The Hierarchy · Location
Caten Sewers
- underground
- Catenan sewer system
Dark fetid tunnels beneath Caten with calf-deep sewage, low arches, and street-grate light.
- Type
- underground
- Style
- Catenan sewer system
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 18
- Books
- 1
The Caten Sewers begin as a grim, utilitarian underbelly of the capital in The Will of the Many—fetid tunnels that reek of waste and echo with the drip of condensation. Over the course of the series they evolve from mere backdrop into a clandestine network of resistance, espionage, and rebellion, their labyrinthine passages mirroring the growing complexity of the Hierarchy’s underclass. By later books the sewers are no longer just a place to hide; they become the arteries through which secrets, weapons, and hope itself flow beneath the city’s polished streets.
History
BOOK 1The Will of the Many
Dark fetid tunnels beneath Caten with calf-deep sewage, low arches, and street-grate light.
Key events
- Book 1
Ch. 19Vis Meets Estevan in the SewersVis meets Estevan (formerly Melior), his father's former advisor now leading the Anguis, who urges him to infiltrate the Hierarchy's power structure as a Domitor at the Academy. - Book 1
Ch. 20Naumachia MassacreEstevan Melior, leader of the Anguis, interrupts the naumachia spectacle by rising from the lake and unleashing a devastating invisible force that kills thousands in the Catenan Arena.
Appearances
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