Ramazith's Tower

Six stories high and built of weathered red brick in a cylindrical, pagoda-style structure, Ramazith's Tower is considered a unique landmark by some and a regrettable eyesore by others. It was built nearly a century ago by the eccentric wizard Ramazith, a sailor from faraway Durpar who acquired a vast knowledge of the deeps—and equally vast wealth. Ramazith had not been known as either an exceptional mariner or an exceptional arcanist before he came into enough money to build his tower, and the source of his success remains a mystery.

Not long after the tower was completed, Ramazith died under suspicious circumstances. Some say he met his end after an ill-fated dalliance with a nymph, but rumors have always persisted that his death was linked to his unlikely ascent. One version holds that the nymph exacted revenge for some terrible crime Ramazith committed against her people to gain his power, while another rumor suggests his soul was itself the price of his bargain. Whatever the truth, Ramazith's tower stood empty for decades before it was acquired a few years ago by Lorroakan, a young and short-tempered mage known for having expensive tastes and a perpetual shortage of funds. Lorroakan hails from the city of Athkatla to the south, and local gossip holds that he's a disgraced Cowled Wizard who may even be a fugitive from the powerful House Selemchant in Amn.
Lorroakan, a neutral male human mage, makes his living by enchanting clothes to repel moisture and mildew, a practical but humble pursuit that suggests his mastery of magic is not extensive. This, in turn, might explain why he has not reopened the tower's upper floors, confining his own activities to the first and a small portion of the second floor.
Lorroakan's ever-pressing need for money has led the mage to begin looking for hired hands who might be willing to venture into the long-shuttered heights of Ramazith's tower and uncover the secret of the late wizard's wealth. That Ramazith's secret may have brought him to an untimely end, and that Lorroakan is himself no more skilled—and perhaps significantly less so—than the tower's previous master does not seem to concern him. (Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus, 2019)

Purpose / Function

Ramazith’s Tower is a six-story, pagoda-style, cylindrical structure of brick. Its numerous roofs jut from the building every half floor, and a pointed rooftops the structure. Whether the tower is a unique Baldur’s Gate landmark or a deplorable eyesore depends on one's opinion.
The tower is named after Rarnazith, the sailor turned-wizard who designed and erected it. During his days as a mariner, Ramazith acquired vast knowledge of the sea. He became a full-fledged wizard to further his interest in what lay beneath the waves. He must have discovered something of great value in the watery depths, because he had never been known as a wealthy person before construction began on the tower that would Ramazith's Tower bear his name and whose exotic architecture would remind him of his home in faraway Durpar.
Eventually, Ramazith disappeared. No one knows where or how but the most popular rumor is that he met his doom during an ill-advised dalliance with a nymph.
The tower is now home to Lorroakan, a young, short-tempered, red-haired mage known for having expensive taste and being chronically short of funds. He is a recent arrival from Athkatla. Some Baldurians gossip openly that he is the mysterious “Tallhat,” reputed owner of the Undercellar. Others whisper cautiously that he is an exiled Cowled Wizard and a fugitive from the arcanist cabal’s founders, House Selemchant in Amn.
Even though Lorroakan performs almost any magic service for pay, he most often enchants clothes to make them water- and mildew-repellent, which is quite handy, given the Gate’s constant rain and moisture. Lorroakan refuses to sell the ritual to anyone. (Murder in Baldur's Gate, 2013)

Type

Tower, Mage

Parent Location

Temples