Project Etemananki
Rooms
Grand Ballroom: Beautiful without question, eventful without a single rival for capitalized opposition. All must witness the true pinnacle of high society, for it is here that wondrous stages are assembled and marbled floors are polished, serving as an intermediary for the enjoyment of the highest order. When parties are underway, the godly orchestra echoes far and wide, heard throughout the entire estate. (written by Kiki)Dining Room: Colorful aromas of plentiful food fit for a pantheon of Gods will catch the attention of rare visitors. Endless variety and options of vital sustenance await consumption in a feast of only the highest grandeur. The dining room is a vicinity of vast glory for any lucky individuals that enter. A table that seems miles long stretches out across the room with infinite rows of lavish seats. Plates and silverware of exceptional material rest along each designated spot. It is a domain of divine ingestion that would envy even the most legendary deities.Kitchen: A beautiful and spacious marble room with the finest kitchenware, electrical appliances, and organizational design. It satiates every food craving due to the infinite supplies and variety of fresh produce. The massive size and grandeur rival some of the best restaurants known throughout Albion. For the most scrumptious and divine culinary dwell within this heavenly domain.Art Gallery: The private collection of relentless beauty, composed of countless decorative pieces of every measure from across the greatest ponds and molten earth. Now forever captured in the ultimate wellspring of creative arts, displaying the finest works known to mankind and beyond. Visitors must never be admitted, for no mere mortal can ever hope to embrace such wondrous works of art. (written by Kiki)Guest Rooms: A quiet and serene sanctuary purposed to bring guests top-quality sleep and privacy. Every faction is lined with fresh lavender to enhance relaxation. All the beds and pillows are covered with excellent silk to accommodate the guests with utmost comfort. Enticing music and sound of the guests’ choice will play off of resplendent speakers that assist in setting an appropriate environment. Such high-scale tranquility will guarantee a place of proper rest.Bathroom: This massive room is dedicated at the very core to serve as a place for health and preservation, allowing inhabitants to maintain appropriate levels of hygiene with the most precious soaps and oils gathered from every corner of the globe. All who enter are destined to be cleansed and made pure, no longer filthy from the sins of the outside world. (written by Kiki)Theater: The wide and vast screen rests within an area constructed for superb spectating. Projections incomprehensible to the majority who live beneath the aerial fortress play out in an astronomical theater. Movies are fueled by the most immersive and advanced technology to ensure captivating and breathtaking experiences. Additionally, every seat is crafted from the softest velvets to provide maximum comfort in this dwelling of stellar spectacles.Stable: Whether they be majestic horses that dance through the heavens or hyper-lavish vehicles that could cruise through the districts of New Avernus, transportation of only the highest quality is all stored in this prized housing unit. Featuring dozens of storage compartments that are specialized for travel, visitors are barred from interaction with these fine vessels. (written by Kiki)Dungeon: Adventurers beware; you’re in for a scare. This accursed environment is wreathed with malice, sprawling to the core with horrible monsters and fiends of every imaginable nature: Troglodytes, Worgs, Ghouls, Chimeras, Banshees, and even more foul beasts that would claim the soul of any soul they’d encounter. Only the most devious of enemies are thrown into this domain, forever plunged into the depths of a horrid realm from which they’d never return. (written by Kiki)Barracks: Eternal discipline, conformity of the highest degree, and singular in both construction and purpose. Here exist the many, many warriors of the estate loyal to the noble cause and empowered by all measures of archaic magic and ancient sciences lost to man. Every soldier is monstrous and skeletal, each possessing a specialized class role to serve her majesty without the slightest delay best. Enemies should be forever cautious, for the masses will sacrifice blood and bone to preserve the glorious image of their home. (written by Kiki)
Artillery
Skeletal Army: The epitome of sempiternal loyalty. Valiant warriors of every level and rank swear their life to the protection of the estate and their Majesty. Such strengthened soldiers of skeletal and monstrous creation stand to heed and further every inch of their honorable cause. Arcane mystic of ancient and primordial origin empowers every warrior to the highest degree. Every rank shines with prominent features, and each plays a role in the grand design of their existence. No foe will face high chances of victory, for these combatants of undying devotion will risk all to strike down those who oppose their Majesty and the glory of their home.Tempest’s Demise: The estate withholds the most technologically and magically advanced EMPs to date. A terrifying array of different EMPs sit, primed for instant and deadly usage. Nothing artificial, natural, magical, or divine could function under each electromagnetic burst. Such frightening weaponry is enough to shut down entire cities and countries in only a couple of blows.Magic Barrier: A barrier manifested from a ritual that dates back to primordial times exists omnidirectionally around the estate. Such enhanced durability derives from a legendary shield acquired by her Majesty's cultists. Mana from the highest heavens fuels the impenetrable defense that surrounds this aerial kingdom. There is nothing in existence known to mortals and immortals alike that could even scratch the formidable bubble.Fortification Wall: The barricade that reigns supreme over all other secure fortresses known in existence. Materials procured by the cultists of Moonscape Hollow from the strongest and mightiest sources compose this adamantine wall. Its foundation that upholds the estate reaches beyond the