Post by Aleria van de Lysne - Inferni on Sept 6, 2012 18:44:09 GMT -8
Dark wrought iron adorns the doors that guard the entrance hall of the Cecedit Sanctis*. The beaten path that leads through the citadel up to the large oak doors is obscured by darkness and the shadows cast by sparse rays of moon and starlight that make the flecks of silver in the stone of the doorstep glint with soft light.
Inside, arched ceilings tower high above the black marble tiles. Torches line the walls in silver holders, their flickering light casting eerie shadows on the glassy stone of the floor. Three stairways branch from the spacious hall, their destinations obscured by darkness.
At the centre of the hall stands a fountain, the stone carved into the shape of an angel. Obsidian wings stretched out on either side of the cloaked figure who holds a staff upraised in her right hand. The four cardinal points of the circular basin glowed with a ghostly ethereal light in the shadows that surrounded it; the same light emanated from from crystal crowning the Fallen's staff. Sapphire and silver glow from beneath the stony hood, the ever-watchful eyes guarding and guiding all those who entered. In the misty light, silver engravings shimmer in the tiles; the characters circling the stony centrepiece: Et lux in tenebris est usque in fuga sunt qui incidunt. Tu puer noctis, nunc et in perpetuum. Lorem dignum et benedicta.** Soft mist rises from the blue-green liquid of the fountain, the swirling patterns dancing in the dim light as a voice seems to speak to you from beneath the Dark Angel's hood. "So, you have finally made it, child. Nullam et bene convenit. Welcome and well met. May you find eternal sanctuary within these walls. If you are in need of anything, just ask. Follow the raven, he will guide you."
Precisely on cue, a onyx raven with emerald and golden streaked eyes glided in, coming to perch on the shoulder of the now silent statue. He calls softly once before lofting into flight once again wheeling to ascend the centremost stairway. The magnificent bird pauses just before he is about to fade into darkness. The raven turns, hovering and waiting.
//*Fallen Sanctuary
//**Even in light there is darkness, even in flight there are those who fall. You are a child of the night, now and forever. Well met and blessed be.
Inside, arched ceilings tower high above the black marble tiles. Torches line the walls in silver holders, their flickering light casting eerie shadows on the glassy stone of the floor. Three stairways branch from the spacious hall, their destinations obscured by darkness.
At the centre of the hall stands a fountain, the stone carved into the shape of an angel. Obsidian wings stretched out on either side of the cloaked figure who holds a staff upraised in her right hand. The four cardinal points of the circular basin glowed with a ghostly ethereal light in the shadows that surrounded it; the same light emanated from from crystal crowning the Fallen's staff. Sapphire and silver glow from beneath the stony hood, the ever-watchful eyes guarding and guiding all those who entered. In the misty light, silver engravings shimmer in the tiles; the characters circling the stony centrepiece: Et lux in tenebris est usque in fuga sunt qui incidunt. Tu puer noctis, nunc et in perpetuum. Lorem dignum et benedicta.** Soft mist rises from the blue-green liquid of the fountain, the swirling patterns dancing in the dim light as a voice seems to speak to you from beneath the Dark Angel's hood. "So, you have finally made it, child. Nullam et bene convenit. Welcome and well met. May you find eternal sanctuary within these walls. If you are in need of anything, just ask. Follow the raven, he will guide you."
Precisely on cue, a onyx raven with emerald and golden streaked eyes glided in, coming to perch on the shoulder of the now silent statue. He calls softly once before lofting into flight once again wheeling to ascend the centremost stairway. The magnificent bird pauses just before he is about to fade into darkness. The raven turns, hovering and waiting.
//*Fallen Sanctuary
//**Even in light there is darkness, even in flight there are those who fall. You are a child of the night, now and forever. Well met and blessed be.