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{{Neath_Location|image1=edictoftowers.png|caption1=|location=[[The Hinterlands]]|allegiance=[[Hell]]}}<blockquote>''"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."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Walk_the_Edict_of_Towers|Walk the Edict of Towers|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | {{Neath_Location|image1=edictoftowers.png|caption1=|location=[[The Hinterlands]]|allegiance=[[Hell]]}}<blockquote>''"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."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Walk_the_Edict_of_Towers|Walk the Edict of Towers|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
The '''Edict of Towers''' is a fortification of [[Hell]] located near [[Marigold Station]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Walk_the_Edict_of_Towers|Walk the Edict of Towers|Fallen London|}} ''"An ancient Hell defence [...]"''</ref> It is a massive labyrinth of mirrors that blur the line between Is and Is-Not; in fact, '' | The '''Edict of Towers''' is a fortification of [[Hell]] located near [[Marigold Station]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Walk_the_Edict_of_Towers|Walk the Edict of Towers|Fallen London|}} ''"An ancient Hell defence [...]"''</ref> It is a massive labyrinth of mirrors that blur the line between Is and Is-Not; in fact, less than a ''fifth'' of the area can be considered "real."<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Edict_of_Towers|The Edict of Towers|Fallen London|}} ''"The Edict is a labyrinth of walls and towers, [...] only a fifth – or less – is real."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Walk_the_Edict_of_Towers|Walk the Edict of Towers|Fallen London|}} ''"Here, Hell [...] installed a myriad of mirrors."''</ref> From beyond the mirrors, the vistas of [[Parabola]] are visible.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Recover_the_Dauntless_Knight|Recover the Dauntless Knight|Fallen London|}} ''"Through the glass, Parabola appears, vivid as daybreak."''</ref> | ||
While it is now abandoned,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Edict_of_Towers|The Edict of Towers|Fallen London|}} ''"Hell has abandoned this place."''</ref> the Edict was built to defend Hell's southernmost flank,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Walk_the_Edict_of_Towers|Walk the Edict of Towers|Fallen London|}} ''"The Edict borders the southern flank of Hell [...]"''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Return_to_the_Edict_of_Towers|Return to the Edict of Towers|Fallen London|}} ''"Where Hell is defended by a glass labyrinth of falsehood."''</ref> back when Hell still resided in Parabola.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Edict_of_Towers|The Edict of Towers|Fallen London|}} ''"An ancient defence of Hell, from its time in the Is-Not."''</ref> It is littered with the detritus of past invasions, long predating the [[The Campaign of '68|Campaign of '68]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Explore_the_walls|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."''</ref> The mirrors here are extremely disorienting to navigate,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Recover_the_Dauntless_Knight|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?"''</ref> their traps and treacheries designed through accords with the [[Fingerkings]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Recover_the_Dauntless_Knight|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."''</ref> 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.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Recover_an_artefact_of_Hell_(The_Edict_of_Towers)|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: [...]"''</ref> | While it is now abandoned,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Edict_of_Towers|The Edict of Towers|Fallen London|}} ''"Hell has abandoned this place."''</ref> the Edict was built to defend Hell's southernmost flank,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Walk_the_Edict_of_Towers|Walk the Edict of Towers|Fallen London|}} ''"The Edict borders the southern flank of Hell [...]"''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Return_to_the_Edict_of_Towers|Return to the Edict of Towers|Fallen London|}} ''"Where Hell is defended by a glass labyrinth of falsehood."''</ref> back when Hell still resided in Parabola.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Edict_of_Towers|The Edict of Towers|Fallen London|}} ''"An ancient defence of Hell, from its time in the Is-Not."''</ref> It is littered with the detritus of past invasions, long predating the [[The Campaign of '68|Campaign of '68]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Explore_the_walls|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."''</ref> The mirrors here are extremely disorienting to navigate,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Recover_the_Dauntless_Knight|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?"''</ref> their traps and treacheries designed through accords with the [[Fingerkings]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Recover_the_Dauntless_Knight|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."''</ref> 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.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Recover_an_artefact_of_Hell_(The_Edict_of_Towers)|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: [...]"''</ref> | ||
