Difference between revisions of "Rockfall"

'''Rockfall''' is aan ancient, lavish mansion in [[Kholinar]]. Its current owner ison [[Nananav|Lady NananavRoshar]].{{book ref|sa3|72}}

However, Rockfall's most famous feature are its waterfalls. Four large fountains pour down from the top floor onto the atrium ground --; however, they carry no water. At some point in the past, they have beenwere [[Soulcasting|SoulcastSoulcasted]] into different materials, including crystal, dark wood, and marble. They have beenwere transformed just as the water hit the ground, preserving their shape forever. It is from these waterfalls that the celebrated mansion's nickname is derived.{{book ref|sa3|72}}

Rockfall's library is located on the first floor near the atrium stairwell. Further down the same corridor lays the larder, protected by a door with a combination lock. Inside are two dumbwaiters leading to a loading bay on the ground floor. The bay is large enough for carriages to enter and exit, allowing for quick transport and unloading of various foods and spices supplied to the mansion. A gate stands between itthe mansion's courtyard and the city streets to protect Rockfall from thieves.{{book ref|sa3|72}}

The mansion is quite old"ancient", havingand has changed hands over a dozen times in the past. At one point, there were real waterfalls there, although one of the owners paid a vast sum of money to [[Soulcasting|Soulcast]] them into various materials, and from then on, the place became known as Rockfall. BrightnessThe [[Nananav]]current owner—possibly a member of the nobility named Hadinal—purchased itthe mansion about a decade agobefore the [[Siege of Kholinar]] and attemped to haverename it renamed as '''Hadinal Keep''', although by the name did not stick. Brightness [[SiegeNananav]] is the mistress of Kholinar]]the manor, herand effortshas appeardirect tocontrol haveof its servants, guards, furnishings, and finances. It is not clear how long Nananav has been employed at Rockfall or if she is an owner of the failedproperty.{{book ref|sa3|72}}

During one of its passes, the [[Everstorm]] struck the mansion with lightning, making a giant hole in one of the atrium-adjacent rooms and damaging an expensive [[Shin]]-made carpet. Nananav hadhired peoplevarious hiredpeople to fix itthings up, which [[Shallan]] and her crew, (including [[Vathah]], [[Red (Roshar)|Red]], and [[Ishnah]],) used as a useway to inflitrateinfiltrate the place with anthe intent of robbing its larder. The heist iswas successful, despite Shallan taking a crossbow bolt to the head at one point, and the food iswas distributed among the city's poor, with the intent of catching the attention of the [[Cult of Moments]].{{book ref|sa3|72}}