Location in The Oz Series
Nome King's Palace
Also known as his underground palace, a splendid palace underneath the great mountain, the Nome King's Palace, his splendid underground palace, the pal-ace, the royal palace, a splendid hall, the lovely palace, his beautiful rooms of his palace, my palace, this mysterious palace, the enchanted palace.
A splendid palace underneath the great mountain at the north end of the Land of Ev, home of King Roquat of the Rocks, where the enslaved queen mother of Ev and her ten children have been transformed into ornaments and bric-a-brac to decorate its rooms.
Appears in 11 chapters, first in chapter 57, last in chapter 67.
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What the story establishes
| Acoustics and tone | Utterly silent and still, with no other occupant; a grand, museum-like hush pervaded by a soft, mysterious rosy glow that floods every apartment with pleasing radiance. |
| Appearance | Splendid, located underneath the great mountain at the north end of the Land of Ev; entered via a jewel-lit rock passage leading to a round, domed throne room containing a rugged boulder throne glittering with rubies, diamonds, and emeralds. A small door off the throne room opens onto a balcony overlooking a vast underground cavern of glowing furnaces and forges, with thousands of silver and gold doors set into the rock walls. (as of ch. 59) |
| Controlled by | King Roquat of the Rocks, the Nome King. (as of ch. 57) |
| Physical constraints | Entered through a rock wall that opens on the Nome King's wave of his hand, revealing a passage into a splendid hall with arched, marble ceilings and floors; the entrance closes behind whoever enters, sealing them alone inside with no other occupant, and the palace is lit throughout by a mysterious rosy glow coming from no particular source. |
Relationships
- guards ← iron giant ch. 58The iron giant stands astride the narrow mountain path leading to the Nome King's underground palace, continuously swinging an immense iron mallet to pound the road and block travelers from finding the palace.
- located in ← the Nome King ch. 59The Nome King sits enthroned on a jewel-studded rock boulder in the domed cavern at the heart of his splendid underground palace.
- located in → Kingdom of the Nomes ch. 57The Nome King's splendid palace lies underneath the great mountain at the north end of the Kingdom of the Nomes.
- located in ← Ozma (ended) ch. 60–66Ozma passes alone through a wall-opening into the Nome King's splendid underground palace to attempt her guesses among the ornaments.
- located in ← Dorothy (ended) ch. 61–66Dorothy is given a sleeping room inside the Nome King's palace for the night, after the officers' guessing game concludes.
- located in ← ozma_rescue_expedition (ended) ch. 59–66Ozma's party passes through the rock doorway and a jeweled passage into the Nome King's domed throne cavern, where they confront him over the enchanted royal family of Ev.
- located in ← Tin Woodman (ended) ch. 60–66The Tin Woodman follows the Nome King to the palace entrance to make his own attempt at the guessing game, and the rock closes behind him as he enters.
- located in ← Billina (ended) ch. 61–66Billina emerges from under the Nome King's throne after laying an egg, negotiates the right to enter the enchanted guessing-palace, and marches through the entrance into it to make her own guesses.
- communicates with ← Dorothy (ended) ch. 66Dorothy re-enters the palace and, room by room, waves her hand and commands the Tin Woodman, whatever ornament he has become, to resume his proper shape, but the palace yields no result.
From the text
the king, whose name is Roquat of the Rocks, owns a splendid palace underneath the great mountain which is at the north end of this kingdom, and he has transformed the queen and her children into ornaments and bric-a-brac with which to decorate his rooms.Chapter 57
In the center of this room was a throne carved out of a solid boulder of rock, rude and rugged in shape but glittering with great rubies and diamonds and emeralds on every part of its surface.Chapter 59
She found herself in a splendid hall that was more beautiful and grand than anything she had ever beheld.Chapter 60
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