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|Function=All formal decrees, ancestral pacts, and civic rulings are pronounced within the hall. The acoustics of the space ensure that every utterance is recorded in echo through the stone, reinforcing the sanctity of speech. During proceedings, the hall remains silent save for the voices of the council and the ritual intonations of Echo-Scribes. | |Function=All formal decrees, ancestral pacts, and civic rulings are pronounced within the hall. The acoustics of the space ensure that every utterance is recorded in echo through the stone, reinforcing the sanctity of speech. During proceedings, the hall remains silent save for the voices of the council and the ritual intonations of Echo-Scribes. | ||
|Cultural Role=To enter the Grand Hall is to stand within the voice of the stone. Citizens are not permitted within its inner sanctum but gather in adjacent halls to hear live resonance broadcasts of major pronouncements. Its symbolism reinforces the [[Orasian]] principle that authority flows not from individuals, but from the enduring voice of the earth. | |Cultural Role=To enter the Grand Hall is to stand within the voice of the stone. Citizens are not permitted within its inner sanctum but gather in adjacent halls to hear live resonance broadcasts of major pronouncements. Its symbolism reinforces the [[Orasian]] principle that authority flows not from individuals, but from the enduring voice of the earth. | ||
|Bibliography=* | |Bibliography=* {{BibliographyEntry|Category=history|Title=Stone as Witness: The Ritual Architecture of Kar-Thal}} by Lorewarden Evasul | ||
Endurance in Stone: A Civic History of Kar-Thal Compiled by the Lorewardens of the Ashlar Ring | * Endurance in Stone: A Civic History of Kar-Thal Compiled by the Lorewardens of the Ashlar Ring | ||
* ''Echo and Governance: A Treatise on Civic Resonance'' | * ''Echo and Governance: A Treatise on Civic Resonance'' | ||
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