Bits and pieces of the grueling process of opening the GH.
There are tons more goodies, but I'm likely not going to show any of those on forums. Hope you enjoy.
I think this beats a rainbow bridge, and the bridge of corpses, too.
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The Nave of Celestial Radiance.
Brilliant white columns stretch upwards alongside the enormous entryway, which
reaches outwards towards the radiant Archway of Eternal Light. Each column has
been smoothed and polished, the pale marble veined with gold, platinum and
silver that lends to its luster, each a tall sentinel positioned to silently
observe those who pass by with an imposing air. The walls beyond the columns are
decorated with marble friezes of angelic beings, their wings stretched up behind
them as they reach towards another of their kind. The smooth white floors of the
nave have been composed of pale white marble with soft grey wisps, stretching
onwards and onwards until they reach the dais upon which the radiant archway
rests. Standing radiant and proud upon a raised dais, the Archway of Eternal
Light dominates its surroundings. Torili is here, his face set with a look of
both sadness and determination. White robes clinging to her lithe figure, Jarana
Farain stands here, her fins rising and falling gracefully.
Topaz energy races across the late afternoon skies, rising from the east,
curving northwards around the tainted lands before diving low above the
Serenwilde Forest, descending beneath the shining walls of the city of New
Celest.
Topaz beams of light descend into the city, brushing the top of the Deep Blue
Cathedral.
Pink swirls and ribbons dance elegantly from the northern end of the Basin of
Life, languidly furling and unfurling above the Northern Mountains and the
Serenwilde Forest, before sinking into the city of New Celest.
Pink swirls and ribbons of light descend into the city, brushing the top of the
Deep Blue Cathedral.
A singular ray of pure white light streaks down from the Star of Celest, high
above the shining walls of the City of Light.
A brilliant ray of pure, white light streams down to the top of the Deep Blue
Cathedral.
A dazzling radiance of light descends upon the City of New Celest, swirling and
churning upon itself as it sinks beyond the city's walls.
A swirling whirlwind of pure light races down the city's streets, swirling
easterly as it converges above the Deep Blue Cathedral. With a singular pinpoint
it pushes downwards through the peak, and into the Cathedral.
An angelic figure of light flickers upon the edge of vision, before appearing
beside the Archway of Eternal Light. With a brief kiss to one of its many
angelic feathers, it disappears as quickly as it came.
With a dazzling brilliance the globe within the heart of the Archway of Eternal
Light flares to life, a star-like blaze burning at the heart of an infinite
pinpricks of light.
Composed of twisting and dazzling white gold that turns the light that brushes
it outwards in a brilliant display, the Archway of Eternal Light has been
decorated with radiant snow-white and golden feathers which glitter in the
luminescence of the Deep Blue Cathedral. Each feather shuffles and dances with
the occasional breath of air, lending a soft majesty to its beauty. While the
archway itself has been set into the northern wall, its contents remain obscured
by doors of dark wood of a rich brown colouring, apparently without seam or
split - the only decoration being a glass orb within its centre, the contents of
which glow and ripple with the radiant light of Celestia.
It weighs about 1473 pounds.
Carefully hand-blown from the golden sands of the Isle of Light, this glass
globe is of inordinate size, resting within the very heart of the Archway of
Eternal Light. Sparkles of light race along the inside of the otherwise
pitch-black globe, each as wild and chaotic as the next, however together they
form the image of a dazzling star high in the night sky. The globe itself seems
to half-hang inside the door, swirling in its place while glowing with a light
as beautiful and radiant as the very skies of the Holy Land. The positive
radiance of the globe seems to cast no light, yet no shadow exists upon its
surroundings.
It weighs 6 ounce(s).
You turn a glass globe filled with radiant starlight gently within its place,
sending sparkles of light across the face of the Archway of Eternal Light.
You push a glass globe filled with radiant starlight into the face of the
Archway of Eternal Light, sending it backwards. Though the globe itself
disappears from sight, its radiant light continues to glow.
Suddenly the wood begins to dissipate from within the Archway of Eternal Light,
revealing a starlit corridor beyond.
A glass globe filled with radiant starlight swirls in place before settling,
sparkling with celestial starlight.
-ensue much oohing and aahing from the guild NPCs and the 3 other Celestines around-
The Hall of Cosmos.
A rhythmic thrumming saturates the area, drawing attention to a war shrine of
Terentia nearby. Pale alabaster statues support the domed ceiling above, their
backs to the smooth stone walls. Each statue has been carved with the likeness
of a celestial merian, their elegant, aquatic features captured in exquisite
detail, their wings variously stretched out behind them or huddled close to
their back as they use both hands to support the ceiling. The ceiling above the
Hall of Cosmos shimmers and sparkles with the night sky, an infinite pinpricks
of light sparkling and dancing in the darkness of the light of the First World.
Everything about the chamber has been likewise painted in starlight, as the row
of statues slowly move towards the southern wall, where a magnificent mural
depicts a winged merian rising up from turbid, storm-tossed seas, reaching
towards the stars above. Each of his platinum scales glitter in the starlit
chamber, reflecting the light back to add to the dim luminescence that fills the
Hall of Cosmos.
