Katzaniel Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 If you're looking for the poll for the Beach of Silent Waves, you're in the right place. Rules are here if you need them. The descriptions follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katzaniel Posted July 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 "You knew. Always." Her eyes turned towards the ground as he spoke, watching a tiny crab as it struggled its way out of a grey dune. The crashing waves seemed to fade to faint echoes as she raised her hand to the copper conchshell that hung around her neck. The grains of sand itched beneath the fabric of her flowing beige dress, speckling it from the patterned bodice to the hem. The Ocean tides were receding. "I can't." The crab limped its way across the sand with five legs, trailing over imprints from where they had rolled earlier, across each other, the fabric catching sand through caresses. His shadow stretched over the crab's path as he turned, and she knew then that it would never find the Ocean. It would circle endlessly before drowning in sand. "And you know." She heard his steps on the sand, but waited until he was gone before accepting his words. The roll of the waves was thunderous under the last specks of Sun, and his lasting silhouette had vanished. She raised her hand in silence, and waved. Asferes' Outskirts, also known as the Beach of Silent Waves, is located on the small isle of Asferes, a thirty minute boatride North of New Ferrin in the Tri-Nation. The beach has gathered fog since its early days of hosting romantic retreats, but still has a luring atmosphere of mystery that draws travelers. It's rumored that many lovers have spent their last night of passion there before departing from one another, a tradition that began after the tragedy of the "conchshell maiden" who drowned herself in the Ocean. It is said that if you look close enough, you can still see her phantom waving silently through the banks of fog, tiny crabs flowing out of her eyes and ears. A mute Pen Portal leads directly to the shoreline of the haunted beach, and opens only to couples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katzaniel Posted July 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Summary: The Beach of Silent Waves is not, in fact, a beach, but is instead a lonely mountaintop in the middle of a Plane of Air, the gentle movements of the constant winds hissing across the mountain, teasing the snowdrifts and causing the ever-present clouds to lap back and forth, advancing and retreating like the ocean waves, covering the lower flanks of the mountain. Full: The Beach of Silent Waves was created by an eccentric wizard, one who desired the solitude of a hermit to leave him the peace to continue his research and studies unimpeded by outside contact. He moved further and further away from civilization, but no matter how far he went, adventurers and curiosity-seekers followed him, drawn by the lure of his immense knowledge and desiring his guidance. Eventually, he settled himself on the forlorn peak of a far away mountain, and bent his mind to his greatest research - finding a way to separate himself from humanity for the rest of time. Despite his remote location, visitors still arrived, interrupting his concentration as he worked on his delicate magic. Finally, his greatest piece of research was complete, and as another band of do-gooders approached the mountain with more inane questions, he smiled a serene smile as his spell took effect and most of the mountain disappeared, leaving behind a crater and his staff of power, steaming at the bottom. The heroes took the staff with them, never guessing as to its new purpose. The staff is the portal to the Beach of Silent Waves. By holding it thrust forward and shaking it vigorously and chanting the phrase 'Darn whippersnappers, leave me alone already!' the portal is opened, taking you to the Beach of Silent Waves. There is a cave midway up the mountain that the portal deposits you in. This is the remains of the hermit's cave, and various artifacts of his life are scattered around the cave, from an old pile of blankets to various bits of broken crockery. Of the old wizard himself, there is no sign. Perhaps once the portal was found, he moved on to another place, but no one really knows. Once you leave the cave, The Beach of Silent Waves resembles a normal mountain, though among the lower clouds it eventually cuts off cleanly, and stepping off the side would leave one falling endlessly through the Plane of Air, though given the dimension's small reach, you will eventually fall past the Beach of Silent Waves and might be able to guide your way back towards it, though impact after building up enough speed would be painful or fatal. In the new plane the wizard had created, the mountain floats in midair, surrounded by clouds and with bright sun shining down, though occasionally the sun is obscured by a passing snowstorm, depositing more fresh snow on the mountain peak. The Beach of Silent Waves has four seasons - a short spring and summer, a longer fall, and then a long winter, much like any normal mountain. During the spring and summer, the sun shines more brightly and the snow turns to rain, feeding the spring grasses and causing fields of brightly colored, aromatic flowers to bloom. In the fall the leaves of the few deciduous trees turn golden and orange and then fall, while the evergreens remain green throughout. A mostly evergreen forest carpets the lower reaches of the Beach of Silent Waves, with the clouds hiding the lowest reaches. Above the tree-line are meadows and slopes with vibrant green grass in the spring and summer, splashed with the colors of countless wildflowers. In the winter, the slopes give way to endless expanses of pristine white. There is a population of squirrels and rabbits, along with a small herd of deer that has continued to breed true and a small wolf pack that regulates the local herbivores. There are also a number of jays, bluebirds, woodpeckers and other small birds, as well as a small colony of owls. Near one of the lower outcroppings is an eagle's nest, with its unfortunate prior occupant's bones collapsed in a heap within it, the remains of the only a solitary eagle having made the transition with the mountain. The Beach of Silent Waves makes an excellent place to get away from it all, somewhere to enjoy the peace and solitude of nature without interruption, and it is also a great place to go hiking in the summer and fall, or skiing in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katzaniel Posted July 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 ... And choice #2 is the winner. Many thanks to the writers, 1: Wyvern 2: Gyrfalcon Might as well start the auction right here. Your own "Beach" for geld 10, anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Ahhh...to be able to simply lie down and relax, away from all concerns in this world, and enjoy the sunshine and the pleasant smell of waves crashing against the surf. - those were Patrick's thoughts as he made his way to the auction, and he was greatly surprised to see the description nailed onto the wall next to the auction stand. "Oh well, I can still lie down and relax. And the skiing should be fun. And hiking under the trees...hiking...I've been looking forward to that." OOC: I bid 20 geld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetcherrie Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Hah! I bid 25! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 "Hah! Another bidder! Truly this beautiful beach...I mean mountain is worth more than that!" OOC: 40 geld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetcherrie Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 I quite agree, which is why I'll go with 50! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katzaniel Posted August 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 And the winner is Sweetcherrie, for 50 geld. May you use it well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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