Griffith is thrown into this tower and put to the torture on the King's orders for having sex with Princess Charlotte. It is during his rescue by Guts, Casca and the Band of the Hawk that we learn the tale of Emperor Gaiseric. Another mysterious element is revealed that at the bottom of the hole, corpses are seen with a strange mark on their forehead. This is most likely related to a key event in the Skull Knight's life which sparked his cold hatred towards the God Hand.