High Aranthaes

Oudasi Estate Complex The Oudasi Estate is a blaze of color and scent. Walled gardens hold spice trees, tiled courts, and pavilions hung with bright cloth. A private bazaar court hosts invite only showings of rare goods and curios that draw collectors from far away. Lamps and glass lanterns turn the courts to stars at night. Music and low talk carry over the wall. The air smells of cardamom, cinnamon, and polished wood. Tile and water pattern the courts. Date and lemon trees cool the air. A small house of

de Vries Estate and Manor The de Vries Estate brings a disciplined foreign style to High Aranthaes. Clean lines, cool courts, and a canal like water run give the house a measured grace. The family favors precise books and firm handshakes. Guests find order from gate to gallery. Meetings keep to time. The kitchen serves simple food prepared with exacting care. Plane trees cast patterned shade over gravel walks. A linear rill mirrors the sky along the south wall. Low hedges and pale stone set a calm palette. An entry

Lor Estate and Villa The Lor Estate is a study in quiet wealth. White stone walls and pared back gardens frame a house that values order, privacy, and time. The matriarch keeps a steady hand on the bank and the estate, even as the family line draws thin. Sun presses warm light into cloisters and herb courts. The south belvedere is open for air and view, with a simple bench set for two. Herb lawns and espaliered fruit hug the walls. A shaded cloister leads to a reading court with

Morell Estate and Mansion House The Morell Estate is elegance by invitation only. Behind pale walls wait mirrored halls, quiet salons, and a private vault gallery where select clients view family crafted lockwork and contract art under close watch. Evening light is kind to the place. It smells of beeswax, myrrh, and fresh linen. A bell at the postern door is answered in three breaths and never a fourth. Walled courts hold orange and fig around tiled fountains. A maze of clipped box hides a small pavilion for private talks.

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

Morley Estate and Villa The Morley Estate is the largest of the merchant villas, a walled compound of gardens, greenhouses, and broad lawns used for charitable gatherings. Its architecture favors high windows and sunlit galleries that display commissioned art from across the realms. Carts arrive daily with goods from farms and mills. The south lawn hosts seasonal festivals where patrons pledge funds to theaters, orphanages, and schools. A central lawn sweeps to a balustrade with island views. Glasshouses shelter rare fruit and florist blooms for gala displays. Tree allées provide

Thorne Estate and Manor The Thorne Estate anchors High Aranthaes with a formal walled garden and a marble manor known for its silk pavilions and showrooms. Paths of pale stone lead past citrus and rose to calm courts where water runs in narrow rills. The house presents a gracious face to the city while its private wings handle high level trade in textiles and refined metals. The south terraces are set for long views over the island. In the late light the lawns glow and the silk awnings shift softly