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'''Kholinar Palace''' is the seat of [[House Kholin]], [[Kholin princedom]] and the nation of [[Alethkar]].
  
'''Kholinar Palace''' is the seat of [[House Kholin]], [[Kholin princedom]] and the nation of [[Alethkar]].
   
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== Layout ==
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The Palace is located in the northern Portion of the city of [[Kholinar]], atop a plateau, and connected to the [[Oathgate|Monastery Dais]] by the Sunwalk.{{map ref|Kholinar}}
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The Palace is located in the northern portion of the city of [[Kholinar]], atop a large plateau. {{map ref|Kholinar}}
   
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The main building of the palace stands between the Monastery Dais and the Sunmaker Park. The main entrance leads to twin ballrooms - presumably, a separate one for men and for women. Both ballrooms have access to the garden that forms the northern side of the palace. Directly adjacent to the Grand Entry are the palace garrison and the guest quarters. From the latter, one may reach the Eastern Gallery and through it, the Sunwalk, which leads to the Monastery Dais.
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== Palace Guard ==
  
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This is the force tasked with the imitate protection of the palace and the royal family in the city.
  
   
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The lower floors of the palace have broad and wide corridors. The palace basements house the unloading docks, used to transport cargo to and from the palace plateau. The upper floors are narrow and cavernous. The royal quarters are located there.{{book ref|sa3|prologue}}
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== Queen's Guard ==
  
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The Queen's guard is a division of the Palace Guard that is tasked with the protection of [[Aesudan Kholin]] and [[Gavinor Kholin]].
  
   
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== The Riots ==
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==== Monastery Dais ====
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The Monastery Dais is a large, almost perfectly circular platform near the main building, and may be technically considered part of the palace complex. As its name indicates, it houses the Kholinar ardentia. Notable features include the King's Chapel and a room with eleven lanters. The ardents believe that the lanters represent the [[Silver Kingdoms]], with the last one marking the [[Tranquiline Halls]].{{book ref|sa2|i|12}}
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After the Riots the queen recalls the city guard and the palace guard into the palace and anyone that enters the palace never returns. The Cult of moments Held Feasts in the Monastery Dais.
  
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A portion of the Guards resist The lure of the unmade and are locked in a room. While in the room they claim time seemed to pass differently for them, feeling it has only been a few days not a few weeks from the riots
  
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In actuality, the room is the Kholinar [[Oathgate]] chamber, and the entire dais is the Oathgate platform.{{book ref|sa3|86}}
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== Palace Guard and Queen's Guard ==
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The Kholinar Palace has two forces tasked with protecting it: the '''Palace Guard''' and the '''Queen's Guard'''. The Palace Guard is reponsible for protecting both the palace and the city of Kholinar, while the Queen's Guard is responsible for protecting the queen and the royal heir, who in the current times are [[Aesudan Kholin|Aesudan]] and [[Gavinor Kholin]].
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Due to the actions of Queen Aesudan, the Queen's Guard has been corrupted either during the [[siege of Kholinar]] or shortly before that by the forces of Odium. Aesudan refers to them as her "Knights Radiant".{{book ref|ob|84}}
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== History ==
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It is unclear when the palace was built, or when it became the seat of the Kholin family. Likely, it was already in their possession, as it became the seat of the Alethi government following [[Gavilar Kholin|King Gavilar]]'s unification of Alethkar.
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King Gavilar was murdered in the palace by [[Szeth]] during a peace celebration with the [[Listeners]].{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} Following that, his descendant, king [[Elhokar Kholin|Elhokar]], moved to the [[Pinnacle]] on the [[Shattered Plains]], so as to be closer to the fighting there. Queen Aesudan - and, later, prince Gavinor - remained at the Palace, along with the widowed queen [[Navani Kholin]], as Aesudan was managing the kingdom in her husband's absence.
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At some point after Navani left for the Shattered Plains, the palace came under the influence of the [[Unmade]] [[Ashertmarn]]. This caused the queen to begin acting increasingly erratically, throwing away rotting food, hosting excessively lavish parties and losing interest in ruling Alethkar. The situation came to a peak when ardent [[Pai]] was executed for publicly denouncing this new lifestyle, causing wide-spread riots in the city of Kholinar.
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After the riots, the queen recalled her guard into the palace, and appears to have fallen fully under the influence of both Ashertmarn and [[Yelig-Nar]]. Anyone to enter the palace would never return, either killed by the Queen's Guard or subsumed by Ashertmarn, while the spren of the Oathgate beneath the Monastery Dais were subverted by [[Sja-Anat]]. During that period, the Cult of Moments held feasts in the Monastery Dais. A portion of the Palace Guard resisted the lure of the Unmade and were locked in a room. After their release, they claimed that time seemed to pass differently for them, feeling it has only been a few days, not a few weeks, since the riots.{{book ref|sa3|84}}
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The strike team led by [[Elhokar Kholin]] tried and failed to re-take the Palace from the queen. Its further fate is unknown so far.
   
