Stargazer Tower

Stargazer Tower is an ancient observatory point-of-interest located in the Cursed Swamps. It is one of three observatories across the world that are tied to the Fate of the Prophets quest; each observatory holds a constellation puzzle and rewards Tumbaga Ingots on completion. The Stargazer Tower is the primary named observatory and appears on the world map marker.

Summary

The Puzzle

At the base of the tower, two rotating stone dials control constellation symbols. The puzzle solution requires matching the dials to the reference constellations engraved or illustrated nearby. Each of the three observatories uses a different constellation arrangement; the Stargazer Tower solution does not carry over to the Ancient Observatory or the Northern Observatory.

The puzzle can be brute-forced by cycling through stone positions, but the intended solve path is to look at the surrounding reference markers (paintings, tablets, or ambient carvings). The three-tower total makes this one of the largest non-combat reward chains in the launch build.

Rewards

Each observatory awards 3 Tumbaga Ingots on first-time completion, and the Fate of the Prophets quest adds a 10 Tumbaga bonus when all three observatories are solved. The total across the three-observatory chain is meaningful, because Tumbaga Ingots are the primary Rare-to-Epic ascension material for weapons and armor.

The Three Observatories

• Stargazer Tower - Cursed Swamps, primary named location.

• Ancient Observatory - southeast of Stargazer Tower; same puzzle format with a different arrangement.

• Northern Observatory - north of Stargazer Tower; completes the three-site chain.

See Also

• Cursed Swamps - the biome the tower sits in

• Tumbaga Ingot - the reward material for ascension

• Fate of the Prophets - the quest that chains all three observatories