Locations/BloodBranchHall

Blood Branch Hall

The Hall is found approximately 40 miles east of Sijan, but is virtually unknown, due to its location deep underground. The entrance to this cavern is an unremarkable crypt, with no indication as to its former owner. An altar at the back of the tomb hides a small door, which can only be opened with a small expenditure of Essence, preventing the Unexalted from gaining access. Through the door is a stairway, which winds its way into the earth, eventually opening onto a courtyard, teeming with trees. There is no light in this cavern, yet somehow, vision is not impaired in any way, nor is plant life stunted in its growth, though that may be due to the plants themselves. The trees are highly unusual, either being a previously unknown variation of the willow, or they are a sorcerous creation, as their like has not been seen before. They are covered with veins, their bark a dull red, and their branches continually drip blood into the dirt around them, which is then reabsorbed by the roots.

Past this is the Manse itself, a flat browny-gold structure extending some distance into the cave. The building is quite capable of supporting life, with a large number of bedrooms, kitchens, and halls throughout, though it is currently unoccupied. Each room has a small plant in it, a miniature of the trees outside, which likewise bleeds into the dirt. The main room is covered with branches, protruding from the walls and roof, raining blood continually. The stone is at the back, resting upon a dais formed by the same branches that adorn the rest of the Manse.

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