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Nimlaurë's Sanctuary

It is more of a 'suite' than a room. The floor is a soft, mottled, green-gray stone. It is smooth and looking like it was shaped either by magic or years of flowing water. It looks rather like a grotto of stone, as the same stone rises up to form walls & half the ceiling. The far wall is floor to vaulted ceiling with large windows that spill onto each of the adjoining walls & the other half of the ceiling filling the room with light. The floor is streaked with veins of gold & white gold. The walls too are almost naturally decorated with the same precious metals though in greater size & sometimes shifting to a more filigree artistic appearance. There are palates & cushions throughout the grotto of a soft, mossy green situated in both places of sun & shade, perfect for lounging. Heat lamps with dainty shades of gold & white gold reminiscent of Tiffany Lamps Hang over each spot of rest, as well as other locations about the room. The light from these catches in an abundance of mirrors, artistically placed throughout the grotto & framed by the flow of gold & white gold to the wall. Although one can stop to check appearance frequently, the mirrors are so well places & blended into the walls that it does not become haughty. Scattered throughout (especially in front of the wall of windows) there are small, practically hidden flower pots & trays. From them Jasmine & Wisteria grow & spread across the stone structure as well as the glass wall, filling the room with their delicate, sweat scent.
There are two 'alcoves' to this main room of the suite. Both continue the mottled green-gray stone with its gold & white gold accents. The first contains a bubbling indoor hot spring bath that is nearly large enough to be a pool. There is enough room for light swimming but no heavy laps. It is deep enough in the center for someone of average height to stand in & still have their head above the water. All around the sides runs a wide shelf, perfect for laying on while being able to keep one's head on the rim of the bath & out of the water. The second contains a large mattress -king size at least- piled with silk & satin sheets, velvet & down blankets & many soft, large pillows. The bed itself is actually a huge heating pad, and warms everything very gently.

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I trust her. It seems she had some purpose for dragging all of us on such a long journey. Chandre is quite beautiful in her way. Except for traveling with Aurora I really know little of her. It is not as if I deigned to inquire.






I paid little more attention to my female traveling companion than to learn Aurora likes roses. Which is quite obvious, really.







I know even less about the one called Sho, though we traveled to the shop together.







Jacentus seems a fragile beauty. Still, he is very beautiful to behold. He was with those of us whom traveled to the shop together. He seemed weakest from the journey.
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Too much drama. I can't really say I understand how he takes things at all. It's not healthy to get so upset. Nor polite to do so in pleasant company.

Though Thomas's company hardly remained pleasant, did it?


Kipestshin is the owner of the shop Chandre took us to. At least she is cultured enough to offer tea, and her manners are not unpleasant. I do wonder if she can see through her eye patch as medusa see through their masks. It is not an attractive accessory.






Mitsume is a pleasant enough male, polite & kind. He would almost be attractive but for his disfigurement. I did not press how it came to be as it is none of my business. The one-armed medusa seems happy to work at the shop, seeming to play host of a sort. Which is not a bad lot in life.

He was most helpful in telling me of the other medusae that "work" at the shop. A very helpful personality.


I know I've gotten a glimpse of him when I was here before. Mitsume says Thomas is temperamental. We shall see.
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He almost seemed... kind when first I met him. A rare jest next. Only after did he show something of a temper. I suppose that was what Mitsune spoke of.

I don't care much for Thomas' use of vulgar language.


As with Thomas, I have caught glances of the albino Viktor previously around the shop. Now what was it Mitsume said about him? That he was helpful? No bother. I shall learn for myself soon enough, I wager.
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Viktor's cheerfulness is completely disarming. It's almost unnerving how things just seem to move about him. Like being on a wave, washed along.



What can I really say about him other than he was freshly clean? Aderlass appears to be polite enough.
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He was almost chipper in Viktor's company. I must confess my confusion.





An entertaining female. She can juggle apples. I am surprised I did not see Helena enter the kitchen sooner. Especially considering she is also dragon-medusa like myself. Really, I must have been more worn out from the long journey to the shop than I had suspected. Perhaps I could have done with a longer time recuperating after arriving at Trelweny's. No matter. It is in the past now.
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For an entertainer, she certainly does not take drama well. She seems a kind soul.


A very attractive & alluring beauty, Voodoo has an easy way with her manners. She has the most beautiful golden serpent crown & white tresses that surpass Trelweny's in length. As I did Helena, I missed her entering the kitchen for which I feel quite foolish. She did not seem put out by this. I will have to look into the books she suggested at some time, or fear the lethargy set in that she warned of.



Quiet. I never did get the masked one's name. He stood for Helena's defense, which is admirable. I'm not certain I agree that Jacentus should have been warned in such a way. Can't he see that Jacentus is a wilting beauty?
His mask is very beautiful.
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It appears he is a sword-weilder of sorts.



