Editors, Keepers
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Little is known of the appearance of ancient Stormseat. Although the Song of War claims that the city "covered" the [[Shattered Plains]], the surviving images of it paint it as rather small, though it likely had numerous outbuildings and satelite towns.{{epigraph ref|sa2|26}}{{book ref|sa2|60}} Within the city itself, several landmarks could be distinguished, among them a tall tower in the very centre and the dias housing the city's [[Oathgate]] to the south-west of it.{{file ref|Stormseat Mosaic.jpeg|Stormseat Mosaic}}{{book ref|sa2|81}} It's known that Stormseat had a temple dedicated to the [[Herald]] [[Chana]], with a large mosaic on its leeward side.{{book ref|sa2|77}} If Stormseat was similar to other major cities of its era, like [[Kholinar]] and [[Thaylen City|Thaylen]], it's possible every Herald had a temple of their own within its walls.{{file ref|Thaylen City.jpg|Map of Thaylen City}}{{file ref|Kholinar.jpg|Map of Kholinar}}
In the present day, the city is split between numerous plateaus. The largest of them comprises the plaza that houses the ancient tower, as well as its surroundings buildings. It is there that the [[listener]]s live. Of its stuctures, the tower is by far the best-preserved, as centuries of highstorms have toppled most of the city and covered it in [[crem]]. While the
Rather than excavating Stormseat, the listeners constructed their own settlement atop the city's bones. The rocky shelves have been transformed into barracks and homes, while carapaces of [[greatshell]]s form
Following the [[Battle of Narak]], the city has been taken over by humans, who turn it into a fortress to protect Oathgate to [[Urithiru]] and the route between it and the warcamps. The tower has been repurposed into a lookout, and the buildings became barracks. The surrounding plateaus are connected to each other and Narak by old bridges from gemheart runs, though plans are made to replace those with permanent structures.{{book ref|sa3|37}} They serve as training grounds for the [[Windrunner]] squires and assembly points.{{book ref|sa3|55}}{{book ref|sa3|46}}
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