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The compound is made up of four warehouse like storage areas for the different groups of [[lifeless]]{{book ref|wb|47}} There is also a track for them to run around{{book ref|wb|47}} and a room with various stones and blocks of metal for them to lift.{{book ref|wb|47}} There is also a medical area where their [[ichor-alcohol is tested and refreshed.{{book ref|wb|47}} There is also a viewing platform, allowing a person to get a good overview of the lifeless.{{book ref|wb|47}}
 
== PoliticsFunctions ==
=== Politics ===
The Court of Gods is the political heart of Hallandren. The [[Returned]], who make the decisions, reside here. The Returned aren’t allowed to leave the Court however, so the priests convey the will of the common people through debates in the large arena.{{book ref|wb|16}}
 
As part of the government, each Returned is assigned specific administrative duties, such as maintaining the city sewers or commanding part of the army.{{book ref|wb|47}} The God King can nominally make any decision he pleases, but in reality much of the day-to-day government decisions are made by the priests of the various gods.
The political issues of Hallandren are resolved in the Court Assembly. In order to get in, you'd either need to be favored by one of the gods, be extremely influential (generally signaled by reaching the First Heightening by having fifty Breaths), or win a lottery.{{book ref|wb|13}} Priests are not allowed to talk about court politics.{{book ref|warbreaker|5}}
 
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[[Bluefingers]] is the head scribe, who keeps the court running. He oversees all the servants in the Court of Gods.{{book ref|warbreaker|6}}▼
 
The Court Assembly is a standing commission of the Court of Gods that provides decisions to Hallandren's citizens.{{book ref|wb|8}} It meets daily to make small judgments. The Assembly is made up primarily of priests and priestesses. The Returned do not sit on the Assembly, but many of them regularly attend the weekly meetings to watch.{{book ref|wb|8}} During Assembly meetings, arguments are brought forth regarding various topics. The Assembly's discussions are often full of rhetoric and politically savvy Returned try to influence the direction of the Assembly.{{book ref|wb|16}}
The Court of Gods is an extravagant place in which every want or need of its Returned inhabitants are met, from luxurious food to exotic performances. The Returned live in luxury until they deem it fit to give their Divine Breath to a person with a need they find worthy. At the time of the [[Pahn Kahl rebellion]], however, most of the Returned are content to live in excess and are apathetic to the wants and needs of the general populace. As such, much of their considerable political power lies with their priests, and no Returned has sacrificed themselves in three years, leading to some resentment among Hallandren's citizens.{{book ref|wb|16}}
 
The regular Court Assembly is not empowered to make major decisions such as a declaration of war; instead, all of the Returned must attend a gathering known as a "main" or "general" assembly so they can all cast a vote.{{book ref|wb|34}}
The [[Returned]] Gods and their Queen are not allowed to leave the Court of Gods.{{book ref|warbreaker|8}}
 
▲[[Bluefingers]] is the head scribe, whoand keeps the courtCourt running. He oversees all the servants in the Court of Gods.{{book ref|warbreakerwb|6}}
The Court of Gods controls an army of 40,000 Lifeless soldiers. They are divided into four groups, giving command of 10,000 each to [[Lightsong]], [[Allmother]], [[Mercystar]], and [[Hopefinder]].{{book ref|warbreaker|16}}
 
=== Religious ===
The Court of Gods exists to protect and nurture the [[Returned]]. The [[Hallandren]] believe that the Returned come back to help the people, and therefore keep them alive.{{book ref|wb|12}}
 
The Returned have at least somewhat prophetic dreams,{{book ref|wb|3}} and this is one of the reasons the Returned are so valuable, Hallandren priests write them down each morning.{{book ref|wb|3}} Another reason is because of their goal, all Returned come back to achieve something.{{book ref|wb|12}} The petitions are used to help gods remember what they returned for, although some gods do actually help the people.{{book ref|wb|42}}
 
The Hallandren send offerings to one of the gods when they need something, an attribute like courage or boldness.{{book ref|wb|3}} These offerings are often paintings or other works of art.{{book ref|wb|3}} It is the work of the priests to record what the gods say and think of these paintings.{{book ref|wb|3}} Furthermore, the priests need to arrange breaths so that their gods can continue to live and bless humanity.{{book ref|wb|3}}
 
== Staff ==
=== Priesthood ===
The Court is the religious center of Hallandren, therefore it has a large amount of priests, while these priests have religious responsibilities they also rule the empire in the name of their [[Susebron|King]] Priests wear intricate robes{{book ref|wb|3}} and some priests, likely the more important ones, wear miters.{{book ref|wb|3}} It seems the more important one is the more intricate ones robe and miter become. The robes of the priests are the colors of their god,{{book ref|wb|3}} with the God King’s priests wearing different colours everyday{{book ref|wb|24}}
 
