Gardens of Pentas

Situated at the base of the Needle of Pentas on the Isle of Ornath, the Gardens of Pentas are a collection of horticultural gardens maintained by the Order of the Lumnasi Viragos in honor of the five spheres of Lumnis's influence. Each garden has a statue depicting a portion of Lumnis's lore and/or history, as well as a plethora of flowers, resting areas, ambients, and earthnodes.

Garden of the Planes

• earthnode is in [Garden of the Planes, Fountain]
• Colored theme is crimson
• 6 rooms in the garden
• 2 separate seating areas

Rooms

[Garden of the Planes, Entry]

Cream-hued travertine walls, incredibly smooth and glass-like in appearance, are interrupted by an ironwood portal wrought in the shape of a ring that is partially embedded in bright red brick cobblestones. Protecting the entry from the elements is an umbrella-like awning fashioned of lacquered wooden slates, its ends dangling dormant lanterns that have eahnor rooves. A blown glass hummingbird feeder rests to the north of the path, its wrought iron supports hidden amid a wealth of showy camelia bushes.

lanterns - Attached to a thin slat of lacquered ironwood, the lantern is comprised of thin eahnor-framed doors and frosted red glass. Matching metal rooves are perched at an angle on the top of the tiny boxes, the steep angle preventing water from accumulating on the piece.

hummingbird feeders - Kidney-shaped in design, the hummingbird feeder is fashioned of whorled crimson and gold glass. A long metal nozzle distributes the nectar to the tiny birds that might seek it, while a large wrought iron frame gently cradles it aloft.

showy camelia bushes - Bound by a brown, organic sheath to the spindled limbs of the bush, the spear-shaped leaves of bright green are decorated with vibrant yellow veining along their waxy lengths. Vivid red camellia blossoms, with their rows of overlapping petals that hide the stamen, stand out amid the verdant foliage that frames the cobbled brick pathway of the garden.

You gaze at a showy camellia bush with a practiced eye, noting that you could probably harvest a vivid red camellia blossom, a spear-shaped bright green leaf, a blade of short grass.

[Garden of the Planes, Lawn]

Garnet sweetspire forms a decorative border to the lush lawn of cultivated and manicured lawn, which spreads its luscious grass from the bright cobbled pathway to the low travertine wall at its far end. Purplish-red fountain grass sprouts up in various locations, lanterns housed in their cascading depths. Positioned beneath an umbrella of golden orbs, a small wooden lectern holds court over the lawn.

[Garden of the Planes]
Bordered in travertine, cobalt, and pink soapstone, several tiered garden beds rise from the pathway's bright red cobblestones towards the garden's high walls. Red sunflowers nod their dark heads from the upper tiers, while a bed of autumn-hued verbena holds the middle ground. Coral-hued coneflowers give way to the ruffled spikes of canna buds upon the lowest basin.

[Garden of the Planes, Tree]

Towering over the garden walls, an enormous ironwood tree stretches its broad fingers towards the sky as if reaching for the apex of the Needle of Pentas. Broad leaves of a pale green hue wreathe the arboreal giant, while small, blood-red blossoms decorate its lower boughs, which are laden with tiny prismatic baubles. A low stone bench rests within crimson gravel along the southeastern bend of the cobbled pathway.

[Garden of the Planes, Trellis]

Thick vines are draped across a series of river-reed arbors, the linked structures forming a tunnel down this section of the brick cobbled garden pathway. Shadows lay heavy upon the area, with faint glimpses of sunlight peeking between the verdant leaves and the burgundy blossoms that resemble bright red child's pinwheels. Carefully placed amid the colorful mandevilla vines are tiny blown glass orbs that emit a warm golden glow.

[Garden of the Planes, Fountain]

Concentric bands of alternating cobalt, alabaster, and crimson-hued bricks spread outward from a shallow broad-basined fountain, the carefully crafted rings artistically blending with the various pathways that wend their way through the gardens. Golden mirrors fitted with dormant votives are positioned at various intervals within the foliage, the sunlight playing off of the prisms positioned before them. Two wrought iron tables provide refreshments, while red geode benches offer space for repose.

Spirit

• earthnode is in [Garden of the Spirit, Fountain]
• colored theme is blue
• 6 rooms in the garden
• 2 seating locations

Rooms

[Garden of the Spirit, Entry]

Sunlight reflects off of the cobalt blue tiles of the garden pathway, its soft and luminous light lending the incredibly smooth, glass-like travertine walls of the Needle of Pentas a frosted appearance. An arched awning of haon and glass provides the rounded entry with protection from the elements, while small white statues cupping orbs in their hands line the pathway. Bushes of indigo butterflyweed occupy every bit of untiled ground and house tiny bowls of nectar in their depths.

[Garden of the Spirit, Shelter]

Fashioned of haon, an arched tunnel trellis creates a connective corridor between the northern and southern ends of the garden. Cobalt blue tiles surrounded by a thick, golden moss fill the pathway, while tiny statues fashioned of marble hold dimly glowing orbs aloft in their intricately carved hands. Bands of amethyst, indigo, and niveous wisteria blossoms dangle between the slats like floral icicles that release their gentle, sweet fragrance in the air.

[Garden of the Spirit, Tree]
Verdant green moss forms an organic carpet along the northeastern edge of the pathway, the fuzzy blend terminating at a granite ring of smooth stones that create a border to small pools that house koi fish and lily pads. Rising from the standing water, a towering and ancient haon tree stretches its limbs towards the sky, its translucent leaves allowing the sunlight to filter through the garden.

[Garden of the Spirit]

Ambling down the hill-like incline of the northeastern section of gardens, a small brook lined with silvery-grey limestone pebbles passes beneath the cobalt blue tiles as it travels to the southeast. In the higher reaches, long stalks of blue irises bend their curving limbs towards the cool waters as if paying homage to its passage. Nearer at hand, the short-stemmed glory-of-the-snow blossoms dance around the edges of a mossy bank that sprouts indigo woodland crocuses.

[Garden of the Spirit, Lawn]

Encircled by a low travertine wall, the manicured lawn is pockmarked with tidy, dwarf mounds of verdant blue fescue and silvery blue oatgrass. Smooth limestone boulders are arranged in evenly spaced, semicircular rows that face a copper and haon lectern in the southwestern section of the expanse. High above and stretching from one end of the lawn to the other, a canopy of loosely woven netting dangle a plethora of frosted globes that reflect the sunlight as they twist and turn with the ambient, yet fragrant, breeze that filters through the gardens.

[Garden of the Spirit, Fountain]

Cobalt tiled pathways surrounded in bright yellow moss converge upon this small courtyard, which is filled with the soft sound of mechanical buzzing and purring. At the heart of the space, a half-wall of metallic parrots lifts from the glass-like surface of a small pool of water recessed into the ground. Rising from the aquatic depths, a beautiful copper statue greets a copper and carnelian sun that is brightly illuminated by some unseen source.

Elements

• earthnode is in
• color theme is green

Rooms

[Garden of the Elements, Entry]

Blankets of verdant moss surround the smooth limestones of the pathway, their rounded edges appearing like floating islands in a sea of green that stretch away from the glass-like travertine walls of the Needle of Pentas before disappearing into the garden. Sunlight and shadows place across the sea glass panels of the awning above, its protective shelter affixed to the walls with brass and modwir supports. A pair of large terracotta planters housing several spiky bougainvillea vines rest by the entry.

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Chaos

• earthnode is in
• color theme is black

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Order

• earthnode is in
• color theme is white

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