You see exits leading northeast, east, southeast, and west.
The first rays of sunlight begin to break across the ceiling above, before
quickly chasing away the dark night and dwarfing the stars, a topaz luminescence
enveloping the Hall of Cosmos.
(there are more, but I'm not showing them!)
You brush your fingertips along the surface of the mural, trailing the ascent of
Saint Tresalyne of the Stars. As your hand brushes across his a radiant light
envelops your vision, and a warmth wraps about your hand. A soft smile crosses
the lips of the Saint as he draws you in, everything fading out in the face of
the blinding glow. As your sight returns, you find yourself in a place of marble
and coral, a cold and pure pool before you.
The Baptistery of the Sacred Light.
Four coral stands, each holding a brazier, rest on the cardinal points of the
pool. Its depths cold and pure, a pool of clear water has been sunken into the
heart of the baptistery here.
There are no obvious exits.
You brush your fingertips along the surface of the mural, trailing the ascent of
Saint Tresalyne of the Stars. As your hand brushes across his a radiant light
envelops your vision, and a warmth wraps about your hand. A soft smile crosses
the lips of the Saint as he draws you in, everything fading out in the face of
the blinding glow. As your sight returns, you find yourself in a place of marble
and coral, a cold and pure pool before you.
The Baptistery of the Sacred Light.
Four coral stands, each holding a brazier, rest on the cardinal points of the
pool. Its depths cold and pure, a pool of clear water has been sunken into the
heart of the baptistery here.
There are no obvious exits.
You brush your fingertips along the surface of the mural, allowing your touch to
move from Raziela to Methrenton and then Japhiel, before moving upwards towards
Shakiniel. As your hand finally moves in to touch Elohora, the Lady of Eternal
Light, you feel the mural give way beneath your touch, the Lady's light
enveloping you completely. As your vision returns, you find yourself in the Hall
of Cosmos, the roof above you mimicking an elegant and beautiful sky.
The Hall of Cosmos.
A rhythmic thrumming saturates the area, drawing attention to a war shrine of
Terentia nearby. A sigil in the shape of a small, rectangular monolith is on the
ground.
You see exits leading northeast, east, southeast, and west.
Brilliant white columns stretch upwards alongside the enormous entryway, which
reaches outwards towards the radiant Archway of Eternal Light. Each column has
been smoothed and polished, the pale marble veined with gold, platinum and
silver that lends to its luster, each a tall sentinel positioned to silently
observe those who pass by with an imposing air. The walls beyond the columns are
decorated with marble friezes of angelic beings, their wings stretched up behind
them as they reach towards another of their kind. The smooth white floors of the
nave have been composed of pale white marble with soft grey wisps, stretching
onwards and onwards until they reach the dais upon which the radiant archway
rests. Standing radiant and proud upon a raised dais, the Archway of Eternal
Light dominates its surroundings. Torili is here, his face set with a look of
both sadness and determination. White robes clinging to her lithe figure, Jarana
Farain stands here, her fins rising and falling gracefully.
Topaz energy races across the late afternoon skies, rising from the east,
curving northwards around the tainted lands before diving low above the
Serenwilde Forest, descending beneath the shining walls of the city of New
Celest.
Topaz beams of light descend into the city, brushing the top of the Deep Blue
Cathedral.
Pink swirls and ribbons dance elegantly from the northern end of the Basin of
Life, languidly furling and unfurling above the Northern Mountains and the
Serenwilde Forest, before sinking into the city of New Celest.
Pink swirls and ribbons of light descend into the city, brushing the top of the
Deep Blue Cathedral.
A singular ray of pure white light streaks down from the Star of Celest, high
above the shining walls of the City of Light.
A brilliant ray of pure, white light streams down to the top of the Deep Blue
Cathedral.
A dazzling radiance of light descends upon the City of New Celest, swirling and
churning upon itself as it sinks beyond the city's walls.
A swirling whirlwind of pure light races down the city's streets, swirling
easterly as it converges above the Deep Blue Cathedral. With a singular pinpoint
it pushes downwards through the peak, and into the Cathedral.
An angelic figure of light flickers upon the edge of vision, before appearing
beside the Archway of Eternal Light. With a brief kiss to one of its many
angelic feathers, it disappears as quickly as it came.
With a dazzling brilliance the globe within the heart of the Archway of Eternal
Light flares to life, a star-like blaze burning at the heart of an infinite
pinpricks of light.
Composed of twisting and dazzling white gold that turns the light that brushes
it outwards in a brilliant display, the Archway of Eternal Light has been
decorated with radiant snow-white and golden feathers which glitter in the
luminescence of the Deep Blue Cathedral. Each feather shuffles and dances with
the occasional breath of air, lending a soft majesty to its beauty. While the
archway itself has been set into the northern wall, its contents remain obscured
by doors of dark wood of a rich brown colouring, apparently without seam or
split - the only decoration being a glass orb within its centre, the contents of
which glow and ripple with the radiant light of Celestia.
