Orchis Tower

Orchis Tower
Orchis Tower
Games	Trails from Zero and to Azure
Country	Crossbell
Region	Crossbell City
Connecting Locations
↑ Thaumaturgical Sector
Orchis Tower
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Orchis Tower (オルキスタワー) is a 40-story skyscraper located in the north of Crossbell City.

Background

At 250 arge tall with 40 stories, the Orchis Tower is currently the tallest man-made structure in Zemuria. The Orchis Tower serves both as the new City Hall for Crossbell City, replacing the old City Hall in the Administrative District, and as an international hub and trading center, having facilities for corporate business and conferences as well. The building is said to be stunning at night. The design of exterior of the tower was designed by Kendall's Architectural Firm, run by a resident of Crossbell.

Trails from Zero

Background

The tower is still under construction and the site cannot be accessed. The construction site was the location of Guy Bannings' murder in S.1201.

Trails to Azure

Background

Construction was completed on August 30, S.1204. Orchis Tower was unveiled to the public the next day, August 31, S.1204, alongside new mayor Dieter Crois' assumption of office as well as the start of the West Zemuria Trade Conference, which was held inside. Here, nations from all over western Zemuria gather to discuss trade and geopolitics.

The Special Support Section are enlisted to help provide security for the event on the upper floors. The conference is soon threatened by a joint attack from the Imperial Liberation Front and anti-immigration terrorists from Calvard who are after the heads of their respective countries. The SSS, together with the First Division and the Bracer Guild, are able to prevent the terrorists from entering the conference room and give chase down to the Geofront.

However, Chancellor Giliath Osborne had hired the jaeger corps Red Constellation, and President Samuel Rocksmith had employed agents from Heiyue for additional security. While Heiyue merely captured the terrorists, the Red Constellation massacred them, leaving only one alive.

Tio Plato and Jona Sacred use the tower to increase Tio's sensory capabilities and scan the state for missing bracers, Aeolia and Lynn.

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Orchis Tower's construction was funded and overseen by the Crois Family, descendents of the original tribe centred around the Sept-Terrion of Mirage, Demiourgos. The tower's true purpose is part of an elaborate system and 1000 year plan to recreate a replacement for the lost Sept-Terrion using alchemy.

The tower stands at the center of Crossbell State, and it is connected to the various elemental Geofront sector beneath the city which were designed to absorb energy from the septium veins in addition of functioning as various utilities the city required such as ventilation, water processing, incineration plants and car parking. The vast amount of energy is channelled through the tower's Thaumaturgical Sector, hidden in the central floors, and broadcast from the top of the tower.

Upon the combined ringing of the three artifact bells located at the Sun Fort, the Moon Temple and the Stargazer's Tower, all ancient structures created by alchemists of the past, the tower receive energies relating to Space, Mirage, and Time, redirecting them to a fourth point on the 'cross': the Castle of Mirrors in Mishelam Wonderland, where KeA, the chosen homunculus vessel, would achieve her true powers and ascend beyond just a replacement Sept-Terrion.

After the SSS reunites and assaults Orchis Tower with the help of their allies, they traverse the Thaumaturgical Sector and face Dieter at the top of the tower. Dieter uses the tower's ability to transfer spiritual energy to teleport himself inside the Aion Type-α, piloting it and fighting the SSS until F. Novartis disables it, teleporting him out forcefully and taking the Aion with him, as agreed with Mariabell.

Mariabell and the others project themselves to the SSS, as well as Ian Grimwood, the other mastermind of the Azure-Zero Project, which culminates in the creation of the Azure Tree.

It is later revealed that Arios MacLaine was the one who called Guy to the construction site, where they fought after the latter uncovered most of Grimwood's plot. As Guy was about to convince Arios to come clean, Grimwood shot him in the back, killing him.

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Map

Orchis Tower

Quests

• Orchis Tower Security Detail: The SSS are asked to provide security backup during the trade conference.
• Search for the Bracers: Tio, Jona and Chief Roberts head to the roof to locate the missing bracers.
• Liberating Crossbell City: The SSS and the resistance assault Orchis Tower to detain Dieter Crois.

