The Tower
An unusually massive, oddly shaped contested plateau near the Parshendi side of the Shattered Plains — beloved by chasmfiends for pupating. The Parshendi have rebuffed Alethi assaults there twenty-seven times; no highprince has ever taken it. SA:WoK:Ch 23
Presence
appears mentioned absent
Known facts
Related
- mentionsRoion — Dalinar uses the Tower as the prize that would justify a joint army SA:WoK:Ch 23
- fulfillsSide carry — Gaz's setup pays off — the side-carry tactic, copied by other crews at different speeds, breaks the army's volley timing and dooms Sadeas's assault on the Tower SA:WoK:Ch 32
Thread
- SA:WoK:Ch 23edgementions: Roion — Dalinar uses the Tower as the prize that would justify a joint army
- SA:WoK:Ch 23facttwenty-seven-failed-assaults: Dalinar has been turned back at the Tower twice himself; no Alethi has ever won there. With enough combined troops, however, it could trap and break the Parshendi's war-making strength on the Plains.
- SA:WoK:Ch 23introIntroduced as “The Tower”
- SA:WoK:Ch 32edgefulfills: Side carry — Gaz's setup pays off — the side-carry tactic, copied by other crews at different speeds, breaks the army's volley timing and dooms Sadeas's assault on the Tower
Backreferences
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 23
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 32
- factKaladin
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 34
- factLamaril
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 46
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 54
- factDalinar Kholin
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 58
- factDalinar Kholin
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 63
- factDalinar Kholin
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 64
- factSadeas
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 65
- factDalinar Kholin
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 66
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 67
- factKaladin
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 68
- factEshonai
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 69
- summarySA:WoK:Ch 75