Gardens of Nephele

The Gardens of Nephele are a setting in Troia in Melusine and The Virtu, notable for being the place where Felix is healed from his insanity and discovers more about his mother Methony.
== Description ==
Found in South Troia, along the coast, Nephelion Celebrants (wizards) live in the Gardens of Nephele as healers and scholars. It is unusual in that it is a magical practicing covenant that values the past to a high degree, and so many of the wizards there are also archivists.
It is run by the Celebrant Celestial, Xanthippe. It follows a system of acolytes living among and serving Celebrants, while they become Celebrants themselves. The Gardens of Nephele is relatively peaceful, but is prone to cliques, one of which is run by Astyanax. 
The Gardens of Nephele is the location of the real Omphalos, which forms an anchor point to the Khloidanikos 'The Dream of the Garden', an oneiromantic (dream-based) location that can only be accessed by certain wizards, and was created by Celebrants in the past. Oneiromancy is no longer favoured in the Gardens. 
This is where Thamuris - who outranks everyone in the Gardens - is receiving palliative care for consumption.
== History ==
Founded by the Celebrant Celestian, Idomeneos. 
== Notable Residents ==
==== Astyanax ====
==== Diokletian ====
==== Khrysogonos ====
==== Methony Feuroconne (deceased) ====
==== Thamuris ====
==== Xanthippe ====
== Sub-Locations ==
==== Omphalos ====
==== Khloidanikos ====
== In The Books ==
==== Melusine ====
Felix and Mildmay receive sanctuary here, and Felix is healed of his insanity. He sleeps with Astyanax. Mildmay is treated poorly and interrogated by Astyanax. Mildmay begins a friendship with Thamuris.
==== The Virtu ====
Mildmay is convinced to be a participant in a pythian casting - a form of divination - with Thamuris. 
Felix is gifted with garnet and gold rings in the style of the founder of the Gardens of Nephele, Idomeneos. Felix finds out more about his mother Methony from Diokletian, who attempts unsuccessfully to seduce Felix because he reminds Diokletian so much of Methony. 
Felix discovers the Khloidanikos, and continues to visit this oneiromantic space until the end of the series. It is anchored to the Gardens of Nephele. 
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