Viceroy Baltas turns a blind eye to his concubine Isane the Beauty; the other Viceroys suspect her of associating with the heretical Holy Fools.
Viceroy Orhan was attacked in his bed last month, which has set the town on edge. He is an alchemist who made his own wives.
Viceroy Rullaj has a daughter, Helin il-Helan, whom Jahuris believe to be caged in the Sublime Divan.
The Viceroys meet in the Sublime Divan.