Introduction
The gallows stand beneath the Guardian Wall in full view of the gathered people of Dol-Makjar. The platform includes the hangman’s noose and lever used during Thjazi Fang’s execution.
Structure and venue
Overview
The Execution at the Guardian Wall
Power, spectacle and the fall of Thjazi Fang
Thjazi Fang is hanged beneath monuments to the heroes of an older revolution. The crowd, the failed rescue and the Photarch’s decision leave more questions than the public ceremony answers.
Where this place sits in the world
Setting & Layout
The Guardian Wall, Dol-Makjar
Positioned beneath the monumental statues of the Guardian Wall and visible from the public crowd and elevated noble galleries.
World areaKahad
Contained withinDol-Makjar
Contained withinThe Guardian Wall
Contained withinThe Gallows beneath the Guardian Wall
What defines this place
Notable Features
Raised execution platform
Hangman’s noose
Execution lever
Visible from the nobles’ viewing gallery
Latest known state
Where It Stands
Episode 1
Execution Site
The platform is used for Thjazi Fang’s public execution.
Who and what is connected to this place
People, Powers & Possessions
Factions & Authorities
2What happened here—and what is only connected here
Events & Historical Context
Confirmed physical events
2Events at This Location
Events explicitly established as taking place here.
Execution
The Execution of Thjazi Fang
Thjazi Fang was publicly condemned and hanged beneath the Guardian Wall under the authority of the Chamber of Lords-Advisory.
Rescue Attempt
The Failed Rescue of Thjazi Fang
A coordinated magical extraction intended to remove Thjazi from the gallows collapsed after Thimble was attacked, Cyd disappeared and a false magical signature appeared upon the prisoner.
Questions tied to this place
Connected Mysteries
What did Thjazi see above the Guardian Wall, and why did it frighten him?
Moments before his execution, Thjazi looks above the Guardian Wall and changes from confidence to visible panic.
Latest developmentThjazi Sees Something Above the Wall
Thjazi looks towards the sky. Whatever he sees causes his confident expression to change into panic, but Halandil cannot identify the cause from within the crowd.
Who compromised the rescue, what did Azune detect on Thjazi, and is Cyd’s disappearance part of the same sabotage?
The immediate failure is known: Thimble was attacked before delivering the genuine glyph, while a different magical signature was placed on Thjazi.
Latest developmentThe Full Rescue Chain Is Reconstructed
The survivors establish that Thimble would plant the glyph, Azune would manipulate the inspection, Cyd would position Casimir’s wagon, and Thaisha and Occtis would complete the extraction. The plan failed before its first physical stage because Thimble was attacked before delivering the glyph.
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.
Latest developmentWicander Says His Family Promised Clemency
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.
Is the paint literal, magical, coded or a prepared resource, and what does Bolaire know about it?
Thjazi’s final private instructions say that paint is waiting for Halandil with Bolaire, but Episode 1 never explains the phrase.
Latest developmentThjazi Names Paint and Bolaire
Thjazi tells Halandil that paint is waiting for him with Bolaire, but dies before explaining further.
What threatens Murray or the Penteveral, and what help did Thjazi expect Halandil to provide?
Immediately before his death, Thjazi urgently orders Halandil to help Murray and the Penteveral, without explaining the danger or task.
Latest developmentMurray Is Confirmed to Work at the Penteveral
Murray later confirms that she works at the Penteveral and that Davrasi is not permitted inside, but no one discusses Thjazi’s warning.
Transcript-backed claims
4Evidence Ledger
Statements are labelled by how the transcript establishes them, so direct depiction, testimony, belief and disputed accounts remain distinct.
4 Confirmed
Several parts of the gathered crowd cheer when Thjazi appears beneath the gallows.
Source
The Execution of Thjazi Fang · The Crowd Cheers Thjazi
The Chamber of Lords-Advisory sentences Thjazi Fang to death under the authority of the Revolutionary Council.
Source
Execution herald speaking for the Chamber of Lords-Advisory · The Execution of Thjazi Fang · Thjazi’s Sentence Is Proclaimed
Thjazi sees something in the sky above the Guardian Wall that causes his expression to change from confidence to panic.
Source
The Execution of Thjazi Fang · Thjazi Sees Something in the Sky
Thjazi Fang is hanged beneath the Guardian Wall.
Source
The Execution of Thjazi Fang · Thjazi Fang Is Hanged
Source-linked appearances
Scenes & References
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Campaign 4
4 scenesEpisode 1
01
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0:00–4:57Halandil Beneath the Guardian Wall
Halandil Fang waits beneath the Guardian Wall as soldiers of the Sundered Houses bring his brother Thjazi to the gallows.
02
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4:57–11:40Azune’s Final Attempt
Arcane Marshal Azune Nayar secretly contacts Thjazi Fang, confirms the apparent presence of an escape ward and signals where Thjazi must break it to flee the gallows.
03
Set here
11:40–18:46The Execution of Thjazi Fang
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.
11 related moments
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01:25:40–01:33:03The Photarch’s Decision
In the nobles’ box before Thjazi’s execution, Wicander expects his grandmother, the Photarch, to commute the sentence. She instead tells him that Thjazi must die before taking the stage to address Dol-Makjar.