Tomb of Afiele

The Tomb of Afiele is a vast tomb that houses Afiele's dead. This is the place where Cara was teleported to at the start of Gravesong.

Overview

Located in Noelictus, it is an immense tomb filled with endless, identical rows of graves.

Layout

It has a vaulted ceiling high overhead and flat walls of ancient stone. Vast arches and bridges crisscross in the sky, leading down to stairs set against each wall. The walls were hollowed out in alcoves, multiple floors by which the dead could be stored in their very inefficient patterns. There were caskets, each made of stone and marble and plain slate, separated by a dozen feet for each and sealed by heavy stone lids. Blocks were making up the floor, and each one seemed hand-carved.

Atmosphere

There was this old, herbal smell in the air. There was air to breathe but no wind. There was perfect silence and absolute darkness.

History

The tomb was last opened four thousand years ago. It has since been sealed by an [Archmage].

Creatures

The tomb was never meant to accommodate the living in any fashion, and there were safeguards in place to discourage the formation of the dead. Ser Dalius ensured there were only mice here and not even bugs, but as Cara discovered, undead mice and Bone Horrors can still arise.

• Ghost (Ser Dalius)
• mice
• mice (undead)
• Bone Horrors

Named Occupants Buried

• Dalius Bedornial
• Secaris Ladel IV
• Aidai
• Merigal
• Iscle Ladel
• Diski Ladel
• Arteis Ladel

Trivia

• It is described that the height of the ceiling is around a thousand feet.
• The graves reach up to Cara's midriff in height and their lid was so heavy that even when she threw her weight, she barely shifted it.
• Few could enter Noelictus’ sanctuaries without great magic and even an Archmage would have difficulty cracking the seals. If someone entered the tomb, they are either of Noelictus’ honored families, keepers of the dead, or an intruder.
• Ser Dalius has filled eighteen caskets with mice bones.