Riorson House

Riorson House, also known as the fortress of Aretia, is the revolution's base in Aretia. Well hidden, it is carved into a mountain and doubles as a fortress.

## General

Riorson House is property of the Riorson family. Since Fen Riorson's death, Xaden Riorson, his son, is the owner and head of the house. The house was built as a fortress and designed to keep enemies out, also meaning that those inside can safely stay in it.

It is carved into the ***xx*** mountain side and has steel-enforced double doors in the entryway, similar to that of Basgiath War College. The house is decorated with art on the wall and authentic Poromish tapestries. It's thick stone walls are what saved it from it's demise during the rebellion, according to Violets books Riorson House has never been breached by any army even during the three sieges that she knows of.

The house is used as the revolution's base of operations. After the riders at Basgiath College were given the choice to either stand with Navarre or to join the rebellion, the house became home to roughly 100 rider cadets and their dragons. Shortly thereafter, they were joined by the Gryphon flyers that had taken shelter with Tecarus after Cliffsbane Flight Academy had been destroyed by Venin.

## Locations

Riorson house is five stories tall and features cobblestone floors similar to Basgiath War College. There is art featured on the walls

### Kitchen

enormous, busy with kitchen staff, with a scarred wooden table. there's a hallway leading out of the kitchen

### Main Hallway

The long and wide high-arched hallway outside the kitchen is padded with an intricate carpet that leads to a double staircase

### Double staircase

Sweeping, polished double staircase with detailed banisters that rise four floors above the the massive steel-enforced double-doored main entrance of the fortress. Each landing is slightly offset from the one below, as though the staircase climbs towards the very mountain the fortress is carved into. Morning light streeams in from dozens of small windows that serve as the only decoration on the five story wall, the windows seem to form a pattern, though it's not confirmed what kind of pattern.

### Main Entrance

Aside from the double staircase above the main doorway, the foyer of the main entrance is connected to the main hallway and two other wings off to the right and left.

### Assembly Hall

the entrance is at the other end of the main hallway and has two large, ornate doors. There's an authentic Poromish tapestry hanging across the hall from the doorway. The room is two-stories tall, with a table that spans the length of the room and could seat thirty people. There's a map of the continent on the long wall, its size rivaled by the one in the Battle Brief lecture hall.

## The Assembly

The Assembly meets in the throne room for important discussion. The throne room has a table that can accommodate thirty people, but is often only used by the Assembly, which is made up of seven people. When calling for a vote, only five members are required to be present, and at least four votes are required to carry a motion, because it is rare that all seven Assembly members are present at Riorson House at the same time.