Xandropho's Tower

Xandropho's Tower is a tower north of Karth in the Leviathan Bay region of Equis, reputed to once be home to a famous dragon mage.

History
The tower was built by the famous dragon mage Xandropho, who dedicated himself to becoming a true dragon.

Xandropho lived in the tower for many years, and had an agreement with Karth to leave the city alone. As a result, he spent most of his time either in the tower or razing and terrorizing elsewhere, and so the tower is something of a mystery to the people of Karth, who regard it mainly as a landmark.

Xandropho no longer lives in the tower, and his fate and whereabouts are unknown. However, the tower is known to have become home to a red dragon whelp named Thylax, who hopes to establish a power base there. Kyton Eros visited the tower with his companions and pledged servitude to Thylax, but not before destroying almost all of the third and fourth floors of the tower and killing Thylax's kobold followers.

Rumours
It is said in Karth that the seemingly ever-burning flame in the tower has gone out.

Structure
The tower is a five-floored, circular building.
 * The first floor is riddled with holes, pocked by the fire beetles that live here.
 * The second floor is a summoning room, apparently tied to the Infernis.
 * The third floor was a library with many shelves and tables, though most have since been destroyed.
 * The fourth floor was a bedroom complete with a variety of furniture, though most of it has since been destroyed.
 * The fifth floor consists of a floor and ceiling, but rather than walls it has a few pillars, and is open the surrounding landscape.
 * The ceiling resembles a giant, perpetually-burning brazier.

Inhabitants
Xandropho's tower is occupied by fire beetles and salamanders, the latter of which were deliberately summoned by Xandropho and bound to service. The fire beetles more likely arrived with an attraction to the residual elemental fire there.

The tower is also home to Thylax, a red dragon whelp. A band of kobolds once served him here, worshiping the dragon, but they have since been removed by the intervention of Kyton Eros and his companions.