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EthalenSkye — The Great Tower of Skye

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Description Pt I. of the Lanthrish Locales.
Pt. II "Palinroe" [link]
Pt. III "Aleth Hult" [link]
This is the abode of the Skye Monarchy. Long ago, the world was cast into darkness, as the heavens were silent. In that time, great trees called the Buinnen died. Over time, the massive trunks turned to stone. During the reign of Emperor Tralysaad VI, ages later, this stone tree was discovered near the Nadas Cluvagge (Cliffs of NadasEl) as the emperor travelled through lanthranolund - his newly claimed province. The emperor had enslaved dwarves from the realm of Noromnak and brought them to Lanthranolund to create a tower for his dwelling in the land. The day came when the Lanthrish rose up under one Ethalen Skye, and overthrew Tralysaad. As a show of gratitude, the dwarves refurbished the tower for the new Lanthrish King. Niches were carved out to hold statues of future kings. The lion of the west and the panstag of the east were made symbols of the country. Ethalen hailed from West Lanthranolund and was thus the First Lion of the West. Comyn Anerroth, the throne city of Lanthranolund grew up around the tower. Over the years, facades and towers were added . Even complex drainage systems and chimney works along with a monstrous horn was mounted at the top which blared through the roaring mouths of brass/bronze lions. Gutters and gargoyles of copper and stone carried water away from the front of the tower to drop down the sides to a canal below, carrying water to systems in the main city. The builings in the foreground are special housings within walls separating the tower from Comyn Anerroth.
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celestial-insanity [2010-05-22 00:17:42 +0000 UTC]

WHOA!

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EthalenSkye In reply to celestial-insanity [2010-05-22 03:25:37 +0000 UTC]

Oh? Do you like the tower?
You should see the inside!

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celestial-insanity In reply to EthalenSkye [2010-05-24 17:45:20 +0000 UTC]

wow o__O Did you illustrate the rooms and everything, too?

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EthalenSkye In reply to celestial-insanity [2010-05-25 19:36:24 +0000 UTC]

Well, in my head. I've been considering doing a cross-section of the tower so that you can see what all is in there!
It's on my list.

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celestial-insanity In reply to EthalenSkye [2010-06-01 01:48:02 +0000 UTC]

Oooo that sounds great! You're so awesome witht he details, I'm sure you'll make it epic. ^0^

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EthalenSkye In reply to celestial-insanity [2010-06-01 04:01:23 +0000 UTC]

Well,thank you kindly!
I will certainly try to make it epic! I've already started sketches, so stay tuned!

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celestial-insanity In reply to EthalenSkye [2010-06-01 11:02:07 +0000 UTC]

Oooo okay! I shalt +watch you. ^_^

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EthalenSkye In reply to celestial-insanity [2010-06-02 05:22:35 +0000 UTC]

1000 s!!!
I'm hoping you'll like what you see!

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celestial-insanity In reply to EthalenSkye [2010-06-02 11:24:40 +0000 UTC]

I shall, trust me!

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StevenVnDoom [2008-05-19 14:38:08 +0000 UTC]

Oh, wow this is awesome! The detail is amazing!!! How long did this piece take to finish?!?

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EthalenSkye In reply to StevenVnDoom [2008-05-21 15:19:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, Alezander!
About 8 hours of work went into this. It seems most of my completed works average between 8 & 10 hours.

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StevenVnDoom In reply to EthalenSkye [2008-05-21 16:54:16 +0000 UTC]

WOW!!

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MissStark [2007-12-02 15:02:31 +0000 UTC]


The massive scale, the detail...

I'm floored.

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EthalenSkye In reply to MissStark [2007-12-11 01:58:33 +0000 UTC]

Would that not be so very cool to see?!
Thank you!

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MotteBacchus [2007-10-20 09:29:24 +0000 UTC]

yeaaah i love these kinds of drawings i try them myself sometimes if i got the time but yours is awesome , everything fits and very nice achritecture^^

looks good keep the good work on

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EthalenSkye In reply to MotteBacchus [2007-10-24 23:11:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for the very nice compliment!
And thank you for the !
I'm working on keeping up the good work.
You have some great work yourself! I'll have to stop in again.

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MotteBacchus In reply to EthalenSkye [2007-10-25 14:21:53 +0000 UTC]

nothing you have to thank for it is a really great picture^^

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Cmac13 [2007-09-22 14:17:46 +0000 UTC]

how totally cool

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EthalenSkye In reply to Cmac13 [2007-09-24 05:44:45 +0000 UTC]

And thank you for the

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EthalenSkye In reply to Cmac13 [2007-09-24 05:44:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Thank you very much!

