Within Shae Mordai is a vast plaza enclosed by ancient, sculpted walls. Tremendous monoliths that display the names of departed elves flank its single ornate gate, and the greatest step-pyramid temple in all of Aerenal rises from its center. Members of the Undying Court live within halls built into the outer walls that allow access to the inner plaza, which they use as their private garden and reserve.
Dragon bones incorporated into the walls and ancient magic as old as the exodus from Xen’drik protect the plaza and attest to the fact that no enemy or thief has ever breached it. Widespread tales even claim that its interior defies the laws of space and time.
The only living beings allowed within the plaza, also known as the Undying Court, are Priests of the Transition and the Sibling Kings of Aerenal. The rulers of the land come to speak with long-dead monarchs and others among the court. Priests petition the court for intercession and take its pronouncements to lesser clergy members. They also maintain the temple, which serves as the quarters for the most devout and influential priests in Aerenal, as well as for those who have come to the City of the Dead on pilgrimage.