Shops

IBC - Counter

IBC - Counter ＩＢＣカウンター
Relocates to Orchis Tower from Chapter 4 onwards.
Items Sold
Kagemaru Bank	A coin bank modeled after the black cat from a popular novel. Decoration for Tio's room.		500 mira
Sleepy Cat Coin	ADF+15		500 mira
Leaping Frog Coin	ADF+20/MOV+2		1500 mira
Sepith Trade
= 21 mira	= 21 mira	= 21 mira	= 21 mira
= 32 mira	= 32 mira	= 32 mira

Trails of Cold Steel III

Background

With the annexation of Crossbell at the hands of Erebonia, Orchis Tower became Governor General Rufus Albarea's seat of power. Rean Schwarzer and the new Class VII of Thors Branch Campus are dispatched to the region on a field exercise to provide extra security for the upcoming Imperial inspection of the region. Dignitaries from Erebonia led by Olivert Reise Arnor, including Alfin Reise Arnor, arrive via the Pantagruel to oversee the inspection.

During the first night, the tower is attacked by Enforcers of Ouroboros: McBurn and Campanella. McBurn sets off an explosion, seemingly setting the Pantagruel's landing craft on fire and alerting the security detail. While the rest of the branch campus protects the inspection team, Rean and Sharon Kreuger ascend to the rooftop, followed by the new Class VII arriving against their orders. Despite being defeated, they buy enough time for Alisa, Machias and Emma to arrive, forcing the Enforcers back and dispelling their flames as the rest of the security detail, including Rufus, also make it to the rooftop.

Before leaving, Campanella reveals Rufus' Operation Birdcage to keep the symbols of Crossbell locked in Mishelam while the inspection happened, making Juna break down, and summons the newly built Aion Type-βII to completely destroy the landing craft.

Enemies

• Sneak Gunner G
• Sneak Gunner R
• Sneak Gunner M
• Campanella the Fool: Story
• McBurn, Almighty Conflagration: Story

Quests

• Field Exercises - Crossbell: Ouroboros attacks Orchis Tower during the royal inspection team's visit.

Trails of Cold Steel IV

Background

Estelle Bright, Joshua Bright, Renne, Lloyd Bannings, Elie MacDowell and KeA Bannings infiltrate Orchis Tower's Thaumaturgical Sector in order to gain information on what happened in Erebonia prior to the great wave of darkness and the beginning of the Great Twilight. The Core's functions appeared to be disabled but the central terminal is active allowing them to to extract the information after briefly confronting Mariabell Crois, Claire Rieveldt and Black Alberich. they are allowed to escape with the information.

The tower is infiltrated for a second time in order to deactivate a barrier generator located on the top of the tower which was protecting the Stella Sanctuary from being accessed for the Rivalries. Class VII and the Radiant Wings stage a diversionary Arc en Ciel performance to divert the majority of the protective forces whilst they enter the tower from the base. the remaining Imperial Defense Force soldiers on duty attempt to apprehend them but rebel Crossbell forces keep them occupied.

At the top, Rean's group face off against a curse controlled Victor S. Arseid and McBurn but are able to overcome them. Victor is freed from the curse and McBurn prepares to unleash his full power, but one of Alberich's Leviathan units gets in the way. Several members of the Vander family, called by Victor, arrive and destroy it easily, and McBurn retreats giving a glimpse of his true form. As the group reach the rooftop and prepare to destroy the barrier generator, Mariabell appears and states she has no reason to get in their way and teleports away with the generator, leaving the path to the Sanctuary open.

Trails into Reverie

Background

The Special Support Section and Juna Crawford smash their way into the upper floors of the Orchis Tower using a stolen Soldat and proceed to oust the remaining Imperial Defense Force members of Rufus' personal guard. The guards utilise an Asmodyne unit, developed from the Goliath alongside the Leviathan, but it is not enough and they are defeated.

Later on in the operation to retake Crossbell City, the combined allied forces, including Rufus Albarea, confront the Simulacrum Supreme Leader and the curse controlled Ilya Platiere at the base of the tower. They are victorious, but the appearance of Retributive Tower leaves them little room to celebrate. The parties remain at the top of the tower until a path through to Retributive Tower is made available by the arrival of the Arseille II, disguised as the disabled Courageous II.

Gallery

• Azure
• Cold Steel II
• Cold Steel III
• Reverie
• Akatsuki
• Northern War

Orchis Tower (Ao)

Orchis Tower Exterior

Orchis Tower Interior

Orchis Tower Rooftop

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Osborne's view

Introduction in Trails of Cold Steel III

Orchis Tower Rooftop

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