Re: IC8-2
"Yes, of course," he says. Tapping his stick from side to side, he leads you up a beautiful garden with ornate statues, a lovely fountain, and rows of trees. He takes you into the chateau and asks you to wait in the foyer. As you look around, you see art everywhere: tapestries and rugs, paintings and busts, statues, and art objects of every form. You are sure a king's ransom alone is held in the foyer. Most of the paintings depict violent, gothic, or erotic images. The statues are mostly of people in various poses, including a fair number of soldiers. The tapestries show a landscape of wars and what appears to be a running history of the kingdom. Of particular interest are art objects, including eggs, small sculpted trees, and earthen vases of elven make. Set in ornate display cases, you can see various weapons depicting all ages of battle among the humans and demihumans.
Erthnon leaves you alone as he climbs a dais and out the far door to find Syrissa. Even the door, you notice, is carved in bas relief images of trees, people, and buildings.