In the
fantasy novels of
Rick Cook, the home of
Shiara the Silver deep within the
Wild Wood in the
sword-and-sorcery World. Heart's Ease was located in a "quiet zone" where very little natural
magic existed, and was unusual among
structures in that World in that it was constructed completely by
mundane means, without the aid of
magic. (This was because
Shiara suffered great pain in the presence of magic, after the
explosion in the tomb of
Amon-Set that also took her sight and killed her husband,
Cormac.) Heart's Ease consisted of a single square
tower surrounded by numerous
outbuildings, the whole enclosed in a
wooden stockade. About two hundred yards outside the
keep was a small log
stable that Wiz used for his early
research to produce his
magic compiler.
Heart's Ease was stormed by forces of the Dark League after they detected one of Wiz's early attempts at creating magic with his spell compiler system. The keep was burned to the ground, but was later rebuilt, using the same construction techniques.
Heart's Ease was well-known as a place of refuge, which was why Bal-Simba sent Wiz and Moira there. Later, Wiz had five homeless Brownies sent there by Duke Aelric. Moira also traveled there herself to seek Shiara's advice on relationships.
Source: Rick Cook, Wizard's Bane, The Wizardry Compiled