Mazan'theileian

The Mazan'theileian is the hall of the Athmaz'are in the Untheileneise Court.

Appears in
The Goblin Emperor

Details
“The Mazan’theileian was not part of the Untheileneise Court proper, but had been connected to it by a covered bridge during the reign of Edretanthiar III, in the delicate lacelike stonework typical of that era. The bridge was called Usharsu’s Ladder”.

The Mazan'theileian had a Visitors' Room, which “was small and rather bare, but shining with cleanliness.” Outside the Visitors' Room was a great vaulted hall.

The Mazan'theileian had an ulimeire, known as the Ulimeire of the Mazan'theileian. It is rare for outsiders to be invited into any of the mazei's precincts, let alone the ulimeire. Even emperors were denied prior to Maia Drazhar's visit, including at least one who came with an army. The ulimeire itself was larger than the Ulimeire of Cetho, but still somewhat shabby: the “walls were undressed stone, and all the furniture was worn and much mended, sometimes by skillful hands and sometimes not.” There were benches for visitors to sit.

“The Lesser Courtyard looked like an accident of architecture; it was a narrow quadrangle between the main building of the Mazan’theileian and an obvious and much later addition—made even narrower in perception by the height of the walls on every side." It was primarily intended as a water collector, given "the gutters, the pitch of the flagstones, and the grated drain in the center. . . but that made it ideally suited for a revethvoran, as well. It would be easy to wash away the blood.”