Szarr Palace
- AFFILIATION
- Szarr family
- LAST KNOWN LOCATION
- Temples District, Upper City
ARCHIVE SUMMARY
A grand Szarr family estate in Baldur's Gate that houses Lady Violet's court and a hidden ritual complex. The mansion contains a descending stone elevator to a deep subterranean platform suspended above an Underdark chasm where Lady Violet performed Velessa's binding ritual, and the estate served as the starting point for the party's escort duty to the Silvershield ball. An Upper City Temples District estate formerly controlled by Cazador Szarr and now held by his spawn‑sibling Violet; publicly it presents a pious façade—gates, moon‑pale gardens, and sponsorship of shrines—while privately retaining servant passages, sealed stairwells, ritual chambers, and tunnels into the wall and sewers. Sources emphasize the palace’s history of large temple donations that have masked darker activities and note that Violet has opened some rooms and sealed others behind new wards, implying ongoing secrecy and careful damage control. The building’s dual public piety and hidden depths make it a focal point for research into Szarr family history and possible lingering threats beneath a respectable surface.
APPROVED CONNECTIONS
5 KNOWN RELATIONSHIPSClaude escorts and produces contract paperwork for Lady Violet at the Szarr Palace (Session 14).
RESIDES/OWNS // CURRENTLady VioletLady Violet is the refined mistress/inhabitant of the Szarr estate (Szarr Palace); the ritual and her court are conducted there. (Session 16)
MISTRESS / RESIDENT // CURRENTLady VioletLady Violet receives the party in the Szarr Palace ballroom, instructs and bargains with them about rituals and protection (Session 14).
MISTRESS-OF / RESIDENT-OF // CURRENTLady VioletLady Violet received the party at the Szarr Palace and negotiated terms there; presented as the household's authority. Duplicate Szarr Palace inhabitant/host entry for Lady Violet; consolidate into 'mistress-of / resident-of' record.
RITUAL SUBJECT/GUEST // CURRENTVelessaVelessa underwent the infernal ritual at Szarr Palace and is bound to Lady Violet by the bargain to escort Violet to the patriar ball.