The tower ward guides Mara from the upper passage into the lower chamber. Kynes remains in Phandelver, while Slaan and Nhal stay with the Hall’s preserved history.
The circular lattice waits beneath the black stone ceiling. A suspended shard, untouched since the earlier record, now emits a thin silver resonance through the violet geometry.
the tower ward
The resonance is precise and surviving. It is a witness-pattern, not a person, summons, or bearer crossing the boundary.
Within the shard, silver lines join the lawful technique to Sael’s promise. The connection remains exact, while the promise’s unknown bearer stays entirely absent.
Mara
The shard preserves a connection without revealing whom the promise belongs to.
the tower ward
Study may proceed through your established channel. Removal or naming could alter the protections around what remains unclaimed.
The lattice opens a narrow circle of observation beneath Mara, leaving the shard suspended beyond reach. Silver resonance gathers there, awaiting her choice without pressing toward it.
✓ Quest Accepted
Determine what connects the shard to Sael’s promise
✓ Quest Accepted
Keep the shard’s witness-pattern distinct from its unknown bearer