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| The Temple of Nature - Full Description | |
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| Topic Started: Jul 23 2008, 01:40 PM (140 Views) | |
| MidnightShadow | Jul 23 2008, 01:40 PM Post #1 |
If she were warm and fuzzy she'd be a kitten
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This temple, located just outside of Madrid, is home to the elements of nature: Earth, Air, and Water. The building itself is large, with large columns and a triangular awning above the entryway depicting images of nature: plants, animals, gusts of air, and waves of water. The small hallway leading from the outside to the interior is well lit, and it welcomes any and all travellers, regardless of their alignment or their past. The entrance chamber is large and spacious, three more hallways branching off from here. Above each door is a symbol depicting which element each hallway leads to: the west to Air, the centre to Earth, and the east to Water. There are several decorative vases in the entrance chamber, and there is always at least one priest standing by. Priests who are neutral dress themselves in white robes while those who are of Air wear grey, those of Water wear blue, and those of Earth wear a deep green. The rooms branching off from the main chamber are all very similar: small with some sort of altar. Despite these similarities, however, they are all very different, as well. The room dedicated to Air is large and circular, the roof a deep blue with gold and silver representations of the moon in its various monthly phases, small diamonds acting as tiny stars. The roof itself is supported by massive alabaster columns, light able to penetrate through the dark glass, but just barely. There is a large, stained glass window set into the western wall depicting ocean waves and warm breezes. Within the centre of the room there is a small set of stairs leading to a dais with a beautiful, yet simple altar perched on it. The bowl that sits on the stone base appears to possess wings, the marble fanning out elaborately. The centre path grows progressively brighter without the aid of torches. Opening into a very large, warm area, this room is very similar to that of the one dedicated to Air in that it also has a domed ceiling composed of glass panels. These panels, however, are a translucent forest green colour. Plants cover the entirety of the room, a blank window set into the back wall to allow the optimum amount of sunlight to enter the chamber. From snaking vines to elegeant roses, this chamber seems to possess it all. There are even small, caged birds suspended from the ceiling closes to the ground who sing to travellers and are fed by the temple staff. As with the Air chamber there is an altar, this one set in front of the window. Vines twine around a wide stone bowl, as if urging one to give an offering. Lastly, the eastern path leads to a room filled with running water. The chamber dedicated to Water, unlike its counterparts, is square in nature, a beautiful waterfall set into the eastern wall. The water from it leads into a deep pool within the centre of the room, disappearing below into an underground system. There is a stone platform within the centre of the pool that is easily accessible, koi and other colourful fish hiding within it, shy of those above. Here one can contemplate life and nature as they see fit. The room itself is darker than either Air or Earth, torches lining the walls. The altar for this room is set in the corner, directly to one's left when they enter. The base is elaborate, waves seemingly building unto one another until they reach the wide, circular base. Here there is a sapphire globe set into the centre, the bowl filled with water. On the northern wall there is a stained glass portrait of a hippocampus, a half-fish, half-horse beast. Somewhere within the temple - perhaps behind a hidden door down one of the corridors - there are the quarters for the priests and those who wish to spend a night or two. In some cases, travellers will spend several nights here, perhaps even weeks. The staff are content to house these people, so long as they either worship Nature, or respect it. They have made one exception to having people stay within the temple, however: they have allowed a woman named Sphynx to set her shack up outside, on their grounds. The reasons why are unknown, but it is said that it took much hassling to allow it. |
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