The Empty Hold was a Hold, the primitive version of a Warren, active on the continent of Lether where it was the heart of Letherii worship.[1] It was represented in the Tiles of the Holds where it had seven positions.
Tiles[]
- Empty Throne — "the Throne that knew no King" [1]
- Wanderer Knight[1]
- Mistress — "who waited still, alone in her bed of dreams"[1]
- Watcher — "who witnessed all"[1] "'The Hand of the Watcher,’ Binadas said, ‘who waited until the war was done before striding forward to unleash his power.'"[2]
- Walker — "who patrolled borders not even he could see"[1] "Master of the Tiles, the Walker Among the Holds."[3]
- Saviour — "whose outstretched hand was never grasped"[1]
- Betrayer — "whose loving embrace destroyed all it touched"[1]
In Reaper's Gale[]
Inflamed by lust and ambition from exposure to the Demon spirit-god trapped in Settle Lake, the Errant rashly sought to reclaim his lost power by initiating a war between the Holds and the Warrens and defeating the Master of the Deck. He stabbed Feather Witch and flung the bloody knife into the Cedance where it pierced the image of himself on his own tile. After the other tiles finished spinning about his own, the blood filled the channels between them. The wounded Feather Witch gouged out the Errant's eye and consumed it, stealing some of his power and gaining new knowledge of the Warrens. She said the blood between the Cedance's tiles depicted the Warrens and its presence meant the Cedance finally mapped the truth of things. Then she urged the Errant to claim the Empty Throne with herself as Destriant, Brys Beddict as Mortal Sword, and Udinaas as Shield Anvil.[4]
Speculations[]
Various characters have been speculated to be members of the Empty Hold:
- Gothos as the Watcher.
- The Errant for both Walker and Betrayer.
- Brys Beddict for the position of Saviour.
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Excerpt from Midnight Tides/Chapter 1Then, as the realms took shape, the spiralling light would grow sharper, and the final Hold would be revealed. The Hold that had existed, unseen, at the very beginning. The Empty Hold—heart of Letherii worship—that was at the very centre of the vast spiral of realms. Home to the Throne that knew no King, home to the Wanderer Knight, and to the Mistress who waited still, alone in her bed of dreams. To the Watcher, who witnessed all, and the Walker, who patrolled borders not even he could see. To the Saviour, whose outstretched hand was never grasped. And, finally, to the Betrayer, whose loving embrace destroyed all it touched.
- ↑ Midnight Tides, Chapter 8, UK MMPB p.301
- ↑ Reaper's Gale, Chapter 9, UK BCA edition p.239
- ↑ Reaper's Gale, Chapter 11, US HC p.282-288
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| Deck of Dragons and Tiles of the Holds | |
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| Cards | High House Chains • High House Dark • High House Death • High House Life • High House Light • High House Shadow • High House War • Unaligned |
| Tiles | Azath Hold • Beast Hold • Dragon Hold • Empty Hold • Ice Hold • Fulcra |