The main job of the priests is to care for the [[Returned]].{{book ref|wb|3}} This includes making sure that the Returned have enough food and drinks to enjoy, dressing then etc. The more important priests have jobs like writing down the dreams of a Returned or writing down their review.{{book ref|wb|3}} Each high priest also argues in the arena in order to keep the gods informed of the common people’s opinions.{{book ref|wb|16}}
 
There seems to be a clear ranking system in the Priesthood, at the top is the High priest of the [[God King]]{{book ref|wb|4}} below him or her are probably the high priests of the Returned.
 
=== Servants ===
There are two kinds of servants in the Court of Gods.{{book ref|6}}
 
The first type are the [[Hallandren]] servants.{{book ref|wb|4}} The [[God King]]’s servants are all Hallandren,{{book ref|wb|4}} these servants are dressed in different colors each day,{{book ref|wb|24}} likely because the God King represents all colors. Servants are responsible for many things, from opening doors to delivering food and washing the God King and Queen.{{book ref|wb|6}} It seems the [[Returned]] also employ Hallandren servants, these servants dress in the colours of their god and seem to have much of the same jobs.{{book ref|wb|3}}
 
The second type are the Pahn Kahl servants.{{book ref|wb|6}} These servants are considered second class by most. They aren’t allowed to serve the god king, and most of them have worse jobs then the [[Hallandren]]. The Pahn Kahl servants have to wear brown.{{book ref|wb|6}}
 
=== Soldiers and Awakeners ===
Both of the walls are patrolled by soldiers.{{book ref|wb|55}} The Returned palaces are also guarded by soldiers,{{book ref|wb|29}} though these do not have weapons.{{book ref|wb|21}}
 
The priests have access to many [[lifeless]]{{book ref|wb|47}}{{book ref|wb|3}}
 
Some of the priests are [[awakening|awakeners]] and there are some very skilled awakeners among them.{{book ref|wb|15}}
 
== History ==
=== The God Kings ===
After Peacegiver stopped the war he gave his [[Breath|Breaths]] to a priest in T’Telir,{{book ref|wb|58}} this priest would go on and become the first God king. With the Royals driven out, the [[Cult of the Returned]] took over and the Court of Gods was formed.{{book ref|wb|7}}
 
Four more children would become God kings, all of them would be called Susebron. Susebron the third died giving away his breath to save the people in a raided village{{book ref|wb|27}} while Susebron the fourth died to heal a plague of Distrentia.{{book ref|wb|27}} Eventually [[Susebron]] the fifth returned and became king.
 
=== Treaty with Idris ===
The Court of Gods formed a treaty with [[Idris]] in approximately the year 307, in which was written that King [[Dedelin]] of [[Idris]] would send his daughter to be married to [[Susebron]] the fifth, the God King of [[Hallandren]]. This treaty would further legitimize the Court’s claim to rule in [[Hallandren]], as an heir would have the royal blood and presumably Royal Locks (something the people of Hallandren desired).{{book ref|wb|2}}
 
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=== Rebellion ===
In the year 327, the Court of Gods was challenged by the [[Pahn Kahl]] rebellion. The people of Hallandren were mad at the Gods, who had become complacent and apathetic towards the needs of the people. It had been 3 years since a God had sacrificed their Divine Breath to heal someone.{{book ref|wb|12}} This rebellion was supported by [[Idris]] via their spy [[Lemex]], along with several slumlords.{{book ref|wb|31}}
 
The rebellion was quelled when [[Bluefingers]] informed the court of [[Vahr]]'s location, after which he was captured and tortured in one of their dungeons. He was kept alive as the court desired his breath.{{book ref|wb|prologue}} His capture and eventual death at the hands of [[Vasher]] effectively ended the rebellion.
 
=== A new Queen ===
Around this time, Dedelin decided to send his youngest daughter, [[Siri]], instead of his oldest daughter [[Vivenna]], as the treaty had not stipulated which daughter would be married to [[Susebron]]. This agitated the court, spurring more talk of war.{{book ref|wb|1}}
 
Had Idris sent nobody, it would have meant all out war.{{book ref|wb|6}} The argument against the war was the lands held by the Idrians was undesirable and cold. The main argument for the war was to claim and protect the trade routes, as being cut off from them would lead to full economic collapse in [[T'Telir]].{{book ref|warbreaker|5}}
 
Siri's arrival started the Wedding Jubilation within the court, which was a weeklong celebration. This marked the first time they'd had a queen in thirty years.{{book ref|wb|8}}
 
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