Hewn City

The brutal Court of Nightmares carved into the mountain beneath the Night Court, a place of cruelty and fear that masks the existence of Velaris.

Also known as: Court of Nightmares, the Hewn City, the Dark City, the Under-Mountain Court

What They Know

Hewn City is the only part of the Night Court that outsiders are allowed to see, and it is designed to be terrifying.
The city is ruled by a council of ancient, cruel families who bow to the High Lord only because they fear him more than they hate him.
The architecture is deliberately oppressive: every corridor is narrow, every ceiling low, every door heavy and iron-bound.
The Court of Nightmares holds regular revels where cruelty is entertainment and the weak are devoured by the strong.
The city's true purpose is to serve as a decoy, drawing the attention and suspicion of the other courts away from the real heart of the Night Court.
Those who displease the High Lord are often sent here as punishment, forced to live among the very monsters they despise.