Sometime during Gore’s long history, the gnomes of Ninbolm (05.24) created an unusual observatory as tribute to a king. The Glass Eye, as it is now called, is a needle-like tower that rises from a hilltop along the rugged coast. It is crowned with a glass dome that allowed observers to see for miles across the ocean, or receive a view of the heavens that is second to none in all of the Shrouded Lands. Amusingly, the dome was also designed to hideously distort the faces of those using it to those observing from the outside.
The Pirate Kings smote the wondrous tower when the last High King fell. The Glass Eye was thereafter abandoned, and it suffers from years of neglect. Its current master is Iocannus, an astrologer on a mission from the Doge to reverse-engineer the wondrous structure. He received this assignment after failing to predict the Salt Panic. A flesh golem with a huge crossbow accompanies him to ensure he toils with a modicum of zeal. He has convinced five gnomes of Ninbolm to aid him in his task.
Connections
- The Collector (02.22) claims the Glass Eye. Crossbow bolts as thick as a man’s wrist drive back the knights he sends to extort Iocannus. He found this amusing the first four times, but he is going to start taking more drastic measures.
Hooks
- What secrets did the Glass Eye reveal to stargazers? Do their records still exist?
- Why does the Doge want the Glass Eye’s specifications? Or is this just a cruel lark?
- What was the Salt Panic?
- How do you reverse-engineer a ruined gnome observatory?