It weighs about 1473 pounds.
Carefully hand-blown from the golden sands of the Isle of Light, this glass
globe is of inordinate size, resting within the very heart of the Archway of
Eternal Light. Sparkles of light race along the inside of the otherwise
pitch-black globe, each as wild and chaotic as the next, however together they
form the image of a dazzling star high in the night sky. The globe itself seems
to half-hang inside the door, swirling in its place while glowing with a light
as beautiful and radiant as the very skies of the Holy Land. The positive
radiance of the globe seems to cast no light, yet no shadow exists upon its
surroundings.
It weighs 6 ounce(s).
You turn a glass globe filled with radiant starlight gently within its place,
sending sparkles of light across the face of the Archway of Eternal Light.
You push a glass globe filled with radiant starlight into the face of the
Archway of Eternal Light, sending it backwards. Though the globe itself
disappears from sight, its radiant light continues to glow.
Suddenly the wood begins to dissipate from within the Archway of Eternal Light,
revealing a starlit corridor beyond.
A glass globe filled with radiant starlight swirls in place before settling,
sparkling with celestial starlight.
-ensue much oohing and aahing from the guild NPCs and the 3 other Celestines around-
The Hall of Cosmos.
A rhythmic thrumming saturates the area, drawing attention to a war shrine of
Terentia nearby. Pale alabaster statues support the domed ceiling above, their
backs to the smooth stone walls. Each statue has been carved with the likeness
of a celestial merian, their elegant, aquatic features captured in exquisite
detail, their wings variously stretched out behind them or huddled close to
their back as they use both hands to support the ceiling. The ceiling above the
Hall of Cosmos shimmers and sparkles with the night sky, an infinite pinpricks
of light sparkling and dancing in the darkness of the light of the First World.
Everything about the chamber has been likewise painted in starlight, as the row
of statues slowly move towards the southern wall, where a magnificent mural
depicts a winged merian rising up from turbid, storm-tossed seas, reaching
towards the stars above. Each of his platinum scales glitter in the starlit
chamber, reflecting the light back to add to the dim luminescence that fills the
Hall of Cosmos.
You see exits leading northeast, east, southeast, and west.
The first rays of sunlight begin to break across the ceiling above, before
quickly chasing away the dark night and dwarfing the stars, a topaz luminescence
enveloping the Hall of Cosmos.
(there are more, but I'm not showing them!)
You brush your fingertips along the surface of the mural, trailing the ascent of
Saint Tresalyne of the Stars. As your hand brushes across his a radiant light
envelops your vision, and a warmth wraps about your hand. A soft smile crosses
the lips of the Saint as he draws you in, everything fading out in the face of
the blinding glow. As your sight returns, you find yourself in a place of marble
and coral, a cold and pure pool before you.
The Baptistery of the Sacred Light.
Four coral stands, each holding a brazier, rest on the cardinal points of the
pool. Its depths cold and pure, a pool of clear water has been sunken into the
heart of the baptistery here.
There are no obvious exits.
You brush your fingertips along the surface of the mural, trailing the ascent of
Saint Tresalyne of the Stars. As your hand brushes across his a radiant light
envelops your vision, and a warmth wraps about your hand. A soft smile crosses
the lips of the Saint as he draws you in, everything fading out in the face of
the blinding glow. As your sight returns, you find yourself in a place of marble
and coral, a cold and pure pool before you.
The Baptistery of the Sacred Light.
Four coral stands, each holding a brazier, rest on the cardinal points of the
pool. Its depths cold and pure, a pool of clear water has been sunken into the
heart of the baptistery here.
There are no obvious exits.
You brush your fingertips along the surface of the mural, allowing your touch to
move from Raziela to Methrenton and then Japhiel, before moving upwards towards
Shakiniel. As your hand finally moves in to touch Elohora, the Lady of Eternal
Light, you feel the mural give way beneath your touch, the Lady's light
enveloping you completely. As your vision returns, you find yourself in the Hall
of Cosmos, the roof above you mimicking an elegant and beautiful sky.
The Hall of Cosmos.
A rhythmic thrumming saturates the area, drawing attention to a war shrine of
Terentia nearby. A sigil in the shape of a small, rectangular monolith is on the
ground.
You see exits leading northeast, east, southeast, and west.
There are tons more goodies, but I'm likely not going to show any of those on forums. Hope you enjoy.
I think this beats a rainbow bridge, and the bridge of corpses, too.
QUOTE(Aison @ Sep 19 2008, 02:25 AM) 559510
Bits and pieces of the grueling process of opening the GH.
There are tons more goodies, but I'm likely not going to show any of those on forums. Hope you enjoy.
I think this beats a rainbow bridge, and the bridge of corpses, too.
There are tons more goodies, but I'm likely not going to show any of those on forums. Hope you enjoy.
I think this beats a rainbow bridge, and the bridge of corpses, too.
Just you wait.
