Upon setting foot on the summit of the island, the player earns the achievement 'Pillar of the Heavens' and the title ' Atalantë'. This was never proven, and it is unknown if the island in truth existed. After the sinking of Númenor, it was said by the Faithful that the Meneltarma had been raised after the great drowning of the island. None dared, even in the days of Sauron, to defile that sacred place. They were called the Witnesses of Manwë, and they were believed to be sent by him from Aman to keep watch upon the Holy Mountain and upon all the land.' If anyone approached the summit, at once three eagles would appear and alight upon three rocks near to the western edge but at the times of the Three Prayers they did not descend, remaining in the sky and hovering above the people. At other times the people were free to climb to the summit alone or in company, but it is said that the silence was so great that even a stranger ignorant of Númenor and all its history, if he were transported thither, would not have dared to speak aloud. At these times the King ascended the mountain on foot followed by a great concourse of the people, clad in white and garlanded, but silent. Thrice only in each year the King spoke, offering prayer for the coming year at the Erukyermë in the first days of spring, praise of Eru Ilúvatar at the Erulaitalë in midsummer, and thanksgiving to him at the Eruhantalë at the end of autumn. 'There none might speak any word, save the King only. No weapon or tool was permitted to be borne upon its summit. No other likeness of a temple did the Númenóreans possess, until the coming of Sauron. But no building was ever built there, neither altar nor pillar of stone, and it remained untouched by hands. The crown was flattened and depressed, and could contain a great gathering. A road led up to the summit from the hills below. It was a very sacred place that was dedicated to Eru Ilúvatar, the supreme deity of Arda. Historically, Meneltarma, the Pillar of the Heavens, was the highest point in Númenor.

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