Editing Jade Tower (section)

==Approaching the Tower==
Multiple wards and magical effects are in place in the area surrounding the Tower, to protect its masters.

===Rebounding Swords===
In later years, as the primary enemy of the College of Mages was the Order of the [[Sword of Malicean]], the use of swords and blades was prohibited in the area surrounding the Tower, to a distance of about ten miles.  Any blade so used has a strong tendency to rebound upon its user.

===Approach and Be Recognized===
Not liking surprises, the Masters of the Tower enacted this collection of wards, which has the following effects in a 30 mile radius around the Tower:
*All people are subject to the Faerie Fire spell, as well as Zone of Truth.  
*No scrying is permitted within the range of this ward.  
*Bars ''undetectable alignment'' and other related spells.
*No teleporting, except via teleport circles in the Tower itself.
*Sound carries extraordinarily well.

===Unfriendly Skies===
Recognizing that a tower is naturally vulnerable to an attack by the air, the Masters harnessed the winds themselves to defend their bastion. Winds around the tower above ground level are wild and uncontrolled, making flying difficult.  

===Mirage Arcana===
Overland progress towards the Tower is difficult; the land itself seems to shift under the feet of those who approach.