The town of Torch has long enjoyed a singular claim to prosperity—a
violet flame that burns atop Black Hill in the heart of the town. This f
lame burns incredibly hot, and while it’s usually the size of a
bonfire, several times a year the fires spew up into the heavens in a
brilliant beam of purple violence. These eruptions are presaged by about
an hour of soft rumbling, giving nearby smiths a chance to retreat
before the fires can consume them. At all other times, the violet
energies allow for the smelting of all manner of skymetal. Torch is one
of the only locations where skymetal can be worked with relative ease
outside of Starfall, and its entire economy has risen around these
purple flames, with traveling smiths coming from across Avistan to pay
for the opportunity to work with them. Of course, Torch needs all the
visiting trade and coin it can gather, for while the town’s distance
from Starfall makes it inconvenient for the Technic League to maintain a
permanent presence here, the taxes and tariffs it charges the Numerian
town on a monthly basis are significant. The town prospers, but the bulk
of its income does not belong to it.
Which is why, when the fires atop the hill suddenly go out, the town is in trouble.
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