Tonitruum Arx, the Thunder Fortress, Hall of the Thunder Warriors, Realm of the Ascensended. Few are its equals, its like unique. The fortress monastery of the Guardians stands proud high above Monolith, tethered to the planet by what the natives call, The Endless Stair, for they cannot see the top. The top of the fortress is peaked by five spires, four representing the forge, the apothecarion, the librarium and the reclusium and stand on the four corners of the fortress. The central spire, standing high above the others marks the chapter council hall.

Every month the tribes offer up sacrifices to the Thunder Warriors by placing ore, grain, livestock and criminals into the local Black Fort. When the full moon rises a bolt of lightning strikes the Black Fort and when the doors are opened it is mysteriously empty. To be condemned to sacrifice is considered the worst punishment of all, as one is said to spend eternity slaved to the Thunder Warriors, and this isn't far from the truth, as they are taken to the forge and turned into servitors, spending the rest of their life as a creature less than life, and treated as little more than a cruel necessity.

Every 13 years the Lucidicium Fulmen takes place which is marked by the full eclipse of Monolith's three moons, Spes, Desperatio and Ira. Great storms take place and the Thunder Warriors descend to the land of the mortals to choose those worthy enough to join them. For five days contests take place, and with the coming of the second eclipse, the Thunder Warriors take those they have chosen into the storms.

A/N guess what the names of Monolih's three moons mean