Drak Estate and Villa Complex
The Drak Estate is a complex of several fortress villas of dark stone and bronze, known for iron bound gates, disciplined guards, and a vault annex that rivals a bank. The main house faces south across layered terraces that step down to reflecting pools and a private memorial court dedicated to the late Lady Drak.
The air here is very still. Couriers come and go under watch. Business is conducted in low voices behind thick doors.
Angular beds of evergreen and stone set a sober tone. A cypress court holds a shrine and memorial tablets. Water channels run in straight lines to a sunken mirror pool that reflects the sky like polished glass.
Halls are paneled in dark wood with inlaid brass. Meeting rooms are windowed high for light without exposure. A small chapel sits near the family wing. A private stair leads to the vault annex.
Veteran sentries patrol inner and outer walls. A master of ledgers controls access to the vault annex. Messages travel by bonded couriers only. Visitors surrender blades at the gate.
Banking commands every corridor. Credit instruments and bullion transfers are signed under seal. The family owns vast holdings across the Wynds, and decisions made here ripple through the city overnight.