Royal Chapel

This is the holy building for the Royal Family and a sight of pilgrimage for members of the Higher Order, who view a position here as the highest possible honour for them.

The oldest part of the building is the small, somewhat pokey, section at the very back, the holiest part of the building entered only by members of the Higher Order and the Tsar himself on holy days and the Coronation.

Over the years, a large outer room has been added for a congregation to sit during important services as well as rights of passage for the royal family and higher nobles.

Underneath there has been the expansion of the ]crypts for royal burials. These have connected to the catacombs under the place in several places so my brothers and I have explored them at length, I probably shouldn't be admitting that but here we are.

The building is made predominantly out of stone with wooden decorations and seating. The outer walls were once painted white but my brother decided to altar this to have the names of those killed in the Battle of the Palace painted in black on the outside walls as so many were left without a proper grave.

The inside walls are painted plainly in the royal colours, a reflection that even in worship we are at the will of the Tsar.

Legend says that the first church on the Palace Estate was built by the Honoured Lady, Katya, as part of the appeals to the Old Gods.

This is the oldest building on the Palace Estate as it has never been destroyed by conflicts or by remodelling efforts. Any changes made to the building have been made with minimal destruction to the old as it is thought that any destruction would remove the blessings conveyed by its construction.