Darkmount's crown, the top of the spiral is a huge, sprawling room, high-roofed and well vented to allow the heat and smoke from below to escape. Richly appointed and lavish, Straxus is not a ruler who denies himself luxury. The massive, intricately carved throne sits upon a dais and, somewhat unusually for Cybertronian furniture, is plush and padded. Deep red and violet curtains drape over the curved walls and pile upon the floor, flowing around pedestals that proudly display the heads of those who have crossed the first Decepticon. Not far in front of the throne is the pit in the floor through which those arriving from the tower must enter - forcing visitors to rise up from beneath the feet of the one seated on it. Exiting, too, happens via the spiral ramp on the edge of that hole - or u