Editing Soaring Spires (section)

== Gates ==

Each spire has several gates, each of which serves a different function.

=== Gates of Judgment ===

Entering a gate of judgment allows anyone the chance to take a [[judgment]] and earn an attunement. This gate has several restrictions. Firstly, one cannot enter a gate of judgment if they have already passed a judgment in that spire. Additionally, one cannot bring weapons into a gate of judgment<ref name="aa1-1">''Sufficiently Advanced Magic'' Chapter 1</ref><ref name="aa1-4">''Sufficiently Advanced Magic'' Chapter 4</ref>.

Access to gates of judgment is usually heavily restricted by the country containing the spire<ref name="aa1-4">''Sufficiently Advanced Magic'' Chapter 4</ref>.

=== Climber's Gate ===

This is the most commonly used gate in the tower, and is used to ascend the spire in an attempt to reach the top of the spire. You can only enter the Climber's Gate in teams of 6 or less.

While some countries, such as [[Dalenos]], heavily restrict access to this gate, most allow anyone to enter<ref name="aa1-16">''Sufficiently Advanced Magic'' Chapter 16</ref>.

=== Arbiter's Gate ===

This gate is used exclusively by [[arbiter|arbiters]], and requires an activated petitioner's coin to be deposited into a slot beside the door before allowing entry<ref name="aa3-6">''The Torch that Ignites the Stars'' Chapter 6</ref>. Visually, it appears to be a mundane metal door with a rune-covered pedestal for inserting a petitioner's coin, rather than a more ornate gate, as with the other gates<ref name="aa3-16">''The Torch that Ignites the Stars'' Chapter 16</ref>.

Unlike other gates, this gate will not allow access to the traditional tower. Rather, it leads to a place where the arbiter can meet with the visage of that tower<ref name="aa3-6" />.

Sometimes the visage of the tower is not available, and will not allow access. In these cases, a petitioner's coin is returned to the arbiter to make another attempt at a later time. Note that this coin may not necessarily be the one that was used to request access<ref name="aa3-16" />.

==== Petitioner's Coin ====

A Petitioner's coin is a silvery disk inscribed with a carnelian-level arbiter's symbol on it<ref name="aa3-15">''The Torch that Ignites the Stars'' Chapter 15</ref>. These tokens can be activated by charging the rune with purified mana. Petitioner's Coins can be obtained by defeating a spire guardian on a floor divisible by 5<ref name="aa3-6" />.