| abstract | - Azath Houses grew where untamed magic ran wild. They were said to arise where unchained power threatened life. They were the ultimate prisons in which Ascendants or other beings of great power were kept alive indefinitely. They required a Guardian or Keeper to be there to greet guests and, in dire cases, protect them. Azath houses were all similar in design, their fronts featuring squat, asymmetrical two-story towers framing a shadowed entranceway. People could travel between warrens in Azath Houses, but very few could open the door and enter an Azath. Silverfox said, "... each Azath is home to every gate, a way into every warren." According to Mappo, "It's said the Azath bridge the realms—every realm. It's said that even time itself ceases within their walls." There were a few instances where Azath houses had died. One was torn apart by Icarium Lifestealer which destroyed his capacity to retain memories. Another house was destroyed in The Elder Age by Osserc and others, as part of an experiment. Another died in the Fall of the Crippled God. Azath houses were anathema to the Denul Warren. The healer mage Mallet refused to approach one saying that it sensed him with hunger.
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