V'neef Wing

Though smaller than many of the wings of the Great Houses in the Imperial Palace, the V'neef Wing lies quite close to the center of the Palace, a reflection of the Scarlet Empress' affection for her youngest daughter. The V'neef Wing is built in a small arc around a courtyard with a reflecting pool, and is surrounded by lush gardens that V'neef has had turned into a small vineyard with vines taken from her own Vineyard in the Qishi Prefecture, both a comforting bit of nostalgia for the House's founder, and a reminder to the other Houses of the source of V'neef's prosperity.

Layout

The Main House sits directly across the reflecting pool from the tower-flanked entrance to the wing. To either side of the Main House are the Familial Suites, large buildings with the private living amenities for members of the household, ranging from the single rooms of minor House members to multi-room suites for important members. The galleries that connect the Familial Suites with the Guest Quarters also connect to a set of squat stone Hypocaust Towers, featuring hot baths and hypocaust rooms, and upper-story "wind galleries" - large open chambers at the top of the towers intended to permit sky-gazing, sunbathing and relatively private enjoyment of the winds.

The Guest Quarters, set up with not just guest rooms, but also facilities for entertaining guests privately outside of the vast rooms of the Main House. The Guest Quarters are also connected via galleries to the Entry Towers, a pair of tall spires with guard quarters, armory and guesting quarters for less-important visitors. All of these buildings are connected to one another by galleries that feature promenades intended to feature the sights of the grounds, and small private parlors along their centers, all arcing around the central courtyard with its beautiful reflecting pools.