Palacio Velaris

## **Official Description**

**Palacio Velaris** is one of the central settings for the story, with many minor locations inside. It's also the residence of the Queen, Prince Torian Lozano, and his older cousin and regent Ares. The palace is set high above the kingdom of Velaris, specifically on the **Astraea** **District**, and it requires a long, exhausting trek to reach. Palacio Velaris is secured by patrolling guards and an iron gate that blocks the bridge to the palace's main entrance.

## **Known Areas and Rooms**

* **Palace Front**
	+ **The Iron Gate**- This is the palace's main entrance, where most of the guards of Palacio Velaris do rounds.
	+ **Gardenia**- The Gardenia is what the Queen named the massive palace gardens since it's her favorite place.
	+ **Gardenia Maze**- The garden has a huge hedge maze in it, and the hedges are almost 203 centimeters (6'7" feet) tall.
* **Palace Heart**
	+ **The Grand Staircase**- This is the silver-encrusted staircase leading to both wings of the palace.
	+ **Palace Ballroom**- The Palace Ballroom is the main location of parties always hosted by the royal family, and it's also the location where Prince Torian's 18th birthday gala was held.
	+ **The Kitchen**- This is where the cooks and chef make meals for the royal family.
	+ **Servants' Chambers**- The guards, knights, and servants have their own chambers (rooms) to sleep in. This is also where Illias Alnazar and Sapphire Chauvera stayed in when they both got recruited.
	+ **The Infirmary**- As one of the medical help in the palace, Indirah Alnazar is expected to be in the infirmary taking charge of all medical situations.
* **The East Wing**
	+ **Torian****'s Bedroom**- This is the area where, as its name implies, the prince sleeps. This is also the room where he spends most of his spare time.
	+ **The Queen'****s Room**- The Queen's room is where the Queen sleeps, and for the majority of the story, the Queen has a terminal illness so she's been bedridden for a day prior the infiltration of the Trench HQ agents in the palace.
	+ **The Princess' Room**- This is the room where Kellan Xalvador disguised as Lady Anela has to stay in while they wait for the Queen's instructions before he and Torian get married.
	+ **The Royal Library**- The library is also one of the main places Torian go to, apart from his own room.
* **The Abandoned Wing**
	+ **The King's Room**- This wing is the abandoned area of the palace as it's where the late king's bedroom is located, and no servants of the royal family dares to go near due to the rumors that it may be haunted. The Queen forbids everyone out of this room- let alone the Abandoned Wing- even Torian isn't allowed. The reason is because it's become a shrine for the late king who died via the Crimson Plague.

## **Trivias**

* The Abandoned Wing might be a reference to "Beauty and the Beast" when the Beast tells Belle not to go in the West Wing. The palace's East Wing is the more "lively" and "colorful" part of the palace, and it's also the same wing where Belle's room is. The writers are yet to confirm this.
* The Princess' Room is actually the palace's official guest room, although it's been cleaned for the occasion that Linden is about to get married, renaming the room to the name we currently know.