User: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.
I’m currently fixing The Court of Gods.
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] There is a large library.[7][3]
There is always food available, so that when the God King asks for it, he doesn’t have to wait.[8]
The Palace was first created by the shipmates of Vo, as a residence for their Queen. Before the Manywar the fortress was stark,[9] built with odd twists and turns to confuse an invading foe.[9] After the Manywar, while the stonework remained the same, The open dining halls or garrison rooms were split into many, smaller rooms,[9] colorfully decorated in the mode of the Hallandren upper class.
Returned palaces
Additionally all the Returned have their own palace in the Court.[10] 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.[11] The palaces contain dozens of rooms. These rooms are filled with the finest decorations imaginable.[10] While the palaces do have hallways, these are for the servants.[10] At the center of a palace is a small room, in this room the residing Returned feasts on the breath of a child.[10]
“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
Another room is the offering room, this room is long and thin and is completely white,[10] something very unusual in Hallandren. This room is used to show the offerings which were made to a Returned,[10] these will in turn rate the paintings.[10] Petitions are heard in the petition hall, which is another room.[10]
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.[12] The guards instead prevent people from entering the palaces without a reason.[12]
Arena
Just outside of the ring of palaces, at the back of the Court, is an arena.[11] This arena has a circular shape and is very ornate, although not to large.[11] The Arena lacks a roof and its floor is made out of sand.[11] There are four rows of benches for the common people to sit on, while the gods enjoy clefts carved into the building.[11] These boxes are located at the tops of the arena, so everyone have to look up at them, they also have holes in them for the canopy of a God.[11] The God King also has a box, and on top of this box is a golden throne.[13] this box is located at the very top of the arena.[13]
The arena is a source of entertainment for the Returned, but the priests debate here as well, informing the Returned about the current political situation.[13] A lot of the larger events are held here.[11] It also allows the common people to see the Returned.[11] The floor of the arena can be furnished as needed, in the case of a debate for example a number of pedestals would be put down.[13]
The Court’s arena is often used as a location for athletic individuals to engage in contests of physical prowess.[7] Some arena competitions mentioned are shot put, javelin toss, archery, leaping contests, and races.[7] The Returned often watch these events.[7]
Common people can enter the arena through a couple different ways. They can simply buy their way in, or possess enough breath to be let in without issue.[11] They can also win a lottery and be allowed into the Court.[7]
Gardens and Walls
The Court is essentially a giant lawn.[11] There are no true gardens in the Court, however the Returned may summon gardeners, these then bring out many different types of plants, going so far as to create temporary flower beds.[14]
The Court of Gods has two walls.
- ↑ a b Warbreaker chapter 4#
- ↑ a b Warbreaker chapter 6#
- ↑ a b c Warbreaker chapter 24#
- ↑ a b c d Warbreaker chapter 8#
- ↑ Warbreaker chapter 22#
- ↑ Warbreaker chapter 56#
- ↑ a b c d e Warbreaker chapter 27#
- ↑ Warbreaker chapter 36#
- ↑ a b c Warbreaker chapter 51#
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Warbreaker chapter 3#
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Warbreaker chapter 14#
- ↑ a b Warbreaker chapter 21#
- ↑ a b c d Warbreaker chapter 15#
- ↑ Warbreaker chapter 23#