Silvermount Palace

The Silvermount Palace in Lothern is extremely ancient. On the ground floor, where Prince Iltharis' chambers were, it appears as if it had not gone very much reconstruction in the past few centuries. Two thousand-year old tapestries hung on the wall, preserved by the magic woven into them. Busts depicting the faces of elves dead millennia ago but still remembered and honoured by their descendants lined the corridors.

Iltharis' Apartments
In the deepest room of Prince Iltharis' apartments, a glass cabinet case contains a hookah and sticks of incense. Often, he used a somewhat disreputable - not mention very expensive - narcotic with the hookah to fill the house with its scent, and so give him a suitable explanation for anyone who wondered why he had locked so many doors on the way in. Said-room had been built in more troubled times, intended to protect its occupant from assassins. It would take a group of strong Elves a long time to break down the door, the door's lock being very strong, as was the door itself.

Spoilers for Blood of Aenarion
Pulling aside the wall hangings in his room, a pressure pad can be found set in the wall. Upon pushing, a section of said-wall will rotate to reveal a secret passage beyond. It had been intended by the builders as an escape route for the occupants of the chamber protected by that very strong door. Closing the secret panel behind them, one will find a ramp leading a very long way down below the city.

Source

 * : Blood of Aenarion (novel) by William King
 * : Chapter 13

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