Pináculo (Roshar)
| Pináculo (Roshar) | |
|---|---|
 por Isaac Stewart
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| Propietario | Elhokar Kholin |
| Uso | Palace |
| Ciudad | Alethi warcamps |
| Región | Llanuras Quebradas |
| Mundo | Roshar |
| Universo | Cosmere |
“The palace was both finer and more mundane than she might have expected. ”
The Pinnacle is King Elhokar Kholin's palace on the Shattered Plains.[2]
Layout
The Pinnacle stands on a hill above all the other warcamps, about an hour's march from the Kholin warcamp.[3][4] It is surrounded by a sheer drop of approximately a hundred feet.[5] One road leads to the main entrance, while a smaller side route goes down to the stables at the feet of the hill.[6] Likewise, the Feasting Basin sits beneath the palace, with a short climb between it and the Pinnacle gates.[7] The Outer Market is also located nearby.[8]
The palace is made of sculpted, Soulcast stone.[1] A broad gateway leads inside, though there is also a back entrance atop a flight of steps.[4][5] Within, the Pinnacle has several floors containing vast, cavernous halls, and numerous rooms serving a variety of purposes. A large part of it is dug straight into the hill, with windows cut out facing leeward.[9][4] There are shutters on the windows to keep them closed during bad weather, though they tend to rattle and leak.[6]
Notable rooms
- The Gallery of Maps
- The Gallery of Maps, as its name implies, houses numerous maps of both the world and the local area, as well as the list of highprinces and the number of gemhearts they have won. The long room is covered by a stretched dome, with large skylights which shine down upon formations of shalebark.[10][11]
- The conference chamber
- The king's conference chamber is located on one of the Pinnacle's topmost floors. The king and his family spend highstorms in there, while Dalinar is tied up for the duration of his visions.[9] During working hours, the strategy and politics meetings between the king and his highprinces take place within the room.[1]
- The kitchens
- The kitchens, where food is prepared, are located near the bottom of the palace, perhaps on the ground floor. The back entrance to the Pinnacle leads there.[9]
- The king's quarters
- The set of rooms were Elhokar lives. There is small balcony there facing towards the Origin, allowing the king to observe the Shattered Plains. It is Elhokar's favourite location in the palace, a fact which is well-known.[12]
History
The palace was constructed by the royal Soulcasters during the War of Reckoning.[10] Elhokar eventually dubbed it the Pinnacle, and the name stuck.[4]
During its existence, the place served as Elhokar's home, as well as the place where strategy and planning meetings were conducted, making it effectively the centre of Alethi government.[13][1] In addition, the Pinnacle saw several failed attempts to assassinate the king - once by the Diagram, through a sliced railing in the royal quarters, once by the Assassin in White, and once directly by Moash and Graves.[12][9][14] Following that last attempt, Kaladin temporarily relocated Elhokar to Little Herdaz.[15]
After the Battle of Narak, most Alethi relocated to Urithiru. As with the other structures on the Shattered Plains, the Pinnacle was all but abandoned.[16]
Notes
- ↑ a b c d Palabras radiantes capítulo 36#
- ↑ El camino de los reyes capítulo 18#
- ↑ El camino de los reyes capítulo 22#
- ↑ a b c d Palabras radiantes capítulo 5#
- ↑ a b Palabras radiantes capítulo 33#
- ↑ a b Palabras radiantes capítulo 22#
- ↑ Palabras radiantes capítulo 50#
- ↑ Palabras radiantes capítulo 67#
- ↑ a b c d Palabras radiantes capítulo 32#
- ↑ a b El camino de los reyes capítulo 24#
- ↑ Palabras radiantes capítulo 52#
- ↑ a b Palabras radiantes capítulo 23#
- ↑ Palabras radiantes capítulo 24#
- ↑ Palabras radiantes capítulo 84#
- ↑ Palabras radiantes capítulo 87#
- ↑ Juramentada capítulo 50#