WhiteWall - The Walls

The walls of Whitewall are as white as the name suggests. They are made of a beautiful marble that almost shines in the sunlight. There is no longer any sign of any marble in the tor itself and legends differ as to whether Sesarto the Artist used up all the marble present to build the walls and the buildings or he transformed the limestone of the tor itself into marble. The marble has an obvious relationship with the limestone of the tor however as in it too you can see the remains of sea creatures. Some people swear that they can see the rune of Larnste deep within the stone itself while others argue that it's the runes of Helamakt that are present. Others frown and disagree but won't say what it is that they see. The blocks that the walls are made from are massive and each one is as tall as a tall warrior holding a long spear. A tall warrior could not reach from the outer edge of a wall block to the inner edge. Each block is as long as a prize bull. A course of three blocks is as tall as most of the walls reach since there is little need for anything higher due to the sheer cliffs of the tor.

<new bit mitch>However, below the walls of the inner keep the tor's cliff has been cunningly faced with the huge stone in such a manner that it is an extension of the keep's walls. The masonry helps to stabilize the steep cliff from sliding onto the road that winds below, but more importantly it is visible for miles as an impossibly mighty white wall - hence the fortress's name.</new bit mitch>

<new bit Oliver> This stone facing has been carved with the mighty deeds of Helamakt.</new bit Oliver 2004/04/06>

The blocks are not perfectly square but rounded rather as if in imitation of the sort of rough blocks used in the citadels of Balazar. There is some magic within the walls that resist change and the walls resist many attacks.

Another story told in the Whitewall area tells of a flock of Heler's sheep whose snowy white beauty was unsurpassed. These semi-divine sheep roamed the hills and dales led by their black ram Black Beauty. When Sesarto the Artist came to build Whitewall it is said that he used up all the marble on the buildings and monuments leaving none for the walls. One of his followers Pikark the Piper used his magic to lead the flock away from Black Beauty. He gathered the ewes and lambs in the field below the citadel. From there the ewes and lambs were led atop the tor and using his magic Sesarto turned all but seven of the ewes into the stone blocks used for the walls. The seven remaining sheep (four ewes and three lambs) were so saddended by the loss of their flockmates that after they were led back down to the field below the tor they were turned into stones as well. And Black Beauty? Sesarto took pity on him as well and he too was turned into stone though no one is sure where he is located.

The blocks retain the same snow white purity of Heler's sheep to this day.

Legend has it that the citadel shall not fall until the pure white of the walls are sullied and darkened.

<John>Ah ha! Not the old, 'baboons, load up this ballista with rhino dung!' routine? :) Nice background.</John>

<Oliver>Well that's what they say. Is it true though?<Oliver>

Story Seeds

Someone is patrolling the walls at night who remains unaccounted for by day. Who or what is it?
The stones hum at odd times but the humming does not seem to have any relation to danger. What's causing it?
A warrior swears that they've seen one of the magic pearls in a wall stone. Can you find it? And why has no one else seen it.

There are four large and three small marble blocks on the plain where the Lunars are encamped. Are they some of Heler's sheep turned into stone? Could they be awakened somehow and be used by the defenders to repair breaches in the wall? Could the Lunars find Black Beauty and awaken him and his flock and literally lead the walls away?