knowledge and fortitude of the heavens. Such strength is needed to peruse the infinite cosmos and float among the boundless stars.Tiamatum Umu: The creme de la creme of weaponry. These colossal canons, constructed of a mixture of the strongest metals such as magisteel, tungsten, vibranium, and more, stand regally at astronomical heights that dwarf tall Corporate buildings. Their fearsome prowess is primed for only the deadliest and most powerful foes. Beams of raw and unprecedented destruction reign free from these vessels of immaculate strength. For they reach into realms of immeasurable might and pull forth the magic that extends beyond comprehensible realms. Even divine entities of primordial age wouldn’t survive these blasts that strike down enemies without remorse.Rērugan: First conceived as a primitive slingshot, this weapon has evolved over millennia until it has become the height of technological prowess achieved by modern Lunarians. It functions as a railgun that fires ionized blasts and superheated projectiles that will disintegrate all forms of organic matter. The munitions can be augmented through integrated magics, altering their properties in order to counter opposing defense systems. (written by Kiki)Ape Armament: The unusual yet extraordinarily effective system contrived through moonscape intelligence. Flying monkeys are the source, turned chaotic and weaponized by eons of malignant mysticism. Well-tuned for siege attacks, they have tenfold the potency of modern-day missiles, able to travel many miles to attack and defend the estate to ballistic effect. (written by Kiki)Anzu's Call: The song of the wild. Murata employees obtained these extravagant and scarcely tamed fowl with powerful vocals. Their calls echo a tune of raw might that tells of primitive ages. Such an imposing chorus reaches an ultra-sonic level that easily goes beyond hundreds of decibels. Targets faced with this acoustic assault will meet irreparable damage up to complete obliteration.Basmu Breath: Miasmic instruments of doom inspired by the looming dread of a true queen’s power. Even the healthiest men are sure to waver under its reign, a downpour that is forged from all manner of lethal gas, caustic venoms, and outright disease made horrifyingly tangible. Liquid death, so to speak, rains from the fortress, and so it’s beyond fit to bring down entire armies if needed. (written by Kiki)
Materials & Structure
Ether Oils: Renowned for their magical properties, Ether Oils are highly sought after by powerful mages and magic practitioners. They are utilized in profound rituals of the highest magnificence and glory. These oils are used throughout the estate constantly due to the sheer versatility and power they offer. Even the heavens bend and split under each essence that spills.Fiend Femur: These indestructible bones originate from ancient monsters that were known for immeasurable strength and endurance. For instance, this significant and mighty ossein constructs both internal and external sections of the estate. The ineradicable material stands to the test of time and prevails for eternity against even the most stubborn of magic and explosives.Heart of Sin: Darkest sufferings and merciless desires swim to unimaginable depths in a wellspring of primordial might known as the Spectral Basin. Cultists and Murata employees harvested this primeval and archaic magic of measureless value that shakes the very foundation of the cosmos. Such perilous potency was engineered and meticulously crafted into a source of incalculable power. The wrath of this phantasmal heart is death and sin incarnate. For even deities buckle under the weight of its eternal and perpetual preeminence.Angel Dust: Mere sprinkles of Angel particles can beckon the call of the divine and the immortal. Such unbridled power rests within all related to Angels and those who wield their craft. Almighty and holy, Angel Dust is a practice common in the estate by those in close relation to the Majesty. However, the full extent of the Angel Dust’s utilization remains unknown to those outside of The Highness’ inner circle.Windswept Hairs: These small and refined hairs stem from the fibers of a magical plant known as Wind Fleur. Each hair comes from woven threads that establish connections and receptors. Furthermore, the latest technology uses Windswept Hairs to create and enhance durable wifi connections. The grand estate uses a plethora of these plant life fibers to power a vast network.Ancient Core: The expedition was most successful, providing nothing but the most excellent results. Soon we will bear witness to the glorified remnant of virgin earth, a beautiful ingot that was born from the minds of great ancients who once brought prosperity to the lands. Made viable with eons of lost knowledge, this profound construct was highly valued in elder machinery and now serves as a divine component in her majesty’s estate. (written by Kiki)Primordial Fluids: Glory be to the father; she was born from dust and bone, gifted unto primal earth of what was destined to become plagued by mankind. From Lilith’s fated journey across the seas and one such forsaken garden, her eventual banishment did not come without great suffering, and so it is through unknown methods that this infinitesimally small piece of essence has been obtained. Regardless its power is profound and seeps through the very air of the estate; inhabitants are to be soothed and relaxed when within these chambers. (written by Kiki)Titan’s Pancreas: Almighty children of the first light hailing from a forgotten realm that was lost to time and dust, once known to their subjects as manifestations of true divinity. According to tablets, they held untold power, which allowed them to shape the sky and stars, wielding the power of the sun in the palm of beyond gargantuan hands. With the effort of Moonscape scientists, a cosmic orb of an organ had been successfully obtained and fused into the estate to promote strength that would rival any threatening foe. (written by Kiki)Infernal Follicles: Onward through the eternal cycle, death, and rebirth, the divine process that Phoenixes are famously known for performing instinctually across the globe. Sought after by many factions for their many magical