Difference between revisions of "Urithiru"

| Urithiru was said to be the center of the Silver Kingdoms, a city that held ten thrones, one for each king. It was the most majestic, most amazing, most important city in all the world.

| [[Jasnah]]'s opinion of Urithiru{{book ref|sa1|45}}

| Though many wished Urithiru to be built in Alethela, it was obvious that it could not be. And so it was that we asked for it to be placed westward, in the place nearest to Honor.

| [[The Vavibrar]], line 1804{{book ref|sa1|35}}

[[FILE:{{image|Urithiru on the map.png|thumb|Urithiru on the map of [[Roshar]]|side=left]]|width=300px}}

Urithiru is located almost exactly in the middle of the Rosharan continent, in the mountains that comprise the border of [[Emul]] and [[Greater Hexi]].{{map ref|Roshar}} The tower sits on the east side of one of those mountains, leaning against two slopes.{{file ref|Urithiru.jpg|Urithiru sketch}}{{book ref|sa2|89}}

| There were no clouds here to bring the darkness. This place was above them all. Urithiru ruled even the clouds.

| [[Szeth]] musing on the tower{{book ref|sa2|i|10}}

[[FILE:{{image|Urithiru topdown view.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Top-down view of with the [[Oathgate]]s.]]|side=right|width=250px}}

Urithiru is as wide as a city and as tall as a small mountain.{{book ref|sa3|24}} It consists of 10 semi-circular levels, with each level being 18 stories tall, for a total of 180 floors. {{book ref|sa3|2}} Going down, each level is wider than the one above it, with the roofs of the wider levels having fields and gardens built on them. There are numerous balconies on the sides of the tower. The bottom level has wide sections jutting out at the perimeter, each the size of a plateau.{{book ref|sa3|2}} These areas have grooves, which in the past were furrows for growing crops, and planter boxes around the edges.{{book ref|sa3|18}} In front of the tower is a massive plaza surrounded by the ten [[Oathgate]] platforms.{{file ref|Urithiru.jpg|Urithiru sketch}}

Each tunnel in Urithiru has distinctive patterns of strata.{{book ref|sa3|9}} Known strata colors include shades of brown, yellow, red, orange, and emerald green, though it would appear that only [[Surgebinder]]s are capable of perceiving the various colours.{{wob ref|10715}} The stone itself is smooth to the touch and hard enough that it can't be scratched with a knife.{{book ref|sa3|13}} Notably, the same strata patterns can be seen on the [[Kholinar]] windblades, indicating similar (perhaps shared) origin.{{book ref|sa3|61}}

[[File:{{image|Midnight Mother 1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|<center><small>by {{a|Petar Penev}}</small></center> [[Shallan]] fighting [[Re-Shephir]] in her chamber]]|side=left|width=250px}}

[[File:{{image|Lightweaver by Connor Chamberlain.jpg|thumb|right|350px|<center><small>by {{a|Connor Chamberlain}}</small></center> [[Shallan]] and [[Pattern]] standing in fronfrom of Urithiru]]|side=right|width=350px}}

| Most scholars consider it just a myth. The ardents refuse to speak of it, due to its association with the Radiants, and therefore with the first major failure of Vorinism.

| [[Jasnah]]{{book ref|sa1|45}}