Tech Science Monthly - Valley Hawk Towers

Hello hello again, listeners. I am Jahari Correa and welcome back to Tech Science Monthly. Usually we bring you today's updates of the world of tech, development, and advancements, but that's not what we're going to do today. Instead, we're going to look into the past and looking at advancements in tech from long ago.

Imagine you're up somewhere high, whether the top of a mountain or a balcony on a large structure, somewhere that you get a wide view of the surrounding area. A lot of these places serve as tourist destinations and, often, you'll find this device sitting there that looks like a robot staring at you When you go up to it, you see its weird "eyes" are lenses and that this is actually a device that acts like binoculars that let you see farther out. Tower viewers are a fun addition to any spot with a view and, for many around the world, it's a relatively new invention: an adaptation of the binocular technology. For Debtians, however, we've made some strides in this area long ago.

Across a variety of mountain tops in the Debtian Isles and the occassional ancient fort, you may stumble on an odd looking structure. You'll find a stone circle with etching in it and, rising from the center, a glossy black rounded cone covered in symbols and with a hole near the top curve. When you look inside the hole, it allows you to see an enhanced image of anywhere in the area that you can see with the hole. This is known as a Valley Hawk Tower, named after valley hawks who can gaze over an entire valley. This ancient telescope was first developed sometime between 121 and 128 AD by the Ghajen Polity for defense purposes outside of what would be modern day Farmon in Reglech and later developed throughout the Isles, though limited due to their expensive costs.

The stone circle can either be embeded at ground level or raised a little above the ground. 8 lines are etched into the circle going straight from the cone to the circle's perimeter with an additional 8 total situated in the middle of the other 8 without touching either the perimeter or the cone. The rounded cone stands at about 1.5 meters in height and made of hematite. Carved into the side of the tower are a variety of symbols that the constructors believed helped allow the telescopic function to occur. Near the top is the seeing stone embeded into the tower. It was carved out of malachite, which many at the time believed had anomalistic abilities. When one views through the seeing stone, just like a telescope, you can see any spot in the land that lays before the Valley Hawk Tower that is not obstructed by land or structures. The enchancement feature of the valley hawk tower allows one to see as up close as they desire, even able to move the view as if one were physically there and see behind treelines. This technology operates without any lens and is considered to be an early cross between telescopic and telesthesic technologies.

It is estimated that, at its height of use, there were 200 valley hawk towers throughout the isles. However, due to weathering, lack of maintence, theft, and vandalism, many have been lost or broken beyond repair. Currently there are 48 valley hawk towers still left in operation and are protected Historic Heritage Sites maintained and protected by the Isles Park and Forestry Service.

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