The Watchtower of Arath (District)

The Watchtower of Arath is a district of High Road Subregion found within the region of Northern Bastion, located in the nation of Bastion, on the planet Coda, as of the year 468 LV.

LOCATION The Watchtower of Arath (District)
District
This place is a structure built by the Legion of Dawn.
Location Details
Continent	Mirrus
Nation	Bastion
Region	Northern Bastion
Sub Region	High Road
Past Names	Arath
Faction Encounters
Neutral Faction	No neutral faction World Encounters
Enemy Faction	Scars
Ally Faction	Arcanists
World Encounter Targets
1-Star Possible Targets: Scar Enforcer Scar Hunter
Guaranteed Loot from each Target Enemy defeated.

History

The Watchtower of Arath was built to help people traversing around the citadel of Arath by Arden Vassa. This was to help striders and lancers to move around safely. According to historians, it was destroyed around the time of the fall of Anshar. Modern theorists think it was a titan or a cataclysm. However, no conclusive proofs have been presented. The Watchtower of Arath has been prominently focused in The Freelancers Three.

In 468 LV, when helping out Yarrow to do What Freelancers Do best, the Freelancer located some Arcanists captured by Scars and imprisoned in a Scar Cage at the behest of a foul scar called Junkmaw. The Freelancer rescued the captives and put an end to Junkmaw.

Geography and Layout

The Watchtower of Arath, as the name says, has a Legion Era watchtower in ruins. Under this tower is a tall cave with a large metallic statue called the Last Sentinel. Several plants grow here. Animals are scarce, relatively. There is a minor cavernous system nearby which is usually occupied by Scars. But they are constantly defeated by ally lancers.

Flora

The following are the revealed varieties of plantlife that are guaranteed to be found in The Watchtower of Arath (District). Even a single instance of the flora found in this location is listed here. There may still be more plants that aren't accurately charted:

1. Bioluminescent Moss Teal
2. Bioluminescent Spore Teal
3. Broadleaf Tree
4. Common Bush
5. Common Reed
6. Crabgrass
7. Cup Chimeric Plant
8. Decaying Tree
9. Disk Chimeric Plant
10. Enset
11. Fern
12. Grass
13. Green Latan Palm
14. Ivy Vine
15. Monstera Plant
16. Moss
17. Nightvine
18. Orange Bromeliad
19. Red Latan Palm
20. Suspended Vine
21. Tree Fern
22. Trefoil
23. Woody Vine

Creatures

The creatures marked with and are found only through World Encounters and World Events respectively. Those unmarked may also be found in such events, but are usually found on their own. The following types of fauna, Chimera, and Elementals are revealed to be found in The Watchtower of Arath (District). There may also be small Insects which are tough to identify. Weaponized and Shaper Corrupt creatures are not listed here

• Butterfly Blue
• Butterfly White
• Glowworm
• Grabbit

Enemy Encounters

As with all locations of Coda, The Watchtower of Arath (District) may have hostile forces. Hostile plantlife and animals, if found here, aren't considered as enemy encounters. The enemies marked with and are found only through World Encounters and World Events respectively. Those unmarked may also be found in such events, but are usually found on their own.

The following types of enemies may be encountered in The Watchtower of Arath (District):

• Scar Destroyer
• Scar Enforcer
• Scar Hunter
• Scar Scout
• Scar Scrapper

Cortex

Cortex entry below is either unlocked in The Watchtower of Arath (District) or collected during exploration in other locations.

Check Cortex Entry: The Watchtower of Arath (District) for More Information

According to Garred's “The Volume of Tarsis,” Arden Vassa build the citadel of Arath along the High Road as a base of operations for lancers to keep watch over the strider path. While Arcanists place the time of the Citadel's destruction before the shadow fell on Anshar, there has been speculation over what could have demolished such a large structure, and while chimeric compound is present, there is not enough evidence to support the theory of Cataclysm. In recent years, there has been support for the idea of a titan having wreaked havoc, as stated in Dalathie's “The Freelancers Three.”

For a Collection of similar Cortex Entries, See: Districts (Library)

Expedition List

The Watchtower of Arath (District) isn't particularly visited during any expedition. However, it is possible that The Watchtower of Arath (District) may have served as a connection between two locations during some expeditions. There may also be several instances of World Events in Freeplay that show up in or around this place.

Trivia

• This district or its surroundings will look different during various seasonal times, which includes the presence or absence of various cataclysmic storms.
• When entering the minor waterfalls in the small cavernous system, a unique animation of water drops sliding down the screen is found. This is one of the two instances of it happening in Anthem.