Chapter 12: The Affair at Bloodstar Hall
Bloodstar Hall was steeped in centuries of tradition. Located in Angeles-Diego, construction had begun on the mammoth structure in IY 153. It was called, at the time, the Angels’ Palace, and it was being built to surpass all the megalithic sports structures that preceded it. The political turmoil of the period, however, delayed its completion for decades, and it wasn’t until IY 177—well into the reign of Tsar Boris I—hat the Angels’ Palace opened to the public.
Although it defied many of the architectural conventions of its day, the Angels’ Palace was subsequently called one of the most marvelous planet-based structures built by Man. The exterior was a deliberate return to the massive stonework of the medieval craftsmen, though on a scale those wo
