Harrot

Harrot is an old building in Sun's Beacon that is celebrated as the heart of the city. It is among the oldest structures in the region, and may well be the oldest standing, continuously-used building in the world. Today, Harrot is a museum said to encompass the whole history of Sun's Beacon. It's exact origins may date as far back as Classic Antiquity.

History

Harrot became notable in A.Y. 5642 when the full extent of it's history was uncovered. At the time, Harrot was a large, dilapidated, mixed-use structure in the middle of one of Sun's Beacon's poorest areas. The massive building contained various residential and commercial rentals, but was largely empty. The current owners were considering tearing the entire thing down, though the land beneath it was not worth much more.

At the time, the building was listed as having been constructed in A.Y. 4911, but this was a well-known fallshood. Local lore held that it dated to at least the late Third Age, but had gone through numerous renovations.

While replacing a water pipe, workers broke through into a series of sealed rooms which had apparently been closed up and forgotten with all contents still inside. Artifacts recovered from these chambers dated them to the early Third Age - much older than previously believed. This attracted the attention of historians, who began an archaeological investigation of the structure.