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theidlemaiden) wrote2022-11-27 10:13 pm
theidlemaiden) wrote2022-11-27 10:13 pm
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— abraxas horizon v1
Garreg Mach Monastery
Garreg Mach Monastery is a large fortress where Hilda attended the Officer's Academy with many other nobles and commoners alike, from all three kingdoms in Fodlan. Sylvain created a lot of this domain and was generous enough to invite Hilda, Petra, Claude, and Felix to share it with him.
Their Horizon is a work in progress still, forming new rooms and sections with each visit there and time spent recreating them. Visitors are most likely to find only the front section complete with other portions cordoned off, an armored knight standing guard and warning them away from those areas of the building. For now, feel free to explore areas such as the Marketplace and Entry, the Stables, the Greenhouse and Fishing Docks, and the Dining Hall.
Their Horizon is a work in progress still, forming new rooms and sections with each visit there and time spent recreating them. Visitors are most likely to find only the front section complete with other portions cordoned off, an armored knight standing guard and warning them away from those areas of the building. For now, feel free to explore areas such as the Marketplace and Entry, the Stables, the Greenhouse and Fishing Docks, and the Dining Hall.
First Floor • A. Maketplace • B. Entrance Hall • C. Dining Hall • D. Greenhouse • E. Fishing Pond • F. Dormitories • G. Classrooms • H. Training Grounds • I. Reception Hall • J. Stables • K. Cathedral |
Second Floor • L. Audience Chamber • M. Professors' Offices • N. Infirmary • O. Library |
Entrance Hall and Marketplace
A marketplace with several merchant stalls graces the front entrance of the Monastery itself, set just outside the gates. Here, a few merchants can be found hawking simple wares, armor, weapons and other necessities. It's a simple place, but colorful and welcoming and resembles very much a simple medieval market.
Mounting the stone steps to the entry, one can find a gate and portcullis which is almost always open. A cheerful guard is always stationed here and will happily greet any visitors and engage in a bit of simple friendly chats, or perhaps gossip a bit about whatever he seems to think has been happening about the Monastery of late. Passing through the gate leads into the large Entrance Hall, which connects many of the wings off of the main building. Corridors to the Dining Hall, the Reception Hall and an exit to the Stables can be found here.
Mounting the stone steps to the entry, one can find a gate and portcullis which is almost always open. A cheerful guard is always stationed here and will happily greet any visitors and engage in a bit of simple friendly chats, or perhaps gossip a bit about whatever he seems to think has been happening about the Monastery of late. Passing through the gate leads into the large Entrance Hall, which connects many of the wings off of the main building. Corridors to the Dining Hall, the Reception Hall and an exit to the Stables can be found here.
Dining Hall
The Dining Hall is directly adjacent to the Entrance Hall, through which residents of the monastery regularly eat meals at any time throughout the day. Long tables provide plenty of space for mingling during meals, or perhaps just a place to sit, gather, and socialize outside of class. A few servants can be found bustling here, around the kitchens or behind the counter to offer food to visiting guests. Meals differ from day to day, but the dishes found most often seem to be among those Sylvain favors, and those he knows his friends are particularly fond of.
Some of the dishes served here are:
Some of the dishes served here are:
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Fishing Docks and Greenhouse
The Greenhouse hosts a variety of plants found from all over Fodlan. Inside, flowers and greenery from the exotic to the mundane can be found, as well as a large collection of herbs and vegetables, many of which are used in the meals prepared in the Dining Hall.
The Docks extend out beside the Greenhouse and stretch partially into a canal that connects with those that travel through CLAUDE'S DOMAIN. A variety of fish can be found swimming in these waters, many of them native to Fodlan.
The Docks extend out beside the Greenhouse and stretch partially into a canal that connects with those that travel through CLAUDE'S DOMAIN. A variety of fish can be found swimming in these waters, many of them native to Fodlan.
Dormitories
A two-floor facility that functions as a residence for students of the Officers Academy. Habitually, most of the commoners have rooms on the first floor and the nobles on the second, and the decorations of the rooms in each location reflect the divide to some extent. Those on the first floor are often simple and comfortable, although still very homey and welcoming, often with a bed, wardrobe, desk, and cupboards to store the occupant's supplies. The upper rooms, however, tend to be more richly furnished and vibrantly decorated - often with the house colors of the student residing within.
Courtyard and Classrooms
Stretching out between the Dormitories and the Reception Hall is a long lush length of Courtyard with well-maintained lawns, shrubberies and small trees. The Classrooms stretch off these green grounds, connected by stone walkways and shaded beneath looping arches. Each House has their own primary classroom where they gather and study together and each chamber is decorated to reflect the House that occupies it.
Stables and Training Grounds
The Training Grounds is a place where knights and students alike come to hone their combat skills - often sparring against one another to improve their abilities. There are a variety of training weapons to be found here as well as targets, dummies and anything you can imagine that would come in handy for those looking to better themselves physically.
The Stable, on the far side of the Monastery, is a long building that houses the horses and pegasi frequently used by the students and knights who favor mounted combat. There's a green paddock behind them for the animals to graze and stretch their legs, as well as a riding ring with jumps and hurdles for riders to practice on.
Visitors stopping here will find around half a dozen horses stabled here, well looked after and most of them mild-mannered. Two large horses are set aside in an adjoining section of the stable, a large white gelding (Nova) and a black stallion (Erebus), both a little more temperamental and picky in who they allow to approach, unless you're with Sylvain himself. Or you come prepared to bribe them with treats. Corresponding armor for them is set up on a rack outside each of their roomy stalls, gleaming silver and ebony to match each steed.
The Stable, on the far side of the Monastery, is a long building that houses the horses and pegasi frequently used by the students and knights who favor mounted combat. There's a green paddock behind them for the animals to graze and stretch their legs, as well as a riding ring with jumps and hurdles for riders to practice on.
Visitors stopping here will find around half a dozen horses stabled here, well looked after and most of them mild-mannered. Two large horses are set aside in an adjoining section of the stable, a large white gelding (Nova) and a black stallion (Erebus), both a little more temperamental and picky in who they allow to approach, unless you're with Sylvain himself. Or you come prepared to bribe them with treats. Corresponding armor for them is set up on a rack outside each of their roomy stalls, gleaming silver and ebony to match each steed.
Reception Hall and Cathedral
The Reception Hall is a long, ornate chamber on the first floor of the main building, just off the Entrance Hall. This is where social events (such as the Ball during the Ethereal Moon) are held. It is often lined with benches and tables but sometimes these are cleared away to empty the massive space with ornate marble-tiled floor and large arching windows.
At the most rear point of the Monastery, connected to the remainder of Garreg Mach via a bridge, is the Cathedral where devout believers worship the goddess Sothis and the saints. The bridge itself is currently blocked off, disallowing any passage beyond the main building itself.
At the most rear point of the Monastery, connected to the remainder of Garreg Mach via a bridge, is the Cathedral where devout believers worship the goddess Sothis and the saints. The bridge itself is currently blocked off, disallowing any passage beyond the main building itself.
Library and Offices
Numerous books and historical texts can be found in the Library on the Second Floor. This room is often used as a study space for members of the Officers Academy.
The instructors for the school each have Offices on the Second Floor as well, each one decorated to their preferences and according to their specialties. This includes an Infirmary and an office equipped for Crest study.
The instructors for the school each have Offices on the Second Floor as well, each one decorated to their preferences and according to their specialties. This includes an Infirmary and an office equipped for Crest study.