House of Understanding
The House of Understanding is a place in the fictional world of David Farland's Runelords saga. The House is a place of learning, much like a university, where students seek to increase their knowledge and understanding of the world around them. Location. The House of Understanding is located in the realm of Mystarria, one of the Kingdoms of Rofehavan from the Runelords saga. It is situated in the Courts of Tide, near to the capital of Mystarria. Principles. The House of Understanding consists of many individual Rooms. The students of the House study various disciplines, each  taught in a specific Room. Each of the Rooms of Understanding's House has a hearthmaster appointed to them. These hearthmasters excel in the disciplines which they teach, and are much like the lecturers and professors of modern universities. Rooms. The Rooms of the House of Understanding include: "The subtleties of bodily communication - the way secrets revealed themselves in an enemy's eyes, how to differentiate traces of worry from consternation or fatigue in the lines around a lovers mouth."