Homes and Tomes Guild Hall, Version 1

The original post was posted on the Norrathian Homeshow forums on November 19, 2010.

Yes, ladies and gents, Homes and Tomes' guild hall is complete!

We're located in Halas, on the Antonia Bayle server. We're a (very) small guild of people interested in decorating, crafting, and BOOOOOOOOOKS!

Hello all! I am Jazabelle Wra'Eth, Bibliobuilder (that's leader, to the rest of you) of Homes and Tomes!


Some views of the Lounge, the area right as you enter the hall:
Left side

Right side

Closeup of fireplace

Star inlay

Ceiling


And on to the crafting room, which is to the East of the Lounge:


All of the stations are completely useable. The tables are flipped upside down and placed near the appropriate crafting station. All one has to do to use them is to stand in front of the appropriate station, open the recipe book, pick the recipe, and craft!

All of the stations can also easily reach the writ giver, and have their own clipboard to begin writs.


Through the hall to the dock:

I tried for an optical illusion of a cave entrance in the distance. Whoo, it looks stormy out there!


To the West of the Lounge are the living quarters. A friend refers to this as our "red light district." I have no idea why!

A guest room

Skitle in her room, with her first gold, framed.


Skitle's closet

The very important notice you receive upon entering Skitle's room...

Aurelis' room. Yes, we have The Aurelis! <3

Aurelis, doing Aurelisy things.

The bathroom is not as large as it appears... really!



Toweeeeeeelllllllls! Possibly my favorite thing in the entire hall. I don't know why, it just is...

A Throne In Sandstone. It's the hottest sculpture around! Also, the most useful.

Staircase to the second floor

Yes, it is appropriately sized.

The upstairs guest room

Kazz's room. The poor guy keeps having the gender of his Dirty Secret changed whenever the mood strikes us... Yes, right now it's male.
(Kazz saw Skitle's skeleton. Skitle is a necromancer. Kazz is a shadowknight. Kazz informed me, "I don't want a skeleton in my closet. Skeletons are so passe! I want a high elf in my closet." Kazz's mistake was in not informing me what gender said high elf should be...)


Last but not least, my room!


My closet. I collect clothing like other people collect.... other things that they collect a lot of. My poor home is overfull of clothing, so I've taken to storing some at the guild hall. In garment bags, of course! Wouldn't want them to get damaged...


The hall really is much better in person. I've left out quite a few details. If you're there, be sure to poke your head in every room! The guest rooms and bathrooms are pretty similar, but the personal rooms are quite unique. In theory, each person was supposed to decorate their own room. In practice, only Skitle had the time to decorate hers, and I wound up decorating the others' in as close to their taste as I could manage.

Thanks for touring, and be sure to drop us a line if you stop by!

The Norrathian Research Library, Version 1

The original post was posted on the Norrathian Homeshow forums on August 31, 2010.

This was my second flexing of editor muscles. This home features the first domed glass ceiling--the one that started it all! (At least in my case.)

I've been meaning to post this for a while now, but between redoing my house six or eight times and a recent commission I was working on (in addition to going out of town and catching a horrible cold) I haven't found the time.

The majority of the tower is very similar, as it's mostly a place to house the books I've been collecting. My collection may not be the largest around, but I can guarantee that it's very well loved. I even went so far as to build a tower for it, after all!

There aren't many complex items built in the tower, aside from the tower itself. But I do like it. It only took about four days to make, so it's allowed to be a little sparse!

The Norrathian Research Library, Kelethin Branch is housed in Aerie Kolmas (the Far Residential Aerie) under Library on the Antonia Bayle server. Pay a visit -- it looks much better in person.

I have not actually finished putting the books on the shelves, but the structure itself is finished (aside from the restrooms).

If you feel like donating/selling/contacting me about getting some neat items into the library, feel free! I can always use a few more items.

Also, I'm collecting books! Have some old books you don't want any more? Especially books that aren't obtainable any longer? I will purchase them! I'm no Aurelis, but I'm working on becoming an Aurelis acolyte. Boooooooooks.

Do you write books? I reserve the top floor of my eight story tower for player-written books. Lemme know, and I will purchase them from you, or provide notebooks for you to paste them in.

Many many many thanks to Aurelis for her encouragment, input, and catalog system. Just as many thanks to Rakuno for putting up with random giant carpentry and faction item orders at all hours of the day and night, and for doing them as fast as an impatient Ayr'Dal used to instant gratification could wish!

Exiting Kelethin, entering the little valley where the library is housed.


Path through the forest to the front doors of the library.


Looking up through the trees to the sky above

First floor -- entryway, catalog, map, and front desk





Second floor -- Rare Tomes


Third floor -- Lands and Beasts



Fourth floor -- Chronicles, Cultures, and Hobbies



For those of you who don't know, Jazabelle always has a skeleton of some sort in her house. She started life as a necromancer, and it's left a lasting impression, even though she's an illusionist now.

Rakuno (on one of his many trips to purchase faction items) stopped by and picked up this skeleton for me as a surprise. Please note, this skeleton is a model only! No Norrathians were harmed in the obtaining of said skeleton. I swear. Honest.

The donor is anonymous, because it was one of Rakuno's other characters who picked it up, and as far as in-character actions go, said character would not donate an item to a library. Anonymous it is!

Fifth floor -- Parlor


Seowyth was giving away several items in Homeshow one day. I pounced on one of them, and was generously given several other items in addition! Thank you for the piano, Seowyth. It fits the parlor perfectly!


The restrooms are not finished. I became bored partway through. I'll finish them one day... maybe. As they're not important to the rest of the library, I haven't bothered!

Sixth floor -- Mythoi

Aurelis, Rakuno, and I had an amusing debate about mythos, mythoi, and mythoses. Mythos is singular, everyone! Mythoi and mythoses are plural. I prefer how mythoi looks, although I don't speak Greek, so I have no idea if that's the appropriate plural to use in this situation. Anyone know?


Seventh floor -- Notables and Mortals


Eighth floor -- Books by Adventurers



The books on this shelf are my fairy tale series. I promise, I'll get around to writing another fairy tale soon!

This book is probably the most important book in my collection. Anyone interested in book hunting should definitely pick up a copy, or poke Aurelis if there are no more for sale on Antonia Bayle. I have no idea if she's selling them on The Bazaar or not!