Chelaxian Embassy
Once, the temple on this site was the center of Aroden’s faith, a locus for pilgrims who came from far and wide to walk the same streets that their god had traveled and to marvel at the creations that Aroden had made with his own hands. Arguably civilization’s grandest cathedral for many centuries, it fell into steep decline following Aroden’s death and the dissolution of his faith. A devastating earthquake in 4698 AR was the final blow to the Arodenites’ ability to maintain the site.
Through a complex series of maneuvers, the Chelaxian families in Absalom purchased the bankrupt and damaged ruins. It now serves as the Chelaxian Embassy, and dozens of Chelaxian flags wave black and red within sight of Starstone Cathedral. A trio of devilkin horned warriors known as the Brethren Guard are its most well-known protectors, and most of the Arodenite iconography within the former cathedral has been replaced by Thrune imperial symbols and Asmodean religious motifs. These infernal trappings signal, very clearly, that a new master rules in Aroden’s hall.
The embassy’s residential wing commands two floors on the north side of the old temple, given over to quarters for the Chelaxian Ambassador, other diplomats, and the embassy’s records archive. The wing’s north entrance is called “The Spy’s Entrance,” since it’s shielded from the view of the main street, and is thus the best nonmagical means to enter the embassy without being seen.
The recent return of Lord Gulv Tevineg after 20 years at court in Egorian—this time as Cheliax’s Grand Ambassador to Absalom—has ignited a fresh series of intrigues from the viper’s nest of the Chelaxian Embassy. Lord Gulv conducts his diplomatic efforts from a sumptuously decorated office overlooking the Starstone Chasm, the spire of the Starstone Cathedral serving as fitting motivation to achieve something greater for himself—and for his beloved nation—no matter the cost to Absalom.
Through a complex series of maneuvers, the Chelaxian families in Absalom purchased the bankrupt and damaged ruins. It now serves as the Chelaxian Embassy, and dozens of Chelaxian flags wave black and red within sight of Starstone Cathedral. A trio of devilkin horned warriors known as the Brethren Guard are its most well-known protectors, and most of the Arodenite iconography within the former cathedral has been replaced by Thrune imperial symbols and Asmodean religious motifs. These infernal trappings signal, very clearly, that a new master rules in Aroden’s hall.
The embassy’s residential wing commands two floors on the north side of the old temple, given over to quarters for the Chelaxian Ambassador, other diplomats, and the embassy’s records archive. The wing’s north entrance is called “The Spy’s Entrance,” since it’s shielded from the view of the main street, and is thus the best nonmagical means to enter the embassy without being seen.
The recent return of Lord Gulv Tevineg after 20 years at court in Egorian—this time as Cheliax’s Grand Ambassador to Absalom—has ignited a fresh series of intrigues from the viper’s nest of the Chelaxian Embassy. Lord Gulv conducts his diplomatic efforts from a sumptuously decorated office overlooking the Starstone Chasm, the spire of the Starstone Cathedral serving as fitting motivation to achieve something greater for himself—and for his beloved nation—no matter the cost to Absalom.
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