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The House of Chalices (Villa)

Diamond Street, Sea Ward



The wall around the House of Chalices is a five-foot tall wall of pale blue-grey stone, with its top foot wrought of white stone chiseled with the House's chalice sigil into it, and gilded beneath a layer of glass. At night, magical illumination emanates from one out of every three of these chalices, bathing the street around the manor in pale gold-white light. It is said that these lights detach from the wall and chase anyone foolish enough to try and scale the wall.

  • The House of Chalices: A grand old three-story manor house, the main Assumbar dwelling's first floor is nothing but social spaces, including the Gallery of Chalices (used to show off the family's collection of heirloom chalices wrought of precious metals and gems), a garden-facing ballroom, and various salons and dens, and an open space that is the upper vaults of the dining chamber, which lies in the cellars proper. The cellars are divided into three sections: the dining chamber, with connections to the kitchens and pantry cellars, a familial vault that can only be reached through an in-wall staircase from the patriarch's offices on the second floor, and a grand storage space from the servant back-halls. The second story has exalted apartments for the patriarch and his family, as well as offices and salons for same. The third story is divided into a variety of finely-decorated apartment chambers for other members of the family.

  • Assumbar Manor: An old workshop space from the early days of the House's presence in Waterdeep, their business quickly outgrew the confines of this large single story building. It was then turned into ample housing for members of the family with lesser status within the family. It has a dining space and a few small salons, but by and large the family uses those social spaces in the House of Chalices. Basements have additional apartments for both members of the family and certain retainers, as well as a bakery and kitchen, with tunnels that lead into the cellars beneath the House of Chalices.

  • The Shrine to Siamorphe: A two-story structure whose street-facing section boasts a grand shrine-chamber two full stories in height. The back half of the shrine's first floor is storage and meditation spaces, while the second floor has a choir loft that opens on the shrine, as well as a set of apartments for the shrine's main attendant. At current these opulent apartments are given over to Areen.

  • Steward's Hall: A modest, single-story structure which contains the living quarters for the villa's servants and guards, as well as an office for the steward. Mundane business is always directed to the door that leads to the steward's office, for the Assumbars do not sully their hands with day to day nonsense.

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