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[[File:Stormseat Mosaic.jpeg\|thumb\|right\|350px\|A mosaic showing a stylized map of Stormseat in its prime.]] Little is known of the appearance of ancient Stormseat. Although the [[Song of ~~War~~Wars]] claims that the city "covered" the [[Shattered Plains]], the surviving images of it paint it as rather small, though it likely had numerous outbuildings and satelite towns.{{epigraph ref\|sa2\|26}}{{book ref\|sa2\|60}} Within the city itself, several landmarks could be distinguished, among them a tall tower in the very centre and the dias housing the city's [[Oathgate]] to the south-west of it.{{file ref\|Stormseat Mosaic.jpeg\|Stormseat Mosaic}}{{book ref\|sa2\|81}} It's known that Stormseat had a temple dedicated to the [[Herald]] [[Chana]], with a large mosaic on its leeward side.{{book ref\|sa2\|77}} If Stormseat was similar to other major cities of its era, like [[Kholinar]] and [[Thaylen City\|Thaylen]], it's possible every Herald had a temple of their own within its walls.{{file ref\|Thaylen City.jpg\|Map of Thaylen City}}{{file ref\|Kholinar.jpg\|Map of Kholinar}} In the present day, the city is split between numerous plateaus, the largest of which is home to the [[listeners]]. It encompasses the plaza that houses the ancient tower, as well as the buildings surrounding it. Of its stuctures, the tower is by far the best-preserved, as centuries of highstorms have toppled most of the city and covered it in [[crem]]. While the original purpose of some buildings can still be guessed at, oftentimes the ancient houses and halls are utterly unrecognizable as works of people.{{book ref\|sa2\|i\|1}} Though numerous structures have been completely filled in with crem and rocks, just as many remain empty within, hiding what remains of Stormseat's once-great past — remnants of its inhabitants, rotten furniture and even rusted door hinges. The air within is humid, and musty with age.{{book ref\|sa2\|83}} The [[Natanatan]] [[Oathgate]] is located in Stormseat.{{book ref\|sa2\|60}} The platform survived the shattering of the [[Shattered Plains\|Plains]] intact and splintered off completely from the surrounding land in defiance of the pattern that governs the shape of the plateaus, suggesting that it's made of a sturdier material than the rest of the city. Though by now, the dais is buried in [[crem]], it has retained its former shape near-perfectly.{{book ref\|sa2\|81}} Inside, the control chamber has been preserved exceptionally well, with colourful mosaics on the walls and the floor retaining their hue and the lanterns around its circumference still whole.{{book ref\|sa2\|84}} Despite the added mass on top, the Oathgate remains functional.{{book ref\|sa2\|86}} When [[listeners]] live in Narak, the plateau is used as practice ground by their soldiers.{{book ref\|sa2\|i\|13}} Afterwards, it's restored to its former function, and a ramp is constructed to allow wagons and [[~~chulls~~chull]]s to climb onto it. One of the [[Knights Radiant]] is on standby either there or at the matching Oathgate in [[Urithiru]] most of the time to operate it.{{book ref\|sa3\|37}} ==== The tower ====

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