properties, talons and beaks are especially known for being highly valuable. Additional parts, such as their feathers, are even more popularized, and so it is the very cells that produce them that have been added to the estate, providing ample amounts of heat and power to keep all inhabitants warm. (written by Kiki)Capricorn Gill: Long treasured Goat of the sea, pride of the starry sky, and famed for swimming through the ambient night. It is only through extreme trial and tribulation that a single gill has been procured, and so its essence is imbued into the estate, granting perpetual motion through any environment, be it sea, air, or amongst the stars themselves. (written by Kiki)Bakhtak Blood: The hideous hags of legend, all children are familiar with the tales of these demented creatures, destined to suffocate spirits and claim their precious lifeblood for their own. However, it was from one particular hag that this fated treasure was denied, and so her own ichor was stolen, warped, and fashioned into crystalized form to take part in the estate. Its malignant power will ooze forever more, empowering the nastiest of magical arts through blighted blood. (written by Kiki)Trojan Flesh: The hardened warrior, awesome and superior to even the most formidable of his foul enemies. So his glorious legend calls out to us all, echoing deep into the current age in hopes of inspiring young spirits to don armament like the man himself once did. Let it be known one other such fragment of the hero remains, a steeled tendon from what was a terribly sustained injury. Heroic tissues, blessed they be, surround the estate with your symbolic tenacity and strength. (written by Kiki)Phantasmal Guts: Dwelling in the deepest of depths, the beast cries for release, and so it continues to feast on the flimsiest of prey. Akin to a squid or perhaps a whale, it consumes all without remorse in a constant quest to satiate its undying hunger. The aquatic prowess went rampant and threatened the high seas, forcing every crew to ready themselves for an unruly war. Many ships came and went, violently laid to rest in the sunken pits of the ocean floor, and so the great beast raged on, only to be claimed by its own emotional turmoil. So, it is from this legendary creature that entrails are spilled and bled, a surprisingly pleasant scent that now fills every corridor of her majesty’s fine estate. (written by Kiki)Oracle Lens: Humanity is damned, for they sin without remorse. Kneel, to me, falls prey to the pleasures of sweet and supple flesh. Sooner or later, they will descend into depravity, emotionally coiled onto the whims of the watcher. Enslaved yet ever freed, free but forever imprisoned, and so I watch over all treasuries, sinners that partake within the estate walls are doomed to be wreathed in their own cherry ichor. (written by Kiki)
Decorum
Alexandrite: These rare and valuable gemstones are a remarkable decoration throughout the estate. Beautiful and monumental statutes are composed of these brilliantly colorful gems. Any eyes that are even allowed to glimpse upon such wondrous figures will immediately surrender to the sheer awe Alexandrite beholds.Calacatta Quartz: Lavish and sleek Calacatta Quartz truly supplements the polished marble appeal in the estate’s interior. The pure and radiant white with dark streaks truly accentuates the aesthetic of modern divinity within the estate’s confines. Anyone lucky enough to witness it will become overwhelmed by its luxury.Rosewood Oak: All wooden furniture and constructs within the estate are carved from ornate Rosewood Oak. Its renowned smoothness and inviting opulence are a mere bonus compared to its gentle sturdiness. Comfort, security, and high standards of durability are all met by this wood of nobility.Lunar Mistletoe: The rare and illustrious Lunar Mistletoe is native to Moonscape Hollow. This nocturnal plant is exceptionally arduous to grow due to the required conditions for proper growth. Magecraft is a notorious art that utilizes the mystifying essence of these lunar floras. Despite their astounding scarcity, the people of the estate managed to replicate the perfect circumstances to grow them. Therefore, these tremendous mistletoes of the moon are found throughout the estate as decorations of profound empowerment.Rafflesia Arnoldii: Fated flora of spectral death, hundreds of followers, fell prey to its radiant touch during the month-long expedition. These unique plant species are found on the highest of mountaintops, where the borders between physical and spiritual become terribly thin, producing restorative compounds that aid health beyond scientific comprehension. (written by Kiki)
The Legend
Etemenanki is an enormous temple and tower from legend and biblical telling. The famous structure originates from Babylon. This ziggurat was a glorious domain built during Hammurabi’s reign and dedicated to the patron God, Marduk. According to ancient scripture, it consisted of seven levels and measured 300 feet high. Its divinity is impeccably prominent, for even its name translates to “house of the foundation of heaven on earth.” Etemenanki has connections to the Tower of Babel in biblical scripture, and many speculate they are the same. Over time, this wondrous building fell and rose during a trial of many years.Furthermore, several people of immense fame and importance steered and guided Etemananki’s continuous wax and wane. One of these significant individuals was Alexander the Great, who captured Babylon and ordered that the temple receive a repair. Unfortunately, when Alexander returned, he discovered the tower had never progressed in his absence. Out of anger, he commanded his army to demolish and reconstruct the temple anew. However, his untimely demise caused a significant delay and essentially brought an inevitable end to Etemananki. A few attempted to proceed with its creation, but it only resulted in fall after fall.The final straw was a Seleucid prince who decided to rebuild the temple and make a sacrifice in preparation. Nevertheless, he stumbled on loose rubble and lost balance. Enraged, he demanded that the remains get destroyed. Such was the very end and last documentation of the holy tower that brought forth heaven into the land of mortals.
