Balor’s Tower is a Freehold in the Kingdom of Ulster and headquarters of the Shadow Court of Hibernia.
Overview[]
On the eastern edge of Tory Island, a rock promontory for called Balor’s Tower marks the legendary home of Balor of the Evil Eye. Since the return of the sidhe, this site has become the freehold of Doireannara, field commander of the army of the Shadow Court. Here, this sidhe terrorist trains what she hopes will be a host of Kithain who will “liberate” Hibernia from the autocratic rule of its Seelie monarchs.
The perilous seas that sometimes isolate Tory Island from the mainland suit the Shadow Court’s purposes, since they discourage all but the hardiest and most determined visitors and afford them the privacy necessary for their secretive work.
Near the center of the island, within the monastery ruins, lies a group of stones called “wishing stones” (or, alternatively, “cursing stones”). Reputed to have the power to cause destruction to enemies, the stones were last used in 1884 to prevent the British gunboat Wasp from collecting taxes. Only six crew members survived the sinking of the boat. So far, the Shadow Court has not discovered the means of evoking the magic of the stones, which may, in fact, have drained away in the intervening century.
References[]
- CTD: Immortal Eyes: Court of All Kings, p. 74
