17. Tower of the Four Winds - currently empty: (ex Taranor, ex Valdemar and others)
Tower Location: The Valdemar Tower was one of the three Towers making up the Icarthian Triangle in the south East of Orin Rakatha. This Tower is located in Gilden Far, and is the most southerly of those making up the Icarthian Triangle.
Notes: After the Ikarthian Tower was destroyed, the Valdemar moved on, splitting mainly into two groups. The first are now within the Kalid Towers and are known as the Valdemar Legions. The second group are known as the Valdemar mercenaries and live in 'The Village' (a way-station in that region) as Towerless. They operate as teams, and are currently lead by Kleinwort Ironfist (an Ex-Valley Guildleader).
The Taranor were mainly mercenaries who were allied to the Dai-Fah-Dyne when we arrived on Orin Rakatha, and acted as guards to the merchant tower. The Taranor are an aloof cultured people with refined tastes, highly skilled in certain arts. However they failed to gain enough status (which we believe may have been partially the fault of the Dai-Fah-Dyne) - on leaving the Tower some were subsumed by the Dai-Fah-Dyne, while a large number were butchered by the Kalid. Some of the remainder now reside in the Valley Alliance Tower and rank highly in the Green School of Magic to which they brought a number of green sorcery teaching scrolls.
It was once also held by the Dymwan and briefly by a Morgothian force. The Tower is known as the Tower of the Four Winds and is now believed to be empty.