The heavy brass pylons of Fortress Alpha pulsed with a steady, golden radiance that illuminated the surrounding crystalline basin in the early morning light. Imperial artificers worked alongside ironclad knights, constructing stone containment walls around the World Bridging Gate platform. The crisp mountain air of the Outer Continent swirled with high density elemental mana, vibrating softly against the surrounding basalt cliffs.
Kale Ardentis stood at the edge of the newly fortified perimeter, his dark grey Master robes fluttering in the cool violet breeze. Around his neck, the white gold Master medallion absorbed the ambient energy shifts radiating from the towering crystal spires. Beside him, Grandmaster Lazek Oberon took a slow puff from his curved smoking pipe, grey smoke drifting softly upward into the two pale moons.
