Nightstar The Bright
Hey everyone, I died as a normal man and returned as Nightstar The Bright! New Scholar and Arcanist.
But seriously, I write mostly Nalthian articles sprinkled with some Canticle pages.
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Appearance
God king’s palace
The palace of the God King is located at the far side of the Court of Gods,[1] directly opposite to the court’s gates. It is large, far larger then the other palaces[1] and is pyramidal in shape, formed of large square blocks.
Because the God king represents all colors, the rooms where the God King stays are each coloured differently.[2] The stone walls are still black however, so coloring is achieved by filling the room with silks and tiles of a specific color.[2] The palace is divided into two area’s, the inner part, where the God king resides, in this area the rooms are all coloured,[3]and the outer part, this is the servants area, inside this area the rooms are all black.[3] Some rooms have windows to the outside.[4] Most rooms in the palace don’t have a dedicated purpose, instead the servants bring in furniture when it is needed.[4] Because of this most things in the palace are portable, like for example bathtubs.[4] There are lots of storage rooms in the palace.[4] There is a way to get to the top of the palace[5][6]
Returned palaces
Additionally all the Returned have their own palace in the Court.[7] These palaces are arranged in a ring. While the palaces are the same color as the Returned who inhabits it, they are painted with many different hues, only visible for someone of the third heightening.[8] The palaces contain dozens of rooms. These rooms are filled with the finest decorations imaginable.[7] While the palaces do have hallways, these are for the servants.[7] At the center of a palace is a small room, in this room the residing Returned feasts on the breath of a child.[7]
Another room is the offering room, this room is long and thin and is completely white,[7] something very unusual in Hallandren. This room is used to show the offerings which were made to a Returned,[7] these will in turn rate the paintings.[7] Petitions are heard in the petition hall, which is another room.[7]
Due to Hallandren’s climate the palaces don’t have actual walls, and are separated by little more then cloth. The Returned do employ guards, however these aren’t meant to actually protect the palaces, and are unarmed.[9] The guards instead prevent people from entering the palaces without a reason.[9]
“Each red was different, like notes on a musical scale. The walls were of pure red. The roof tiles, side columns, and other ornamentations were of slightly different shades, each distinct and intentional. The columns, for instance, formed stepping fifths of color, harmonizing with the base tint of the walls.”
—Vivenna describing a Returned palace