The Dark Tower is the place where the Third Overlord resides, his seat of power. In the beginning of Overlord, it is in very bad, near-ruin condition and is missing the Tower Heart. It was home to at least two Overlords, the second(though he was never seen, nor was he in Gnarl's lineage of Overlords) and third.
History
The origin of the Dark Tower is unknown. Some time after the Third Overlord became the Lord of the Abyss and
Remains of the Dark Tower.
The exterior of the Dark Tower.
disappeared from the land, the Tower Heart exploded, causing the Great Cataclysm. It was later revealed that Florian Greenheart was the one, who caused the Tower Heart to explode in an attempt to unlock his magical potential.
Tower Rooms
The Throne Room
The Throne Room is the centre of the
The Tower Throne,designed.
Overlord's Dark Empire. It branches out into four main rooms that contain smaller rooms. It also contains the Dark Tower Objects that have been collected along with slaves (if they have been taken) and it is the area that holds a portal to the other realms.The Overlord's Mistress is near the throne,Gnarl is near the portal.
The Third Overlord in his Tower.
The Private Quarters
This is the nerve centre of the Overlord's operations. Here he sleeps, plans, customizes the Dark Tower, and where he stores his gold. The current mistress also resides on this level.
The Mother Goddess statue is here,if chosen to not handle it to the elves
Bedroom
This room is where the Overlord sleeps and where the mistress stays. It is differently decorated depending on the mistress he picks.
Treasury
The treasury contains all your riches. The more treasure you collect the more gold will fill up the room. After around 40'000 gold, the room will not reflect any further looting, so you can not stuff the room up to the ceiling, in case you are wondering.
The Treasury with a quite few gold in it.
Tower Upgrade Room
You can upgrade your Tower from here. It provides different decorations dependant on the mistress you pick and maybe even your level of corruption. Rose turns the tower into a light and shining place, while Velvet turns it into a dark and foreboding place, using much red to accentuate.
These upgrades seem to become available once you free the first mistress (Rose), and some more after you choose the second mistress (or keep the first one). Alas, a normal level of looting will quickly let you buy all Tower upgrades, quickly ending your shopping / remodelling spree.
Empty Room
There is a bland room containing absolutely nothing at the start of the game. Later on, it can be upgraded according to the choice of your mistress:
The Forge & Armoury
The Forge is where your weapons and armour (and unique items using moulds in Overlord: Raising Hell) are made and upgraded.
The forge can accommodate up to three smelters for the ores Steel, Durium, and Arcanium. You will find these smelters throughout the game, and unlock new "recipes" letting you forge powerful weapons and armour.
The Armoury is where minion forge master Giblet stores all your equipment. Here you can select what you want to use/wear and also look up the stats on weapons and armour.
The Dungeon
Here you can battle a number of creatures, provided you have killed at least one type of that enemy. If you have fought all four types of beetles (red, green, blue, brown) then the dungeon arena can be used to great effect to "harvest" Lifeforce for your minions.
Tip: Wearing the Harvesting Helmet (only in Overlord: Raising Hell) you will be able to collect 150 Lifeforce points per beetle batch.
Spawning Pit
The minion Spawning Pit,the Tower Heart is the Glowing Orb with flying rocks in the center
This is where collected Lifeforce concentrates to create new minions. It is where their Hives are Located, and where they live when not looting or killing. The Tower Heart is located here,in the center of the room,The Beer Kettle you took from the dwarves is stored here, as well as the iron maiden from the Succubus Queen. The crypt where the Third Overlord awakens is here, and this area also stages the final boss battle.
The Crypt in the Dark Tower's Cellars.
Tower Objects
All the special objects the Overlord discovers are placed various areas of the Dark Tower. The mana, health and minion upgrades are prominent in the Throne room , the Tower Heart, Beer Kettle, andthe minion hives can be found in the Spawning Pit. In Overlord: Raising Hell the collected unique moulds will be hanging off the walls in the Forge.
All these objects can be brought back to the Tower, see Tower Objects for details.
