The Edict of Towers

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"The Edict borders the southern flank of Hell, where once flat plains rolled away the white walls. Here, Hell dug deep and where was once was nothing, Hell installed a myriad of mirrors. To navigate, one requires the ability to see both what is and what could be; to reject the was never."[1]

The Edict of Towers is a fortification of Hell located near Marigold Station.[2] It is a massive labyrinth of mirrors that blur the line between Is and Is-Not; in fact, less than one fifth of the area can be considered "real."[3][4] From beyond the mirrors, the vistas of Parabola are visible.[5]

While it is now abandoned,[6] the Edict was built to defend Hell's southernmost flank,[7][8] back when Hell still resided in Parabola.[9] It is littered with the detritus of past invasions, long predating the Campaign of '68.[10] The mirrors here are extremely disorienting to navigate,[11] their traps and treacheries designed through accords with the Fingerkings.[12] At the heart of the Edict is its original mirror: a massive, shattered piece of glass, held in place by thorned flowers and missing several of its shards.[13]

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  1. ↑ Walk the Edict of Towers, Fallen London
  2. ↑ Walk the Edict of Towers, Fallen London "An ancient Hell defence [...]"
  3. ↑ The Edict of Towers, Fallen London "The Edict is a labyrinth of walls and towers, [...] only a fifth – or less – is real."
  4. ↑ Walk the Edict of Towers, Fallen London "Here, Hell [...] installed a myriad of mirrors."
  5. ↑ Recover the Dauntless Knight, Fallen London "Through the glass, Parabola appears, vivid as daybreak."
  6. ↑ The Edict of Towers, Fallen London "Hell has abandoned this place."
  7. ↑ Walk the Edict of Towers, Fallen London "The Edict borders the southern flank of Hell [...]"
  8. ↑ Return to the Edict of Towers, Fallen London "Where Hell is defended by a glass labyrinth of falsehood."
  9. ↑ The Edict of Towers, Fallen London "An ancient defence of Hell, from its time in the Is-Not."
  10. ↑ Explore the walls, Fallen London "[...] you can make out the remnants of ancient armour, [...] London cannot have been the first to attempt an invasion. It was not the first to fail."
  11. ↑ Recover the Dauntless Knight, Fallen London "The Edict is [...] designed to break the minds of its captives. [...] The mirrors punctuate the vista, [...] Always the same image, [...] Is this where you started?"
  12. ↑ Recover the Dauntless Knight, Fallen London "[...] you pass between mirrors, negotiating the concords of the Fingerkings [...] old concords with the powers behind the Glass ward the towers into a mirror-maze."
  13. ↑ Recover an artefact of Hell (The Edict of Towers), Fallen London "[...] you find your way into the heart of the Edict, where the original mirror sits. [...] length of a cathedral facade, [...] a frame of violets and roses. Their thorns [...] holding it in place. [...] it has been broken. Several shards are already missing: [...]"
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