elements of gothic architecture clearly when they look at the tower. It doesen’t have many decorations on the outside, being made of reinforced black basalt . On the interior there are lots of decorations : Paintings , coloured tiles and painted walls are some of the decorations that can be found on the interior of the tower.

History

The Sanguine Tower was built as one of the first buildings by the early colonists of Cadmeia. Designed to be a control centre for the first colony and its surrounding settlements. It served its purpose well and became one of the most renowned and famous buildings across the world of Cadmeia.
During The great devastation however, When the first demonic forces from the Great rift started invading the planet, most of the planets population was killed. Only by timely arrival of reinforcements by the The imperial terran federation was the demonic threat stopped. Afterwards, Cadmeia began its transition to become the first fortress world and The city of Valcoran became the first fortress city in Cadmeia. The tower was significantly renovated at this time to become a potent military installation on its own and ever since its construction almost 800 years ago, It has not fallen once to the demonic legions of Kerr

"The tower was dark and gigantic, yet eerily beautiful at the same time. It served as a beacon of hope for all those who resided on the world, a light in the dark void of Chaos, a symbol of defiance against the enemies of Mankind"
Spoken by Aiden Tallorann

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The Great rift is a gigantic Void fissures located in the northern part of the Milky way galaxy. It is to date the largest void fissure ever recorded to exist, at an enormous size of 40 thousand light years across and around the same in diameter. Being the largest void fissure in the milky way galaxy, the surrounding regions such as the Gehennian Gate and the Mundus Noctis sector have witnessed some of the largest demonic invasions in recorded history. Many of the worlds inside the great rift contain long lost secrets and technologies, Something which The imperial terran federation has long tried to get to turn the tides in their war against the breakers forces

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Alternative Names

The Everlasting beacon

Type

Fortress

Parent Location

The city of Valcoran

Owning Organization

The Imperial Terran Federation