Mirror Spire

Overview

Shimmering desert spire in the Ashen Sands of the Eresh Emirate (Western Continent), seated atop buried Old World / Technogarch machinery and a failed temporal/energy core. Emits bioelectric bursts and oppressive heat; the Spire shell survived a localized black-hole implosion, while reality around it collapsed.

Narrative role

Core lore-revelation site where excavation uncovers the Technogarch attempt to force a Perfect Future. The Spire’s imploded core links the Great Eclipse’s physical lock to the burial of Technogarch cities under Eresh. Live arrays hint that pre-Eclipse infrastructure still runs (or fails) beneath the sands, tying excavation, anomalies, and geopolitical stakes together.

Known facts

• Built over buried First Civilization / Old World ruins ("Metal Bones") and Technogarch arcologies.
• Core implosion (localized black hole) collapsed surrounding landmasses; hull remained intact.
• Kiputer predictive engine used the Spire as anchor/amplifier to force celestial lock; recursive feedback contributed to the collapse.
• Residual arrays release bioelectric bursts and extreme heat across the Ashen Sands.
• Excavation surfaces Eclipse-cause clues, exportable scrap, and hazard-grade anomalies.

Mechanics impact

Heat survival gating; overheat/energy burst hazards; excavation gear checks; tread-machine traversal recommended. Expect anomaly interactions, lightning/heat environmental damage, and ancient-tech traps near the live array.

Relationships

• Eresh Emirate / Ashen Sands: Spire sits within the Ashen Sands; excavation economy depends on its buried arrays.
• Kaerugan (Iron Jungle): Draws power bleed/scrap from the same buried network.
• Great Eclipse: Site where the root cause begins to resurface.
• Metal Bones / Old World: Spire crowns the entombed infrastructure.
• Technogarch Civilization: Builders/operators of the Spire core; implosion buried their arcologies.

Sources

• Densetsu Design Document.txt (Eresh / Mirror Spire / buried power array)
• docbase/kb/eresh_emirate.md
• docbase/kb/locations/index.md (excavation notes)
• docbase/kb/the_great_eclipse_timeline_canon.md
• docbase/kb/great_eclipse_physical_lock_addendum.md
• docbase/kb/the_kiputer_technogarch_predictive_engine.md