Agyr/Imperial/Palace
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Towering over the city of Agyr, the golden walls of the Imperial Palace stand as a testament to the implacable will of one man. With the outer walls constructed of gold from the North river, the palace reflects the sun's light onto the city, bathing all in radiant light throughout the day. Built on the order of Emperor Tsu, the building served as both a seat of governance and residence during the time of the imperial court. Visible as far away as Tepmona, the palace stood as a reminder that the authority of the Emperor was absolute, his gaze all-encompassing. Passing through the huge double doors of the main gate, one can travel a strait path through the cathedral-like avenues to the Great Hall. Stepping through the final doors one stands flanked by guards fashioned out of silver leading the entire way to the throne, before you a map of the entire world is depicted in mosaic tile, above rests intricate tapestries depicting the bloodiest battles of the Age and across the length of the hall rests the Golden Throne. It is from this seat that the Emperor ruled, and it is here that the Emperor sits to this very day, or what's left of him. With the reign of Emperors long ended the Great Hall now holds the treasures from the Age they ruled. Books of history, philosophy, law, plays, poems, and mathematics rest next to armour, and weapons still bloodied and worn from their time in the field. Still the most striking display is that of the Emperor himself. Seated upon the throne is the full regalia of the Emperor, placed as it would be in life. The golden sun mask rests atop the white robe without seem or stitch, gripping the arms of the chair are the twin gauntlets made of interlocking plates of the darkest iron, and from the base one can see the twin boots of gold poking their way through the fabric. So guarded by the Silver Warriors, sentinel replicas of the Guardians of the Sun and overlooked by the Emperor himself the treasures of the Age are open for all to admire. Sadly very few do and the palace is often left empty save for the steady march of the Palace Guard on patrol, or the quiet tread of the Guardians of the Sun en route to their barracks. However there was another set of footsteps not so long ago belonging to Senator Fey. She had stopped for only a moment, to place the last piece of the imperial regalia still missing from the display on the arm of the throne. Thus it was, and now the story unfolds. The braded strands of the ring sat before the Emperor the dull brown contrasting sharply with all the golden glint. Made of copper, one of the rarest of all metals in the lands of Melhed the ring had been commissioned by Tsu during the first invasion and he had worn it until the eve of his disappearance. Thus of all the treasures it was this ring, and this alone that still survived from the Age of Mystery, the dark and uncertain past of Melhed. | ||
