Hewn City

The brutal Court of Nightmares, the Night Court's public face of cruelty and fear.

Also known as: Court of Nightmares, The Hewn City, The Under-Mountain Court, The Black City

What They Know

Hewn City is the public face of the Night Court, shown to outsiders to conceal the existence of Velaris.
Its inhabitants are the cruelest and most ambitious of the Night Court's High Fae, who revel in fear and manipulation.
The city is built into the roots of a mountain, its lowest levels said to touch the bones of the earth.
Rhysand rules here with an iron fist, playing the monster to keep the true heart of his court hidden.
The Court of Nightmares holds its grand sessions in the central amphitheater, where blood rubies are issued and bargains are struck in blood.
Every solstice, a tithe of fear and tribute is demanded from the lesser fae who dwell in the surrounding territories.