Difference between revisions of "Lalwan Eryn"

==Landmarks==

==Landmarks==

* '''a weathered archway of stone''' - An immense structure rises from the ground, an assembly of three stone slabs leaned against one another. The stone is smoothened by time and weathering, and still strong despite its obvious age. It stands like an ancient sentinel, overlooking its surroundings with a seemingly patient watchfulness. A large ring of stone, with width only in inches but a diameter in feet, hovers just above the stone slabs, similarly a part of the archway and separate from it. It is engraved all along its outer edge in the Sylayan tongue, and it rotates slowly in a clockwise fashion. Though it is impossible to ascertain whatever purpose this ancient monolith once served, it seems to be in working order yet. It weighs about 2200 pounds.

* '''a weathered archway of stone''' - An immense structure rises from the ground, an assembly of three stone slabs leaned against one another. The stone is smoothened by time and weathering, and still strong despite its obvious age. It stands like an ancient sentinel, overlooking its surroundings with a seemingly patient watchfulness. A large ring of stone, with width only in inches but a diameter in feet, hovers just above the stone slabs, similarly a part of the archway and separate from it. It is engraved all along its outer edge in the Sylayan tongue, and it rotates slowly in a clockwise fashion. Though it is impossible to ascertain whatever purpose this ancient monolith once served, it seems to be in working order yet. It weighs about 2200 pounds.

* '''The Sacred Elm''' - The interior of the Elm is large and roomy. The ghost-white bark of the Elm emits a faint luminescence, of which recedes and emerges within the convolutions and knots within the wood. Marble tile etched in whimsical designs covers the floor, and a circular staircase of pale, petrified wood rises up from the center of the room. Built into the sides of the bark along the outer wall are tall bookshelves, housing countless tomes of lore, myth, and history, including:

* '''The Sacred Elm''' - The interior of the Elm is large and roomy. The ghost-white bark of the Elm emits a faint luminescence, of which recedes and emerges within the convolutions and knots within the wood. Marble tile etched in whimsical designs covers the floor, and a circular staircase of pale, petrified wood rises up from the center of the room. Built into the sides of the bark along the outer wall are tall bookshelves, housing countless tomes of lore, myth, and history, including:

**''The History of the Arboreals'' by Chronicler of the Lalwan and Druidic Priestess, Mehtere

**''The History of the Arboreals'' by Chronicler of the Lalwan and Druidic Priestess, Mehtere

**''A Compiled Dictionary of Herbs and Some Ingredients, as of 743 AH'' by researchers of the [[Academia Syvalis]]

**''A Compiled Dictionary of Herbs and Some Ingredients, as of 743 AH'' by researchers of the [[Academia Syvalis]]

:Coiling its way upwards from the base of the tree, a spiral staircase of pale, petrified wood links the upper and lower levels of the sacred Elm. The staircase is barred on either side by a banister of the same wood, left in its natural gnarled condition rather than being molded to befit some angular formation. The shrine at the upper level of the Elm, where Mehtere resides, is decorated with countless white candles casting a gentle glow over its darkened interior. They appear on either side of a long walkway down the center aisle, between rows of white pews that rise up from the floor as part of the very Elm itself. Around the room are columns of pale, petrified wood, twisted artfully like a screw so that it resembles a cyclone in nature. The dome ceiling stretches high overhead, scalloped terraces carved out from the bark in tiers appearing along the side walls. Upon them sit dozens of the white candles, some more melted than others, but all contributing their own illumination. At the head of the room is a small altar, inscribed with the phrase "Only a life lived for Nature is a life worthwhile." Roots, leaves, and other wild plants grow from the base of the altar, spreading across the far wall and stretching upwards.

:Coiling its way upwards from the base of the tree, a spiral staircase of pale, petrified wood links the upper and lower levels of the sacred Elm. The staircase is barred on either side by a banister of the same wood, left in its natural gnarled condition rather than being molded to befit some angular formation. The shrine at the upper level of the Elm, where Mehtere resides, is decorated with countless white candles casting a gentle glow over its darkened interior. They appear on either side of a long walkway down the center aisle, between rows of white pews that rise up from the floor as part of the very Elm itself. Around the room are columns of pale, petrified wood, twisted artfully like a screw so that it resembles a cyclone in nature. The dome ceiling stretches high overhead, scalloped terraces carved out from the bark in tiers appearing along the side walls. Upon them sit dozens of the white candles, some more melted than others, but all contributing their own illumination. At the head of the room is a small altar, inscribed with the phrase "Only a life lived for Nature is a life worthwhile." Roots, leaves, and other wild plants grow from the base of the altar, spreading across the far wall and stretching upwards.

*'''The Primordial Grove'''

*'''The Primordial Grove'''