The Lighthouse
Emberspire IS the Lighthouse referenced in The Quiet Year.
Emberspire is both a teleportation circle Spire and the Lighthouse that faces toward Eritessa — the last light travelers see before crossing the sea east, and the first light they see returning to Kouréas.
The Lighthouse
In The Quiet Year world-building session, the group established a Lighthouse on the eastern coast of Kouréas that faces toward the main continent. That Lighthouse is Emberspire. It serves a dual purpose:
- Navigation — a beacon for ships crossing between Kouréas and Eritessa
- Teleportation — contains a teleportation circle connected to the full Spire network
Location
- Coordinates: x=3826, y=4208 (eastern coast of Kouréas)
- Facing: East, toward Eritessa
- Part of: The Spires teleportation network
Significance
Emberspire sits at the gateway between Kouréas and the wider world. Given that Zen au Kouréas is expected to return from Eritessa, the Lighthouse is a critical chokepoint — anyone crossing from the main continent arrives in view of Emberspire.
Related
Appearances
- 260701-ch5.1 (⏱ 00:08:27) — The ‘lighthouse’ island — a World Exhaust venting Kaethos’s pressure; post-Greenport its flames burn PURPLE (veil-tear poison). A teleportation circle (needs a hand on each of two opposite pedestals) sits at its summit, where Basil flees the Harobi brothers and Nortle arrives to rescue her.