This pretty dragon medusa did not arrive with the rest of us. In part, I am relieved because I would heave flet foolish had she have without my remembering so. From hearing the conversation I gather Aethelinda is well trained, though she seems a little clumsy. I cannot help but think of Chandre when I see her. I wonder why that would be?



A creature in a pool or tank in a room I had never been inside before. The pink one at least attempted to have tea. I know very little about them. I did get that her name was Mire.

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Trelweny's House in Bass'ken Woods: Some light flickers through needles of the conifer trees & the branches of the deciduous trees of the woods. There is a fairly clear path though the woods, a little wider than a large draft horse. Some old wagon ruts lightly mark the edges.

Deep in the woods a clearing opens up to reveal a quaint little cottage, perhaps one and a half stories high. It looks only large enough to have 4-5 rooms inside. Smoke curls welcomingly out of the chimney bringing with it a soft, comfortable warm smell.

The cottage itself is surrounded by a lush rose garden, beautifully blooming no matter the season. Amid the roses there were Amaryllis, Morning Glories, Moon Flowers, Midnight Candy Phlox, Strawberries, Raspberries, and something that looked to be mangos. Around the corner of the house to the right there is a vegetable garden with asparagus & broccoli & spinach & sweet potatoes. All grow with health despite the weather. To the other side there was a strange, metallic looking shed beyond the garden with no windows & an odd door.

• Main Room: The front door opens onto a communal greatroom. The room is fairly large, with a vaulted ceiling overhead. In the corner to the right of the door a television is usually on -playing either musicals or children's shows. Going to the right wall is the fireplace with a cozy fire burning brightly behind a very secure grate. Above the fireplace hangs a portrait of a human woman, the young boy, & a man who was broad of shoulders & kind of face with a mischievous crooked smile to match the child's. The name "Relm Arrowny 2006" is scrolled in the lower right hand corner.
  
  Across the room are two entrances, one to a short hallway; the other into what looks like a kitchen. There are often smells of a home cooked meal coming from inside.
  
  The left wall has but one door, which looks like it leads out to the gardens. In the floor to ceiling window to the left of the front door is a beta tank with four fish inside hung suspended four feet from the floor. There are a couple sofas as well as a dozen pillows & beanbags & cushions scattered upon the floor.
  
  There is a hammock about halfway up the height of the room, with another one located higher up if one cared to look.
• Kitchen: The kitchen is fairly homey. The cabinets are wood with a simple trim painted white. The floor tiles are a soft tan with some green tones designed to resemble stones. The counter is a slightly darker version of the floor tiling, except without the square breaks -being one continuous surface. A table stands in the middle of the room that perhaps could hold 4-6 humans comfortably, but like the rest of the house is subject to change to meet the needs of those within the room.
• Trelweny's Room: A soft moss-colored carpet covers the floor. In the middle of the room is a large fourposter, dark wood bed, covered with soft cream colored down blankets & almost too many pillows. The wall's are light & breezy, as is the cloud sky mural on the ceiling which is broken up by large dark wood beams & rafters. A fireplace is on the west wall. There are large windows with soft curtains on the north and east walls.
• Remus' Shed: odd, metallic shed on the left of the cottage -just beyond the gardens. On all nights but those with a full moon the door is not locked or bolted though it kept shut. The large locks clearly visible against the otherwise unadorned & unwindowed exterior.
• Equine Shed: Behind the house a small barn stands, brown & grey -weathered but in good condition. Flicking a switch in the wall a door on the barn opens.
  
  The interior is warm & glows warmly with circular lamps that are usually set to a low output level. Although there are a few more stalls, only two have a name about the door: Timex, and one with paint much more fresh, Eiraceyrn.

Rooms Inside Magic Door:

• Remus' Library: The door opens onto a huge classic library that could not possibly fit into what could be seen from the front of the house. The walls are floor to ceiling with books of every sort lining them except for long, thin floor to raised ceiling windows evenly spaced throughout. The windows look thin more from their height then their width, which is enough for an average human to sit in the window seat below each with their legs pulled up to rest a book on their knees while they took on a view of the ever-blooming gardens outside. A small cozy fire flickers in a grated fireplace in front of a loveseat & a pair of large wingback armchairs, all in soft but elegant leather. Each chair is just large enough for two humans to curl into while the loveseat could easily fit up to four.
• Rikku's Machina Workshop: Her workshop is clean but slightly cluttered. Pieces of machina in various stages of disrepair clutter every possible nook & cranny. There is a smooth, cleared spot on the silver metal workbench in front of a high stool that is clearly the Al Bhed's work area. A small closet with its door left open reveals Rikku's kimono & cowgirl outfit, as well as something fluttery & thin but not quite transparent in the same sunset hues as her scarf. A white metal birdcage stands in the corner. It showed up easily against the softly glowing blue walls reminiscent of the inside of the Celsius. Like Relm's studio there are large windows & a skylight for light, but instead of wooden blinds Rikku's workshop has a substance that was somewhat shiny -like metal or plastic. Each window has a button to mechanically draw the shades up & down. They can even be tilted to let in light in angles when shut.
  
