Aramanth
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Aramanth is a fictional walled city in the world of William Nicholson
's Wind On Fire
trilogy. It is destroyed in the second book, Slaves of the Mastery when Ortiz and his raiding company attack and take the whole population (minus Kestrel) as slaves for the Mastery. Aramanth later becomes part of the Sovereignty of Gang under Bowman and Sisi's leadership.
circles - Grey District is the outermost district for the lowest classed family, while White District is the innermost and is only for the highest class of family. At the very heart of the city is the Windsinger, surrounded by The Emperor's palace, and the high tower in which he resides.they gray district are tall block gray buildings with tiny flats.
All the citizens wear clothes which are the color as the district in which they live, so as to differentiate them (eg. people in grey district wear grey clothing). The Emperor is the only person permitted to wear blue.
Every year there is the High Examination, in which the head of every household is required to participate. Ratings are given to the examinees based upon their performance and these are added to the family rating. Those that fail are taken to the Residential Study Course. An increase or decrease in the rating can move the family into a higher or lower district - this is intended to ensure that all citizens vow:
Disloyalty, or any form of behavior that does not comply with the grand plan of those in control, is dealt with harshly.
Aramanth is also slightly near the ocean, and while standing in the beach, the island of Sirene could be seen.
By the time the second book in the trilogy, Slaves of the Mastery, begins, the former area of the Grey district had been torn down and apparently used by delinquents to cause mischief in.
William Nicholson (writer)
William Nicholson FRSL is a British screenwriter, playwright, and novelist.-Family:A native of Lewes, Sussex, William Nicholson was raised in a Catholic family in Gloucestershire. By the time he reached his tenth birthday, he had decided to become a writer. He was educated at Downside School,...
's Wind On Fire
Wind On Fire
Wind On Fire is a fantasy trilogy written by William Nicholson. It is set in a realm similar to ours, but distinctly unrelated to it.-Plot overview:...
trilogy. It is destroyed in the second book, Slaves of the Mastery when Ortiz and his raiding company attack and take the whole population (minus Kestrel) as slaves for the Mastery. Aramanth later becomes part of the Sovereignty of Gang under Bowman and Sisi's leadership.
Arrangement
Aramanth is a city azul situated on a desert peninsula, where families are divided into classes according to how well their household performs on an annual Examination. The classes from lowest to highest are Grey, Maroon, Orange, Scarlet and White. The city is separated into five districts partitioned in concentricConcentric
Concentric objects share the same center, axis or origin with one inside the other. Circles, tubes, cylindrical shafts, disks, and spheres may be concentric to one another...
circles - Grey District is the outermost district for the lowest classed family, while White District is the innermost and is only for the highest class of family. At the very heart of the city is the Windsinger, surrounded by The Emperor's palace, and the high tower in which he resides.they gray district are tall block gray buildings with tiny flats.
All the citizens wear clothes which are the color as the district in which they live, so as to differentiate them (eg. people in grey district wear grey clothing). The Emperor is the only person permitted to wear blue.
Every year there is the High Examination, in which the head of every household is required to participate. Ratings are given to the examinees based upon their performance and these are added to the family rating. Those that fail are taken to the Residential Study Course. An increase or decrease in the rating can move the family into a higher or lower district - this is intended to ensure that all citizens vow:
TO STRIVE HARDER, REACH HIGHER, AND IN EVERY WAY TO SEEK TO MAKE TOMORROW BETTER THAN TODAY. FOR LOVE OF THE EMPEROR AND FOR THE GLORY OF ARAMANTH.
Disloyalty, or any form of behavior that does not comply with the grand plan of those in control, is dealt with harshly.
Aramanth is also slightly near the ocean, and while standing in the beach, the island of Sirene could be seen.
History
The city was settled by the Manth tribe due to its position on vast deposits of salt, which, over time were mined out leaving large caves, which would later be used as sewers by the Manth. Originally, the City was ruled by an Emperor, Creoth I, but, by the time of The Wind Singer, his descendant Creoth VI is a mere figurehead, and the city is ruled by a board of examiners under a high examiner. This came about due to the march of the Zars, the invincible army of the Morah, upon Aramanth in the late reign of Creoth I. The city was intended to be defended by the wind singer (see below,) but Creoth, doubting its power, gave the wind singer's voice to the army, saving the city. However, this allowed the Morah to rule Aramanth. By the time of Creoth IV, the class colour system (from Grey to White) and examinations had been introduced.By the time the second book in the trilogy, Slaves of the Mastery, begins, the former area of the Grey district had been torn down and apparently used by delinquents to cause mischief in.
See also
- William Nicholson (writer)William Nicholson (writer)William Nicholson FRSL is a British screenwriter, playwright, and novelist.-Family:A native of Lewes, Sussex, William Nicholson was raised in a Catholic family in Gloucestershire. By the time he reached his tenth birthday, he had decided to become a writer. He was educated at Downside School,...
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- Slaves of the Mastery
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