As you step into the arch, you instantaneously find yourself at the rear of a vast wonderous chamber.

You no longer feel drained.

You feel at full magical power.

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[Black Tower, Wizard's Chamber]

The walls of this chamber are made of black marble, with intricate patterns of gold and black diamond depicting events in the life of a wizard in Elanthia. Chandeliers of crystal and sapphire are suspended from golden chains, from a ceiling so shrouded in darkness that you cannot see where the chains attach. There is a red carpet leading to a giant throne, which appears to be created from the fabric of pure elemental energy. You can make out swirling patterns of water, fire, stone, and lightning all inside the crystal casing of the throne, constantly shifting and mixing. Sitting in the throne you see a black-skinned wizard, garbed in spidersilk, with golems to each side of him, hanging on his every action. You also see a ruby golem and a ruby golem.
Also here: Lord Soltarius who is seated.
Obvious exits: out

out

>look soltarius

>You see Lord Soltarius the Dark Elf.
He appears to be in his 60's, has shoulder length, wavy silver hair, dark eyes, and black skin.
He is in good shape.
He is holding a black tower shield in his left hand and a sharpened glaes shard in his right hand.
He is wearing some ink-black elven fighting leathers, a midnight blue veniom-threaded backpack, a gold-trimmed blue spidersilk greatcloak, a luminous blue diamond clasp, a rune-etched dark vaalin armband, a black kidskin wrist strap, some dark tanned leather trousers, a tightly woven spidersilk sack, a golden spidersilk gem pouch, a pair of black ora-buckled boots, a mithril bound wight skin sheath, a black spidersilk vest, a jet black leather belt, a mithril Twilight Hall pin, a tiny firethorn shoot pin, a miniature crystal wand pin, a silver lightning bolt pin, a veniom-plated Ilyan Cloud charm and a blue diamond amulet.

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Soltarius says, "Welcome to my tower, travelers. Now that you have made it this far, please feel free to walk around and marvel at the many wonders of my tower, for it has much to offer."

>A ruby golem grunts a few syllables.
>Soltarius nods to a ruby golem.

Soltarius says, "One more thing..."

>Soltarius rubs his chin thoughtfully.

Soltarius says, "There are many hidden chambers and passageways in the tower, and the clues to them are in the Chamber of Gates. If you happen to find any, be wary of those whom you share its secrets with, lest you get an unwanted visitor."

>You hear someone cackle.
>Soltarius grins.

Soltarius says, "This is the central room of the tower. I create all from here, and you would be wise to check here before anything, to see what I have added."

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I personally recommend checking out the monster list and item guide (on the Tower Roof), both get good support and reviews from my GemStone III peers. They are what I put the most work into, and I think that it really shows.

This page is far from complete, there are always logs, guides, list updates, and much more being added constantly. Feel free to share any advice or ideas, good or bad, or ask me any questions by sending me mail or signing my guestbook. I would like to thank Lord Opiy Rococ and Dacchus Archonage for help and ideas with the page, cause I need all I can get.

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Most recent changes to the Tower:

22 Aug - Added Dragon Warrior 3, Dragon Warrior 4, and Terranigma to other games section.
20 Aug - Added Secret of Mana 2 to other games section.
16 Aug - Added frames to Item Guide, added "other games" section, moved Item Guide to item guide section.
1 Jul - Added Chasmine's room, reworked and added ALOT of new sounds.
8 Jun - Added Bregandian war log.
29 May - Added new log and slightly changed the logs page, added my highlight string list and Secret of Mana MIDI's.
28 May - Added more comprehensive armor guide to the armor page in the item guide.
21 May - Added music for Xenogears and Final Fantasy 5, added four new logs, and one link.
20 May - Posted new item guide format.

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Coming soon: More logs, profession guides, constant updates to item guide, and a few more rooms in the tower, for you have only barely explored this wonderous structure.

People like to always say something about themselves on a page, so I figure I might as well...here goes...

Yep theres a person behind Soltarius and all his family, and here I am. Name's Dave Borowski, I'm 20 and from the middle of nowhere, St. Albans, Maine. I have a my own personal website also about me, non-Gemstone related. If you wanna contact me somehow about the page, or just anything, I can be reached via AOL Instant Messenger as tanarri069, ICQ'd via #35989779 (Demon 69), or emailed at demon69@tdstelme.net. I won't mind at all, I'm always up for good chat. And for those who asked, here's my pic, though ignore the stupid face I am making, taken in the summer of '97.