Conventical of Seran
| Conventical of Seran | |
|---|---|
| Dominance | Eastern Dominance |
| World | Scadrial |
The Conventical of Seran is a fortress of the Canton of Inquisition on Scadrial.
Geography
The Conventical of Seran lies far south of Luthadel in the Eastern Dominance, likely near the River Seran and it's lakes North Seran and South Seran.[1]
It is built in a large crater-like depression in the land. This valley has steep rocky slopes, is about three hundred feet deep and is almost too wide to look at the other side with the bare eye. The crater is surrounded by gently sloping hills, and no roads lead to it. All these reasons make the Conventical of Seran hard to defend, but even difficult to find.[1]
Architecture
The Conventical is built from dark stone and has steel plates bolted to some of the outside sections of the building. Inside, it is almost completely black, as the fortress has no exterior windows. The interior walls also have steel sheets bolted to the walls, and unlike the plates on the outside, are buffed to create patterns and shapes on the walls.[1] There are square, steel-sheathed pillars in some of the rooms, and a staircase which leads both up to the Inquisitor's quarters and down to the chamber holding Kwaan's inscription, and the table where new Inquisitors are made.[1]
History
After the Lord Ruler's death, the Inquisitors and obligators retreat to it.[2] Later, Sazed and Marsh visit and find it empty, abandoned. Sazed also finds and copies the inscription for later study.[1] His copy is later altered by Ruin, leading to Ruin's release from the Well of Ascension.[3]