Sorry for the delay, the past few days have been very busy. It's the magical focus.

Ok... just what exactly is Selene looking for in both sides? It keeps looking like she's searching for a weapon...

OK, I'll change that around when I have more free time tonight.

Two things I came across when going to post an update:

Selene did see a lever when exploring, she just couldn't figure out how to get there.

Given that the door is operated by clockwork materials with magical controls, what Selene did is the equivalent of trying to fry a garage door opener to get the garage to open...

Not so bad that she manages to get over oceans without realizing it, but yes.

Ah... that does help things... So I take it your character is like Ryoga from Ranma 1/2?

Oops, I misread you initial post. I'll edit mine to make it make more sense.

Alright, I must ask, if you only found out about the tower from an old man in the fishing village in the bay... why would your character be there in the first place? Given that the place is effectively in the middle of nowhere, why did you even go to the village? Most adventurers only tend to go anywhere near there after they've heard of the tower...