The Rebirth
Ever since Lyra Shirogane came into the world, she was destined to wield the heroic spirit Semiramis, an Assyrian queen accredited with the creation of The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. A hundred years ago, she reigned over the sky with a valiant fortress of vanity that manifests as a noble phantasm. It was a palace of immense prestige and power. However, no matter how renowned it was, her home of wondrous might never achieved its full potential. Lyra sought to reach her entire level of peril in this new era. Thus, the start of Etemananki’s creation began.The Shirogane daughter called upon her country to assist her fearsome desire. Under the guidance of her and her father, Project Etemananki went along reasonably smoothly. Cultists from the Mosura coven came quickly to Lyra’s aid; they collaborated with Murata employees to retrieve the necessary materials and objects to build this modern castle fit for a pantheon of the highest order.The ingredients and reagents requested by Ms. Shirogane were unbelievable, outrageous, and impossible through the lens of mortals and immortals alike. Many employees were under severe stress to fulfill these frightening and potentially fatal commands. Regardless, the required materials were harvested from locations across the globe and dimensions beyond the capability of most immortal beings. Many cultists had to give an arm, a leg, and perhaps even a soul to obtain most of the retrieved objects. Thankfully, Moonscape’s leader provided …proper compensation for the absurd sacrifices that occurred.At last, the finalized product. A marvelous construction of immaculate and indescribable power arose from the primordial ritual and the unmatched work ethic of Mosura cultists and Murata employees. The aerial fortress spanned an astronomical size across the sky, blocking much of the view. Etemenanki floated with divine and soul-wrenching might that could decimate a God of supreme dominion. Several layers cover the metallic cityscape that looms over observers. Many structures line the noble platform, assuring onlookers that its prestige and incarnation of vanity are unrivaled. Infinite rooms and uncertain depths rest with only knowledge the Shirogane family holds.
Keystones
The Core of the Abyss: The center of darkness itself. Mosura cultists retrieved an ebony orb compact of ancient and primordial power that derives from the beginning of time. Its crystallized mako, known as Materia, withholds untapped might and is a wellspring of divine influence. Sacrifices galore were made to obtain this otherworldly sphere. Furthermore, this rare Materia is only one of two in existence and harbors enough fuel to summon Ultimate Destructive Magic. Such unheard and petrifying power is only heard in folktales. Black Materia has the capability to change the world permanently, and its tremendous and incredible might empowers the estate to eternal glory.Bahamut: The end result of dark magic, weeks of conjuring performed by Lumarians on a quest to please her majesty. Thanks to their sacrifice, Etemenanki can invoke beasts from beyond the veil, one in particular with strength so indomitable it has never known defeat. Its signature breath is highly dangerous, bringing forth blasts that can easily bypass the resistance of sturdy bulwarks. (written by Kiki)Waters of Marduk: Primordial ages that breathed the existence of chaos throughout the cosmos in a great divide of unbridled and monumental power that presides over all. An era that is beyond ancient and outside of time itself. A river of swirling havoc dissected into two halves that were destined to dance throughout eternity. A precious amount of such waters were miraculously obtained by their Majesty’s cultists. These morsels of godly liquid were preserved and cultivated for the estate. Now they rush among every pipe and inner working mechanism within the estate’s confines. Only members of high prestige and caliber access these waters, predating knowledge that surpasses ruling Gods.