Building Eternity - Thale Lodge and Northriver Moot

 Hello. C J here. We've got another Minecraft adventure for today. I'm back to Minecraft with a new set of goals in a new region of my setting. I'm building locations from Eternity the steampunk solar system in the Legend setting so I can write novels set here and eventually make an Eternity video game within the Legend video game line. I will look into releasing this map as a download or on Realms when it's more finished. This is how I proofread locations and learn how to present them in fiction.

First we start at Northriver Moot. This is a sacred site to the faction Wild Lords where they meet and perform their magic rituals. The Wild Lords are a loose association of nature wizards who dwell in the wilderness and look to ensure the industrial world they live near doesn't destroy the natural world. They ally with the villages and towns who live on the edges of civilization and who share their respect for the living world. They are willing to offer weather magic, fertility magic and military aid in exchange for goods and new recruits.

 From here we can see one of the standing stones the faction uses to navigate the wilderness. We go North by river now to the next build site.

Here in the distance we can see the next structure coming into view. 

This is the cottage and lodge owned by the Wild Lord Thale the Falcon Bard. Thale is often responsible for welcoming in and training new team members in the Wild Lords. The copper device there is a steam powered water pump and that's the only technology Thale the Falcon Bard relies on. This setting here is a lot less advanced than Ascala and unlike Ascala has never invented technology past the coal fire era. Life is simpler out here and the genre is a lot easier for me to write and design than the modern day one. 

 It's a simple and traditional life the Wild Lords lead. They have pelts on the ground to keep them warm and power everything with wood or coal for heat. They cook food over a fire pit and eat while seated on overturned logs. They store food in room temperature cupboards and make their own clothing and armour by hand. Food, rest and teamwork. These are probably the only words their language shares with our modern day one.

This is the inside of the cottage's woodshed. At the back is a furnace for heat and a smoker. The wood here is gathered in the Summer months and used for warmth during the long cold Winters. The food is mostly smoked or cured meat or fish and some hardy root crops that can be grown on site and that will survive the winter months. Candy means honeyed fruit and nuts. This is the story region I'm writing next. Stay tuned for more Minecraft updates. This Minecraft map will be available once I find the best way of doing it so everyone can explore the world here together.

 

C J Mcpherson