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 anathema to the Denul Warren. The healer mage Mallet refused to approach one saying that it sensed him with hunger.