Powers & Procedures
- Formal civic government
- Issuing legal grants and conditions
- Operating with the Chamber of Lords-Advisory
The governing council of Dol-Makjar, invoked in criminal authority and responsible for formal grants such as Halandil Fang’s theatre deed.
The Revolutionary Council forms part of Dol-Makjar’s government. Thjazi’s sentence is announced in relation to the council, and a deed granted by the council transfers the Dithyramb of Azgra to Halandil Fang under conditions restricting arcane activity. Teor remembers the council as part of the revolutionary identity of the city and questions what that legacy has become.
What political, religious, personal or strategic reason made Thjazi’s death necessary to the Photarch?
The Photarch rejects an expected commutation and insists that Thjazi must die, without revealing the necessity behind the execution.
Wicander tells Halandil that his family gave him full assurance that Thjazi would be spared. He cannot explain why the Photarch instead insisted that the execution proceed.
How did Dol-Makjar change from the city Teor remembers, and what remains of its revolutionary institutions and ideals?
Returning veterans find a revolutionary city transformed by Sundered House power, the Candescent Creed and an expanding Chamber authority.
Aranessa warns that the two Sundered Houses are gaining power while faerie-linked influence diminishes.
Statements are labelled by how the transcript establishes them, so direct depiction, testimony, belief and disputed accounts remain distinct.
The Chamber of Lords-Advisory sentences Thjazi Fang to death under the authority of the Revolutionary Council.
Thjazi is publicly accused of arcanism, theft, skulduggery, murder and sedition.
Thjazi publicly declares that the authority condemning him to death is false and will fall.
Thjazi’s execution causes Teor to question what has happened to Dol-Makjar and the revolutionary institutions he previously knew.
Teor names the Pariah Blades alongside the Revolutionary Council and Dol-Makjar’s revolutionary history while questioning how the city has changed.
The Candescent Creed has struggled to spread within Dol-Makjar because the city remains the seat of the revolution.
A deed upon Halandil’s desk shows that the Revolutionary Council granted him the Dithyramb of Azgra for use by his theatre company. Halandil is responsible for safeguarding the venue against arcane disturbances.
Halandil carries Thjazi’s scimitar to his study and lays it across the deed to the Dithyramb of Azgra.
Thjazi Fang is publicly condemned beneath the Guardian Wall. After sharing a final connection with Halandil and issuing several urgent instructions, he delivers a defiant final statement and is hanged.
Teor Pridesire and Loza Blade arrive at the Fang home after witnessing Thjazi’s execution. Loza performs an Old Path farewell beside Thjazi’s body, while Teor reunites with Azune and questions what has happened to Dol-Makjar.
Halandil confronts Wicander over his failed assurance that Thjazi would be spared. Wicander admits that he relied upon his family’s promise, while Halandil reveals that Wicander was intended to serve as a failsafe in the rescue plan.