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graemeb [2007-08-02 09:39:44 +0000 UTC]

The trees still live, they are over at my gallery.

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EthalenSkye In reply to graemeb [2007-08-03 08:59:39 +0000 UTC]

Ah! Yes! I remember visiting you a while back! It was a deviation of one of your trees that grasped me! Very cool! Thank you for dropping in, and for the ! I truly appreciate it! I'm going back to your

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creeps2002 [2007-06-23 08:21:35 +0000 UTC]

That is amazing!! I love all the detail!! How long did it take you? If I attempted something like that I would still not be finished even if I started when I was two!! It is awesome! - What book is it from? (if it is from one at all )

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EthalenSkye In reply to creeps2002 [2007-06-23 08:47:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! This took me appx 10 hrs. . . . This is from a book I'm currently writing- it's slow going. A lot of the stuff in my gallery pertains to my story. Running title right now: "Legacy of Skye"

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creeps2002 In reply to EthalenSkye [2007-06-23 09:06:38 +0000 UTC]

Cool

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GhostinReveries [2007-06-22 20:21:10 +0000 UTC]

That's really impressive. I guess you spent a lot of time to do it! All these details are very beautiful. You have a lot of talent.

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EthalenSkye In reply to GhostinReveries [2007-06-22 22:11:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, Julie! I love details! There's a Part Deux coming. Be on the lookout!

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GhostinReveries In reply to EthalenSkye [2007-06-22 22:16:07 +0000 UTC]

I'll add you to see that! (and the rest of your work!)

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EthalenSkye In reply to GhostinReveries [2007-06-23 00:02:53 +0000 UTC]

Eternal thanks to thee, newest friend!

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GhostinReveries In reply to EthalenSkye [2007-06-23 10:44:36 +0000 UTC]

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frog648 [2007-06-11 02:23:31 +0000 UTC]

Great work.

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EthalenSkye In reply to frog648 [2007-06-11 02:26:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, good sir!

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clwoods [2007-06-08 13:28:30 +0000 UTC]

Incredible, stunning. What more can I say!

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EthalenSkye In reply to clwoods [2007-06-08 19:10:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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clwoods In reply to EthalenSkye [2007-06-09 13:37:06 +0000 UTC]

You are very welcome!

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SarawenArt [2007-06-01 15:24:34 +0000 UTC]

ooo, nice details! I especially love the addition of the birds flying around the tower.

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No-no-no [2007-05-26 21:24:43 +0000 UTC]

Brilliant! Fav for you for being so detalic.

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Vegvisir [2007-05-25 17:43:54 +0000 UTC]

Truly an amazing drawing! Great perspective and detail! what a job!!! Love it!

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johannachambers [2007-05-17 12:17:27 +0000 UTC]

Mind-boggling detail! This is so cool! Interesting story, too!

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EthalenSkye In reply to johannachambers [2007-05-19 05:17:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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Hungrysparrow [2007-04-29 23:11:59 +0000 UTC]

Cool piece. Great detail.

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EthalenSkye In reply to Hungrysparrow [2007-04-30 02:29:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you kindly!

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aautio [2007-04-11 20:13:09 +0000 UTC]

Wow.. great concept and brilliant execution -- truly an intimidating structure!

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EthalenSkye In reply to aautio [2007-04-13 05:29:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! This is the last stand site if Comyn Anroth were to be overrun! And this tower is loaded with defences!

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aautio In reply to EthalenSkye [2007-04-23 18:51:15 +0000 UTC]

It definitely looks like a formidable bastion of defense to be sure.. Great work!

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MartinSilvertant [2007-04-05 10:58:45 +0000 UTC]

Very rich details, and great atmosphere. It looks lovely.

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EthalenSkye In reply to MartinSilvertant [2007-04-06 06:35:01 +0000 UTC]

This is one of my favourites! I had the vague image in my head and each bit of the picture was born as I drew - finally complete! Thank you for the compliment!

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MartinSilvertant In reply to EthalenSkye [2007-04-06 07:22:17 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome.

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DocRedfield [2007-03-20 07:49:15 +0000 UTC]

Very cool.. its like a fantasy version of the New Babel Tower at the heart of Metropolis.... Nice work

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EthalenSkye In reply to DocRedfield [2007-03-23 17:37:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! This is one of my favorites!

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