WELCOME

As you step through an iron portcullis you enter a grand courtyard.You can tell that this place is of magical construction for there is no possible way for all that you see to be contained inside walls. You look to your left and right and see that you are standing in the midst of an extravagant garden. Flowering vines hang from the interior walls of the courtyard and trees of every kind imaginable grow in what seems to be a natural forest. In front of you, a path winds into the forest, marked on each side by flowers that are home to dozens of pixies.

You take a step on the path and feel the uncontrollable desire to continue on it. You walk for a few minutes, leaving the portcullis and walls behind in the cloak of the forest. Eventually you come across a large clearing, with a clear stream passing through the middle of it. In the center of the clearing is a statue of a dragon that seems to follow your every move. The stream originates from under the statue and flows off to the right, into very dense foliage. The path continues on the other side of the statue where the forest closes in on it once more.

You have passed through the clearing and now continue on the path through the forest. As you walk, you notice that the forest is thinning. You can cow see fauns and nymphs playing within it. As the forest thins, a large lake comes into view. Then, the forest ends abruptly and you are standing on a long beach. You see a large island in the middle of the lake with a crystal palace sitting upon it. The path that you have been following leads directly into the water, and you see a small hut off to your right.