Description

[Volsung]

The court of Rambagh palace is one of the most impressive courts in all of the Ivory Kingdoms. Gold and silver and various precious gems are studded and glazed over tall narrow pillars, and are used to make murals on the walls and ceiling of the room. The room glitters and shines immaculately during court hours and there are guards stationed here at all hours of the day. A blue tinted tin ceiling, which is embossed with scenes from the city’s history. The walls are marbled granite with murals of ancient heroes in the midst of battle, bows strung and ready for battle. The murals obviously look to a brighter past and the now constant threat that looms on the horizon. The floor is covered in colorful stones and precious jewels set with inlays of copper to create fantastic patterns.

The throne is somewhat at odds with the rest of the room which is done up primarily in metals and stone. The marble platform where a throne would usually sit has had several blocks removed, dirt was thrown in the new holes, and then the throne was placed over top of it. The throne itself looks as though it is still alive, twisted by some delicate magic into the shape it now has. The smooth bark sparkles from the gold, silver, and ruby dust that streaks up from the bottom of the throne, almost as though the elements were sucked up out of the ground into the tree. Ivory coats the seat where cushions would be, along the back, the seat itself, and the armrests. At the end of each arm rest a large emerald juts out, pushing clear of the wood. The stories say that the throne of the Maharaja is a tree that is still alive, and that it will remain alive as long as there is a Maharaja.

The court room is one of the few places that still looks well taken care of between the constant work of servants and the fact that it does not see much use. No matter what the state of the kingdoms may be, it is easy to forget that they have very nearly fallen when one spends time in Court.