Tri'crova Palace

The Tri'crova Palace is the center piece of the Neshaten Government and where the Royal Family lives. It is located in the center of the capital city of Netoshen. Tri'crova Palace was named not after someone from the royal family, but after the only person who actually died in its construction - Tri'crova Cuana'tre.

Construction started on the palace in early ER 187, following many years where the royal family lived merely out of a small home. The palace's base construction took only six years, but since then, it's had many additions added on.

The Palace is a fairly large complex, with a large seven hundred and ten foot wall that surrounds it, there are four gateways into the palace grounds. The ground themselves are covered in flora, ranging from various types of trees and flowers. There is a great deal of open space around the palace, both for future expansions but also in keeping with the Neshaten's sense of environmental beauty.

A network of tunnels feeds into and out of the palace's underground, connecting it to several areas of the city, used many by military soldiers to allow them the ability to more easily move about the city - the tunnels also serve as an easy escape route in the event of an invasion.

There are several features of the palace that make it stand out.

The Palace has several interior areas which are separated into wings. Each wing comprises a floor, and each floor has a specific purpose.

• Wing One - ground floor, it's most prominent feature is the throne room. Accessible to citizens.
• Wing Two - Second floor, has an expansive library of history and outside terraces where people can view the city. Is also the location of the palaces guest landing pads. Accessible to citizens.
• Wing Three - Third floor, this area is where palace guards live and eat, located between the top floor and the second floor, they serve as a buffer in the event anyone wants to get to the royal family. The Third Floor also has two VIP landing pads, for people who require a little more extra protection.
• Wing Four - Top Floor, this is area where the royal family lives, eats, and - if they have kids - play. Inaccessible to citizens, open to military personnel.

The wall that surrounds the palace is littered with heavy weapons emplacements to protect not only the palace but the city itself. Most of the emplacements are recessed into the walls, as to not serve as an eye-sore to people. Only the turrets in the end towers are visible.

Although the palace is split into four wings, there are some areas of the palace worth noting.

The Royal Throne Room is located in Wing One, and is one of the rooms open to citizens. It's a very large two story area with luxurious flooring and walls. There are statues that depict historic figures from Neshaten history. Paintings on the walls likewise show this historical outreach. A statue of their god is situated behind the throne.

Located on the second floor, the guest landing pad is where guests to the palace can land their private ships. These pads are large enough to accommodate a seven hundred and forty foot long vessel. The pads connect into a greeting terminal, with that terminal having a walkway that leads into castle itself.

The VIP Landing pad, located on the third floor, is a place where the royal family can board a shuttle or ship in peace without worry of disturbing their fellow citizens. However, the pad is also used as an arrival point for VIPs. It is a singular pad, which is large enough to allow a ship nearly eight hundred feet long to land with room to spare on all sides.

There are recessed weapons emplacements located around the pad itself, to help protect and ward off invaders.

The Observation Terrance is an area of the second floor that gives citizens and royal family members the ability to see out over the city. The Terrance serves both as a place of viewing but also as a place to dine, there are eight such terraces in the castle, two are located in the civilian accessible second floor while four are located on the third floor and two on the top floor.

Because the second floor Terraces are actually restaurants for citizens to enjoy a meal while enjoying a view. These Terrance restaurants both have different names, and are located on opposite sides of one another.

On the bottom and on the fourth floor is a meeting room where the royal family can meet with delegates or officials to discuss matters of importance.

The council chambers, also located on the first floor, is a second almost nearly as large as the Throne Room. It is the location where decisions are made, where the executive and legislative branches of government meet. The room has seating for citizens to observe, or complain, about the proceedings that go on.

A room that is so well guarded, only the ruling king and queen along with the elite guard, are permitted inside, all others are forbidden. This room is used to hold the Kingdom's Blade, known as Satre'votrela, the blade is considered very important to the Kingdom and is a holy relic.

Located within are the castles elite guard, who guard the blade thirty four hours a day. The only time the blade is ever raised, is during trying times, such as a war or if the castle is ever attacked. However, it is also held during the coronation ceremony when crowning a new King and Queen but may also be present during events so important they could influence the course of the Kingdom.

The Chamber of Relics is located underground, it's entrance is on the first floor in the throne room behind a false pillar. The entrance itself is heavily guarded, a large door blocks any entry, and is considered constantly.