 
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Kholinar Palace
Kholinar.jpg
by Isaac Stewart
Usage Palace
City Kholinar
Nation Alethkar
World Roshar
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Kholinar Palace is the seat of House Kholin, Kholin princedom and the nation of Alethkar.

Layout

The Palace is located in the northern portion of the city of Kholinar, atop a large plateau. [1]

The main building of the palace stands between the Monastery Dais and the Sunmaker Park. The main entrance leads to twin ballrooms - presumably, a separate one for men and for women. Both ballrooms have access to the garden that forms the northern side of the palace. Directly adjacent to the Grand Entry are the palace garrison and the guest quarters. From the latter, one may reach the Eastern Gallery and through it, the Sunwalk, which leads to the Monastery Dais.

The lower floors of the palace have broad and wide corridors. The palace basements house the unloading docks, used to transport cargo to and from the palace plateau. The upper floors are narrow and cavernous. The royal quarters are located there.[2]

Monastery Dais

The Monastery Dais is a large, almost perfectly circular platform near the main building, and may be technically considered part of the palace complex. As its name indicates, it houses the Kholinar ardentia. Notable features include the King's Chapel and a room with eleven lanters. The ardents believe that the lanters represent the Silver Kingdoms, with the last one marking the Tranquiline Halls.[3]

In actuality, the room is the Kholinar Oathgate chamber, and the entire dais is the Oathgate platform.[4]

Palace Guard and Queen's Guard

The Kholinar Palace has two forces tasked with protecting it: the Palace Guard and the Queen's Guard. The Palace Guard is reponsible for protecting both the palace and the city of Kholinar, while the Queen's Guard is responsible for protecting the queen and the royal heir, who in the current times are Aesudan and Gavinor Kholin.

Due to the actions of Queen Aesudan, the Queen's Guard has been corrupted either during the siege of Kholinar or shortly before that by the forces of Odium. Aesudan refers to them as her "Knights Radiant".[5]

History

It is unclear when the palace was built, or when it became the seat of the Kholin family. Likely, it was already in their possession, as it became the seat of the Alethi government following King Gavilar's unification of Alethkar.

King Gavilar was murdered in the palace by Szeth during a peace celebration with the Listeners.[6] Following that, his descendant, king Elhokar, moved to the Pinnacle on the Shattered Plains, so as to be closer to the fighting there. Queen Aesudan - and, later, prince Gavinor - remained at the Palace, along with the widowed queen Navani Kholin, as Aesudan was managing the kingdom in her husband's absence.

At some point after Navani left for the Shattered Plains, the palace came under the influence of the Unmade Ashertmarn. This caused the queen to begin acting increasingly erratically, throwing away rotting food, hosting excessively lavish parties and losing interest in ruling Alethkar. The situation came to a peak when ardent Pai was executed for publicly denouncing this new lifestyle, causing wide-spread riots in the city of Kholinar.

After the riots, the queen recalled her guard into the palace, and appears to have fallen fully under the influence of both Ashertmarn and Yelig-Nar. Anyone to enter the palace would never return, either killed by the Queen's Guard or subsumed by Ashertmarn, while the spren of the Oathgate beneath the Monastery Dais were subverted by Sja-Anat. During that period, the Cult of Moments held feasts in the Monastery Dais. A portion of the Palace Guard resisted the lure of the Unmade and were locked in a room. After their release, they claimed that time seemed to pass differently for them, feeling it has only been a few days, not a few weeks, since the riots.[5]

The strike team led by Elhokar Kholin tried and failed to re-take the Palace from the queen. Its further fate is unknown so far.

Notes

  1. ↑ Map of Kholinar
  2. ↑ Oathbringer prologue#
  3. ↑ Words of Radiance interlude I-12#
  4. ↑ Oathbringer chapter 86#
  5. ↑ a b Oathbringer chapter 84#
  6. ↑ The Way of Kings prologue#


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