Michen'theileian

The Michen'theileian is the emperor's audience hall in the Untheileneise Court.

Appears in
The Goblin Emperor

Details
The Michen'theileian was lavishly appointed in ivory and gold, "sensibly furnished with a long table and massive padded chairs" and was well-heated. As balls are sometimes held there, there is room for dancers, and there is also a dais for the emperor's throne. There is also room for clerk desks.

Maia Drazhar at least sometimes went to the Michen'theileian after breakfast, and then left at noon for luncheon.

The status of petitioners tended to decide where the emperor receives them, and the Michen'theileian was one step below the Tortoise Room in terms of being a prestigious place to be received. Nobility, particularly those connected to the Drazhada, were permitted to have audiences with the emperor there.

The morning after Maia's coronation, he went to the Michen'theileian and, with the Lord Chancellor Uleris Chavar, met the Witnesses for the Wisdom of Choharo, and listened to the report on their findings. Maia later met Thara Celehar there, and asked him to serve as a clerical Witness for the investigation into the destruction of the Wisdom of Choharo. Maia later received Setheris Nelar there, to offer him position as Uleris' liaison to the City of Cetho. Later that day, Uleris attempted to corner Maia into having Archduchess Vedero Drazhin marry Dalera Bazhevar, though Maia refused. When word spread that Maia would not negotiate for Vedero's marriage for at least a year, Uleris scolded Maia in the Michen'theileian until Maia stopped him. Maia later called Thara there for a report on Thara's investigation. Maia also handled the dispute concerning the town of Nelozho, the Dorashada, and the Prince of Thu-Cethor in the Michen'theileian. The first ball after Winternight at the start of Maia's reign was held in the Michen'theileian.

Trivia

 * "Michen" means "little", and is usually used to refer to children in Ethuverazhin. "Theileian" is the Ethuverazhin word for "hall".