Amal'theileian

The Amal'theileian is the primary government building complex that Prince Orchenis Clunethar uses to hold court in Amalo, as well as his residence, and is the center of power for the secular government in Amalo.

Appears in
The Witness for the Dead

The Grief of Stones

Geography
The central building itself is "both very ancient and very modern", due to recent renovations by Prince Orchena Clunethar. The Amal'theileian is a few minutes walk from the Prince Zhaicava Building. It contains two audience rooms: the Azalea Room and the Cinnabar Room, and a throne room for Orchenis.

The more modern Azalea Room, preferred by Orchenis for audiences, is located in the east wing, and its walls are "soft azalea pink" and it has windows that often fill the room with peaceful light.

The Cinnabar Room is in the north wing, used for private audiences, is "smaller, dark paneled, with cinnabar tiles flanking the fireplace", and it is also beautiful but more intimidating than the Azalea Room. There is a north exit/servant's entrance near the Cinnabar Room that leads out into the Princess Orcheveän Gardens, which appears to be relatively secret.

“The throne room was in the great and ancient central octagon”, and is typically reserved for the most formal state occasions.

Many of the mazelike halls are made of marble.

There is a side yard where visiting vehicles sometimes stop to allow their passengers to disembark.

It has a clock tower that tolls at noon.

“The Judiciary was housed in the Amal’theileian, which was a grand conglomeration of palace styles through the centuries. The rulers of Amalo had apparently never torn anything down, preferring to build around and above and below, connecting the various wings with colonnades and open staircases and the occasional artful courtyard.”

The south wing juts out of the building and was built by Orchena, and is still new. It is very far from the trams and contains the city council's chamber and the mayor's office, which often has long lines of petitioners stretching out into the main hall. The public entrance is at the top of a gallery.

The prince's residence is in the north wing, far from the noise of the ostro.

The Amal'theileianeise ostro/Amal'ostro is at the far end of the south wing, and was another addition by Orchena, which boosted the popularity of the Clunethada, as it is "used by hundreds of civil servants every day".

“The Amal’theileian stewards were liveried servants—a reminder to the city government of the power of the principate, and also some insurance against bribery. It was not that liveried servants could not be bribed, but most of them took their oaths of fealty very seriously, and they were more likely to be offended than tempted.” Their livery is white and gold on black.

The Amal'theileian has an archive. All the government buildings are linked by a pneumatic tube system.

Politics
The Amalomeire and Amal'theileian are often at odds over jurisdiction issues.

Named Workers and Associated Persons

 * Camilo Lethormin (clerk)
 * Dovinar
 * Lord Judiciar Erimar
 * Mer Holvathar (Judiciary)
 * Prince Orchenis Clunethar (leader)