The Palace of the Watcher
The seat of the Empress, and briefly the Emperor, within Oldfaire. The palace is designed as a political office, as well as the living quarters for the ruling monarch, their esteemed guests, and staff. Carved into the stone of the eastern palace wall are thousands of unblinking eyes of various sizes, which some archeologists speculate correspond with the positions of planetary bodies. Candela Obscura believes these eyes were infused with magick and used to warn the Empress of invasion from the east. Evidence suggests that Emperor Calinus has much of the art of Iomene that adorned the palace destroyed after he took the throne.
Features
War Rooms: A council room within the western wing of the palace. This space has a sunken floor that was once painted. Archeologists are attempting to use available remnants of pigment to decipher the image, but most historians believe it depicted the region and was used to plan attacks against enemy nations and invaders.
Hidden Wing: This hall runs underneath the throne room and central wing of the palace. Though much of the underground space is destroyed, explorers have discovered secret spy holes into areas commonly used to receive foreign dignitaries. Empress Iomene was said to have teh power to read minds, and some archeologists believe it was through the use of this hidden portion of the palace that she was able to gather secret information.
Office of the Ossuary: In this room, rows upon rows of human skulls are arranged in neat stacks. The air is thick with the scent of death and decay, and the silence is only punctuated by the occasional whisper of an entity that seems to haunt the space. The few brave souls who dare to enter this macabre chamber are said to experience strange visions and eerie sensations that linger long after they leave.
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