Yuanwei Palace

Yuanwei Palace (鸢尾 yuān wěi) is the capitol building of the Tria Empire and the home of the imperial family. 
== Description ==
Yuanwei Palace is the most expansive property in Zijing. It contains several main castles for politics and the imperial family, as well as smaller buildings, some of which house nobles or branch families. Its architecture includes purple and triangle motifs, and it resembles that of Chinese palaces in the real world.
Locations within Yuanwei Palace:
* The imperial castle: The home of the imperial family.
* The family estate: The homes of the extended imperial family.
* The palace gardens: A large and luxurious garden with all of the most beautiful flora from across Shingurun. It contains a pond full of lotuses.
* Graveyard: A graveyard where members of the imperial family (and occasionally nobles) are laid to rest. Jiali Wen's grave is here, as well as Haoyu San's, Jihu Xiu's, and Xiaoyang San's.
* Dungeon: An immense underground dungeon beneath Yuanwei Palace that can fit thousands of prisoners. It contains several large prison chambers, which is where Adelana Ayika and the Circa rebellion are kept while at Yuanwei Palace.
* Training grounds: A space designated for the training of Tria soldiers and nobles. It contains a large open area, as well as smaller enclosed training spaces and armories.
* The imperial library: The library is one of the largest in Shingurun, with literature from many reaches of the world from many eras. 
* Temple of Tri: A temple within the palace grounds dedicated to the goddess Tri. 
== History ==
It is unknown how old Yuanwei Palace is. It is likely at least 80 years old, when the current Tria Empire was founded by Xiaoyang San. 
At the beginning of Forgotten Villainy, the imperial family of the Tria Empire lives in Yuanwei Palace. This includes Weirong San, Meilian San, Meiying San, Yinxin San, Junyao Feng, and others. After the Circa rebellion is discovered, its captured members are imprisoned somewhere in Yuanwei Palace where they are able to view Adelana Ayika being tortured. Adelana Ayika herself is kept in her own high-security cell. 
With the execution of Weirong San towards the end of the book, the Tria Empire is ended and the new government of the Kingdom of Shingurun (which includes Meilian San and Adelana Ayika) moves into Yuanwei Palace.
== Trivia ==
* Yuanwei Palace is also sometimes called Iris Palace or Kitetail Palace. This is because the name for Yuanwei Palace in Chinese, 鸢尾 (yuān wěi), is the Chinese word for the iris flower, and it also means kitetail when literally translated.
** Irises are the flower of the Tria Clan.
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