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==Procession Road== | ==Procession Road== | ||
The '''Procession Road''' leads from the entrance to the [[Lower Hamlet]] to the [[Chapel]] at its centre. It is lined with statues depicting a woman in libation, tipping a bowl over large holes in the ground. | The '''Procession Road''' leads from the entrance to the [[Lower Hamlet]] to the [[Chapel]] at its centre. It is lined with statues depicting a woman in libation, tipping a bowl over large holes in the ground. The statues are made from the same yellowish wax as much of the architecture around them. It is not said what the liquid being poured might be, but it is assumed it is spermaceti, which is being poured in the lake of spermaceti in [[Yellow Lake|the caves under the village]]. | ||
===The Procession=== | ===The Procession=== | ||
A group of [[Animals|animals]] can be found in procession, marching down the waxy road. They drag behind them carcasses wrapped in cloth, and will occasionally throw one down the holes that line the passage. | A group of [[Animals|animals]] can be found in procession, marching down the waxy road. They drag behind them carcasses wrapped in cloth, and will occasionally throw one down the holes that line the passage. | ||
Revision as of 14:19, 26 January 2024
This village is an old settlement, older than most of its inhabitants know. Formed from a constant process of cannibalistic construction, each building is built on top of another, often in a confusing way. Roads are found to go nowhere, and bridges, wide enough for a truck, lead to thin staircases or small alleys.
The Lower Hamlet is the oldest part of the hamlet, which grew from these roots. At its centre is the Chapel, which follows the Procession Road. The roads, homes and statues are soaked in spermaceti, which hangs from the ceilings in dour temper. The wax drips, and forms in detailed aniconic patterns in mounds on the passageways.
Procession Road
The Procession Road leads from the entrance to the Lower Hamlet to the Chapel at its centre. It is lined with statues depicting a woman in libation, tipping a bowl over large holes in the ground. The statues are made from the same yellowish wax as much of the architecture around them. It is not said what the liquid being poured might be, but it is assumed it is spermaceti, which is being poured in the lake of spermaceti in the caves under the village.
The Procession
A group of animals can be found in procession, marching down the waxy road. They drag behind them carcasses wrapped in cloth, and will occasionally throw one down the holes that line the passage.
