Circle of Memories, Kholinar

[cem he/him]

I don't know if this has been talked about somewhere else. I searched, and couldn't find anything.
 
So, I was rereading the Lhan interlude and realized something:

I-12: Lhan
She walked with him, and each step revealed her reluctance. Or perhaps confusion. They passed into the Circle of Memories, a round room with ten lamps on the walls, one for each of the ancient Epoch Kingdoms. An eleventh lamp represented the Tranquiline Halls, and a large ceremonial keyhole set into the wall represented the need for ardents to ignore borders, and look only at the hearts of men . . . or something like that. He wasn’t sure, honestly.
Outside the Circle of Memories, they entered one of the covered walkways between monastery buildings, a light rain sprinkling the rooftops. The last leg of the walkways, the sunwalk, gave a wonderful view of Kholinar—at least on a clear day. Even today, Lhan could see much of the city, as both the temple and the high palace occupied a flat-topped hill.

 

Ch86: Patterns of Light
A circular room. A thing on one side that adapted to fit different Shardblades. Depictions of Knights on the floor, glowing with Stormlight, pointing at a tower city, just as the myths described. Ten lamps on the walls. The lock hung over what she thought was a depiction of Natanatan, the kingdom of the Shattered Plains. It—
Ten lamps. With gems in them. Latticework of metal enclosing each one.

 
So yes, Kholinar Palace and the Vorin temple are built right on top of the Kholinar Oathgate.

Edited March 14, 2014 by cem

[+rhaiynebow]

Nice catch! I totally missed that! +1 for you

[xbauks he/him]

I don't know if this has been talked about somewhere else. I searched, and couldn't find anything.

So, I was rereading the Lhan interlude and realized something:

So yes, Kholinar Palace and the Vorin temple are built right on top of the Kholinar Oathgate.

Nice catch! I was wondering where the Kholinar Oathgate was located.

[Argent he/him]

Well, it kind of says it in the book... It's somewhere in the last few chapters, Shallan's PoV I believe. 

[cem he/him]

Well, it kind of says it in the book... It's somewhere in the last few chapters, Shallan's PoV I believe. 

 

Yeah. It does. Which kind of ruins my grand discovery.

[Ryshadium she/her]

Here's the quote from the book:

 

Now that he saw those pillars from this perspective, he recognized that there was one of them in Kholinar. It made up the dais upon which the palace and royal temple had been built. Shallan suspected that Jasnah had tried to open the Oathgate there; the woman’s notes said that Oathgates to each of the cities were locked tight. Only the one in the Shattered Plains had been left open.

 

Sanderson, Brandon (2014-03-04). Words of Radiance (Stormlight Archive, The) (pp. 1069-1070). Tom Doherty Associates. Kindle Edition. 

 

I wonder which other ones Jasnah tried to open.  With the ability to transport herself, she could have been to all of them. 

[+rhaiynebow]

I must have been reading super fast and missed that part of it...grrrrr...need to do that re-read. Starting with TWoK re-read first though.

[Ryshadium she/her]

Do we know which cities had oath gates? I can't remember if that information is listed or not. 

[hoser he/him]

Given that there are ten, I imagine it is the capitals of the Silver kingdoms: Kholinar, Vedenar, Kharbranth, ...  Maybe the map of the Silver Kingdoms from tWoK would show them. 

[cem he/him]

Do we know which cities had oath gates? I can't remember if that information is listed or not. 

 

Let's see. Ten Gates for ten cities of ten Silver Kingdoms:

1. Natanatan: Stormseat
2. Alethela: Kholinar
3. Thalath: Likely Thaylen City (see: http://brandonsanderson.com/beta/wp-content/gallery/stormlight-1-maps-and-illustrations/twok_map-6_four_cities-webres.jpg)
4. Rishir: no idea
5. Valhav: Likely Vedenar
6. Makabakam: Likely Sesemalex Dar
7. Sela Tales: no idea
8. Iri: Rall Ellorim and Kasitor are the biggest cities. Possibly one of them.
9. Shin Kak Nish: no idea.
10. Aimia: no idea

Akinah probably has an Oathgate too, but I don't think we've been told where the city is. It isn't likely to be in Shinovar or Aimia though.

 

According to The Way of Kings, there is also another in Abamabar . Though again we don't know where that is.

Edited March 14, 2014 by cem

[Ryshadium she/her]

I figured it was the cities of the Silver Kingdoms, but wasn't sure how those related to "current" cities - thanks for the clear listing.  The Silver Kingdoms map doesn't show any cities.  I suppose it may not be relevant.  

 

Akinah is one of the cities Kabsal draws in WoK, right?

[RShara she/her]

Nice job, didn't notice that at all.  I really need to do a slow reread of both books lol.  +1 for you!