Descriptions

by Diamondais

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Diamondais2006-08-15 03:47:36
Im sorry to be a bother, but if anyone could post a description of the Ravenwood, Megalith and Pool and their room description? If its too much trouble though, just disregard it I guess.
Unknown2006-08-15 07:31:13
Ravenwood:
Twisted and veined with entrancing dark swirls and knotted patterns, this gargantuan tree stands above all else within the Glomdoring as though trying to devour the very sky with its sharp crown. Feathery fronds hang down menacingly from the dark branches, the shiny black leaves clacking together in the wind like bone chimes and gleaming with a deep mauve iridescence. Long and grasping roots extend outwards for quite some distance from the tree, clawing into the dark soil.

Megalith:

The Megalith of Doom is a massive rock that fairly vibrates with pent up power. Like festering wounds, cracks cut deep into the rock itself, bleeding a thick viscous oil that coats its roughly hewn surface. The oily substance swirls with dark, miasmic colours that cause putrid fumes to rise up into the air, turning the atmosphere dingy and foul. Bright colours bleed and cannot survive around the Megalith, for it is the nexus of pure taint and its magnetic power sucks in all life and clarity around it.

Centre of the Necropolis.
It is difficult to detect any features of the room, due to the powerful field of energy that is put out by the Megalith of Doom, absorbing all but the darkest of colours and dominating everything else in the room. The architecture of the room is designed to accommodate the Megalith of Doom with a high dome that forms the entire ceiling. A circular series of steps descends three tiers down to the indentation in the centre of the room where the Megalith stands. Four archways lead out of the room to the other areas of the Necropolis, where candles and other illumination can barely be detected through the powerful force of the Megalith.

Before the Master Ravenwood Tree.
The dark heart of Glomdoring Forest is almost audibly beating in this, its shadowy centre. Tall, blackened trees surround this clearing, pressing together into an imposing barrier of rotten vegetation. Moulds and fungi are smeared across the plants, their pungent stench suffusing the forest. The branches are coated in dark slime, slick tendrils that hang downwards. Although a variety of trees might actually grow here, the black tar that coats them renders them indistinguishable. A thin black mist creeps between the trees, hanging low across the ground. The floor of the clearing itself is simply bare earth, cracked and dry. Overshadowing all is the Master Ravenwood Tree itself, jutting into the sky like a twisted fist. Of the rest of the plant, there is no sign. The sound of laughing crows echoes down from the treetops, a harsh sound for the ears below. The atmosphere vibrates with a palatable power.
Diamondais2006-08-15 14:02:15
Thank you, just need the Pool now. smile.gif
Unknown2006-08-15 14:15:59
QUOTE(Sarvasti @ Aug 15 2006, 07:31 AM) 319591

Before the Master Ravenwood Tree.
The dark heart of Glomdoring Forest is almost audibly beating in this, its shadowy centre. Tall, blackened trees surround this clearing, pressing together into an imposing barrier of rotten vegetation. Moulds and fungi are smeared across the plants, their pungent stench suffusing the forest. The branches are coated in dark slime, slick tendrils that hang downwards. Although a variety of trees might actually grow here, the black tar that coats them renders them indistinguishable. A thin black mist creeps between the trees, hanging low across the ground. The floor of the clearing itself is simply bare earth, cracked and dry. Overshadowing all is the Master Ravenwood Tree itself, jutting into the sky like a twisted fist. Of the rest of the plant, there is no sign. The sound of laughing crows echoes down from the treetops, a harsh sound for the ears below. The atmosphere vibrates with a palatable power.

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Mmm... tasty power. The best kind! happy.gif
Diamondais2006-08-15 19:02:16
Can anyone post the Pool of Stars please?
Unknown2006-08-15 19:28:32
The Pool of Stars:

Meeting in the radiant heart of New Celest, the broad city
streets come together in a large, open plaza of marbled stone. Rising in the
centre of the plaza is a structure of noble and luminescent pillars which
suspend a round, ring-shaped platform twenty feet above the light-studded
surface of the pool below. The atmosphere within the structure and around the
pool bristles with a warm, electrical energy, giving a slightly disorienting
sense of dizziness and euphoria. A gradually ascending stairway winds its way
about the inside of the pillars, leading towards the upper level of the
structure and offering a bird's eye view of the pool.

The Pool itself:

The waters of the pool reflect none of its surroundings but show only a dark
night sky filled with radiant, sparkling stars, like the canopy of the heavens.
Gazing into the bottom, there is a paradoxical sense of both a distant, curved,
tangible boundary and yet a limitless depth. Small ripples on the surface of the
pool send motes of incandescent light drifting upwards to the sky like dancing
stars. A circle of smooth white stones, glittering and perfectly spherical,
surround the borders of pool. One stone is larger than the rest and has an
inscription carved upon its surface. There is a strong aura of power and love
that radiates from these holy waters.

EDIT: Why do you need to know?
Taika2006-08-15 19:29:52
The Pool of Stars.
Meeting in the radiant heart of New Celest, the broad city
streets come together in a large, open plaza of marbled stone. Rising in the
centre of the plaza is a structure of noble and luminescent pillars which
suspend a round, ring-shaped platform twenty feet above the light-studded
surface of the pool below. The atmosphere within the structure and around the
pool bristles with a warm, electrical energy, giving a slightly disorienting
sense of dizziness and euphoria. A gradually ascending stairway winds its way
about the inside of the pillars, leading towards the upper level of the
structure and offering a bird's eye view of the pool.


The pool itself:
The waters of the pool reflect none of its surroundings but show only a dark
night sky filled with radiant, sparkling stars, like the canopy of the heavens.
Gazing into the bottom, there is a paradoxical sense of both a distant, curved,
tangible boundary and yet a limitless depth. Small ripples on the surface of the
pool send motes of incandescent light drifting upwards to the sky like dancing
stars. A circle of smooth white stones, glittering and perfectly spherical,
surround the borders of pool. One stone is larger than the rest and has an
inscription carved upon its surface. There is a strong aura of power and love
that radiates from these holy waters.
Diamondais2006-08-15 19:53:19
Thank you very much.

Those who care, Im thinking of doing a Bardic with one of them or all. Needed the descriptions to decide.

Edit: Oops, I mean artisanal..however its spelt.
Diamondais2006-08-16 00:12:23
Ooer, Im sorry to keep asking but could I get etherRavenwood as well? The room.
Diamondais2006-08-16 03:29:02
Doesnt seem like Im getting the one description oh well.

To clarify exactly what I want to do is this: I would like to either take one of the Nexuses that have been destroyed and reformed or changed and draw my own drawing of the original Nexus and blend it in with my own drawing of the Nexus now. I wasnt sure whether which Nexus I would like to do, and Im not even honestly sure if I can pull this off but thats my own esteem issues. Also I ran into the problem of if I did the Ravenwood, did I want to do Ethereal or Prime?

Another reason is just the Nexus plain and simple, Ive actually done some research so far on trees related to the Symbols Moon, Stag/White Hart, Night, Raven/Crow and Id like to blend some of the features together. Also means looking up rock types for the Megalith and types of Marble for the Pool and its surroundings.

Thats my full reasoning for asking. Much love to those whove helped me so far with the descriptions. wub.gif And a sorry to those Ive been constantly annoying with this thread.