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The '''Tower of Nebrask''' is a structure on the isle of [[Nebrask]] in the [[United Isles of
==Description==
===Appearance and Discovery===
The Tower was first recorded by early European explorers of North America. It appears to be ancient, and is thought to be the oldest known man-made structure in the Isles.{{book ref|Rithmatist|17}} Early explorers reported that the Tower would disappear and change locations, but this seems to have stopped over time.{{book ref|Rithmatist|17}} It is not known who built the Tower, as the islands appeared to be mostly uninhabited when the explorers arrived.{{book ref|Rithmatist|17}} A few natives were found, but the isles were strangely empty. The people of the [[Aztek Federation]] in South America had accepted some refugees from the Isles, but their stories were lost to time and most of the people there generally refused to discuss the Tower.{{book ref|Rithmatist|17}}
===Wild Chalklings and Rithmatics===
At some point—historians have not reached a consensus on when, although some give credence to reports by [[Manuel Estevez]]—people began to see wild chalklings appear in the isles.{{book ref|Rithmatist|17}} Although the chalklings were not aggressive at first, they began to harass people and eventually launched a full offensive,{{book ref|Rithmatist|17}} killing people, destroying property, and generally threatening the existence of human life in the region.{{book ref|Rithmatist|6}} King [[Gregory III]] is said to have somehow discovered Rithmatics, with the aid of a pocket watch made by Master [[Freudland]].{{book ref|Rithmatist|6}}{{book ref|Rithmatist|20}} Rithmatics offered a way to battle the chalklings and eventually contain them in the Tower.{{book ref|Rithmatist|6}}
===Current Events===
In the current day, the Tower is sealed in and guarded by Rithmatists to stop the trapped wild chalklings from escaping. The area around the Tower is enclosed by a massive chalk [[Rithmatics|Circle of Warding]] thousands of feet in diameter.{{book ref|Rithmatist|7}}{{book ref|Rithmatist|21}} The circle is drawn on concrete poured into the ground,{{book ref|Rithmatist|7}} presumably to keep the circle round and to provide a chalk-friendly surface. The weather on Nebrask is generally rainy,{{book ref|Rithmatist|5}} and canopies cover many areas of the circle to avoid water washing the circle away.{{book ref|Rithmatist|7}} Students at the Rithmatic academies are sent to Nebrask for their final year of training,{{book ref|Rithmatist|14}} and are required to serve in the fight against the chalklings for at least ten years.{{book ref|Rithmatist|13}} Unskilled Rithmatists are expelled from the academies rather than sent to Nebrask to avoid endangering themselves and others.{{book ref|Rithmatist|22}} The Rithmatists on the front lines battle chalklings and maintain the circle to avoid breaches, although they may sometimes go weeks without any action.{{book ref|Rithmatist|5}} They are aided by professional soldiers, who use acid to destroy chalkings.{{book ref|Rithmatist|21}} Rithmatists who are ill-suited for the pressure of battle sometimes serve in a more strategic capacity, such as Professor [[Fitch]].{{book ref|Rithmatist|5}} After Rithmatists retire from active duty, they are given a lifelong stipend and remain available to be called up as reserves if a serious breach were to occur at the Tower, although this is very rare.{{book ref|Rithmatist|13}}
Some people are skeptical about the threat posed by the Tower,{{book ref|Rithmatist|2}} partially due to the secrecy of Rithmatists.{{book ref|Rithmatist|12}} They are content to ignore the events in Nebrask because there has not been a significant breach in centuries, and deaths have become relatively rare.{{book ref|Rithmatist|25}}{{book ref|Rithmatist|16}} However, in addition to the seemingly unlimited number of wild chalklings that appear, there are many reports of other unexplainable events on the island;{{book ref|Rithmatist|21}} [[Trent Saxon]] traveled to the battlefront to research these reports shortly before his death.{{book ref|Rithmatist|23}} [[Joel Saxon]] learns that the threat from the Tower is real, including the existence of powerful beings known as [[Forgotten]]{{book ref|Rithmatist|16}} who have somehow escaped Nebrask.{{book ref|Rithmatist|24}} He also realizes that a supernatural being, possibly a Forgotten, has possessed [[Andrew Nalizar]] in an attempt to sabotage the training of Rithmatists, hoping to tilt the odds against them at the Tower.{{book ref|Rithmatist|25}}
== Trivia ==
*Brandon has said that when he mapped out Nebrask, the
== Notes ==
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