  There is a bed haphazardly made with a sunset comforter positioned in front of the largest picture window.
• Relm Arrowny's Art Studio: White walls cut from floor to ceiling with large picture windows let in every angle of sunlight from a beautiful view of the side gardens. There is even a skylight in the ceiling. Each window has a natural wooden blind hung at the top to permit the lighting to be changed at a whim. even the skylight has a blind that can be shut by a cord dangling low enough for the 5 foot Relm to reach. The ceiling is dotted with pot lights & lights run across the seem where floor meets ceiling as well. Easels, canvases & paints are set up all around the room. To the right of the door is a tidy collection of supplies in a tall shelf with a stack of what appeared to be finished paintings leaning against it. Most of the paintings on the easels bare pictures of audios in costumes, but some hold familiar hummingbird colors upon them. To the left of the door is a comfortable yet simple futon couch-bed. The coverlet is in Relm's colors with a mix of Arabic & Celtic designs. Over the bed hangs a large painting running the length of the bed & nearly to the ceiling. It is of such detail & clarity that one could almost swear they could put out a hand & step right through it. If it was any larger the audio beneath the sweeping boughs of the tree would be of a size with the original... as it was it gives the impression that the viewer was not quite close enough yet.
• The Weasley Twins' Spell Workshop/Laboratory:
• Ginny Weasley's Bedroom:
• Fidelity & Mirage's Room:
• Nimlaurë's Sanctuary: It is more of a 'suite' than a room. The floor is a soft, mottled, green-gray stone. It is smooth and looking like it was shaped either by magic or years of flowing water. It looks rather like a grotto of stone, as the same stone rises up to form walls & half the ceiling. The far wall is floor to vaulted ceiling with large windows that spill onto each of the adjoining walls & the other half of the ceiling filling the room with light. The floor is streaked with veins of gold & white gold. The walls too are almost naturally decorated with the same precious metals though in greater size & sometimes shifting to a more filigree artistic appearance. There are palates & cushions throughout the grotto of a soft, mossy green situated in both places of sun & shade, perfect for lounging. Heat lamps with dainty shades of gold & white gold reminiscent of Tiffany Lamps Hang over each spot of rest, as well as other locations about the room. The light from these catches in an abundance of mirrors, artistically placed throughout the grotto & framed by the flow of gold & white gold to the wall. Although one can stop to check appearance frequently, the mirrors are so well places & blended into the walls that it does not become haughty. Scattered throughout (especially in front of the wall of windows) there are small, practically hidden flower pots & trays. From them Jasmine & Wisteria grow & spread across the stone structure as well as the glass wall, filling the room with their delicate, sweat scent.
  There are two 'alcoves' to this main room of the suite. Both continue the mottled green-gray stone with its gold & white gold accents. The first contains a bubbling indoor hot spring bath that is nearly large enough to be a pool. There is enough room for light swimming but no heavy laps. It is deep enough in the center for someone of average height to stand in & still have their head above the water. All around the sides runs a wide shelf, perfect for laying on while being able to keep one's head on the rim of the bath & out of the water. The second contains a large mattress -king size at least- piled with silk & satin sheets, velvet & down blankets & many soft, large pillows. The bed itself is actually a huge heating pad, and warms everything very gently.

About the magic door:

• Created by Fred & George Weasley (talaye) & Remus J. Lupin (kitsusagi) with help from Myranda (GaiaCom Witch)
• A combination of Hogwart's "Room of Requirement", the door from "Howl's Moving Castle" and the properties of both house and door of the good witch Morwen's cottage in "the Enchanted Forest Chronicles"
• Has the ability to open onto any room that an intelligent creature can think up
• Multiple rooms can be used by multiple beings at the same time
• Once a room is created it is extremely difficult to destroy or delete it completely
• All rooms (and the door itself) have the ability to "stretch" to fit any entrants. Of course, all rooms and doors in the cottage have been be-spelled to work similarly since the creation of the door & it's obvious success
• To get into a particular room, the one opening the door must think of that room. This can be as simple as "I want to go to my room" to imagining a mental image of the interior of the room in one's mind's eye
• When looking for someone, it is possible to open the door almost randomly. The door will automatically take the seeker to the first room occupied of those currently occupied. Usually Remus' Library.

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