http://www.play.net/forums/messages.asp?forum=102&category=1&topic= 1&message=2185 Are you good with gravestones? Do stone slabs make you salivate? If so, this is the contest for you! Design a historical memorial to be placed within Ta'Illistim. It should be made of stone, marble or bronze and should reflect a historical place or personage taken from official documentation or in-game events. While a bit of humor is fine, remember that these are memorials within an elven city, and thus should have an elven sensibility. The best entries from all submissions will be added to Ta'Illistim and their designers invited to a special private function, prior to a public unveiling. Example: "a carved,marble,panel" The arched panel is carved with a low relief scene. A line of elven mourners, their heads bowed and their hands clasped, process down a tree-lined var, accompanying a draped coffin. The cloth covering the coffin is marked with the official crest of House Illistim. At the bottom of the panel is a small silver plaque. There appears to be something written on it. In the Elven language, it reads: Death comes to Linsandrych Illistim You may submit up to 3 memorials per account. Winners will be selected in both Prime and Platinum. *All entries should have a 15/15/15 base, with a SHOW description. No long descriptions please! *All entries must be received by March 14, 2010. *All entry emails must be titled, "Ta'Illistim Memorial Contest". *All entries must be emailed to GS4-ITZEL@PLAY.NET. *All entries must include your character's name and your account name in the email. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! This message was originally posted in Towns, Ta'Illistim. To discuss the above follow the link below. http://www.play.net/forums/messages.asp?forum=102&category=19&topic= 14&message=3404 a high-ranking Elemancer and Master of Lore. The Veythorne family is famous for its research in the elemental planes – going as far back as the founding of the Elemancers centuries ago by Meathrix Veythorne Illistim It is unusual to find a very old gravestone with no image in the tympanum and no borders around the inscription area. Typical of early gravestones note the combined letters such as T and E in INTERRED and T and H in THIS. Note the spelling of BETER - it appears as BEER. There are a few gravestones from the early 1700's displaying winged heads but they are rare. Some may have been produced later in the 1700's and back dated. The gravestone displays a winged head with an hourglass over the head. The inscription area is heart shaped surrounded by an ornate border. This is the oldest gravestone with a winged head on Cape Cod. The gravestone carver is unknown but possibilities include Joseph Lamson, Nathaniel Emmes or James Gilchrist all of Boston. The right photo shows the footstone which displays a small winged skull and two sets of crossed bones in the upper corners. The combination of a winged head on the headstone and a winged skull with crossed bones on the footstone is rare. Headstone encased on back and edges with resin bonded fiberglass A gravestone with a double tympanum at times was used for twins. The following gravestones combine the images of the urn and the willow tree. This combined image strongly emphasized the mourning and sadness of those left behind. A great number of ancient crosses and stone pillars, enriched with various figures and ornamentsFrom: At the bottom on the west side is sculptured, in bas-relief, the figure of a man bareheaded, habited in a gown, which reaches to the middle of his legs, holding a bird (most probably a hawk) on his hand, just above its perch. Immediately over this figure are the remains of an inscription in Runic characters, of which an accurate fac-simile was communicated to From: The east side is filled with an elegant scroll ornamented with foliage, fruit, flowers, and animals, sculptured in bas-relief, as are five compartments, of flowers and Runic knots, placed alternately, on the south side: in the uppermost but one is a sun-dial. On the north side are also five compartments; two of flowers, two of knots, and the fifth filled with chequer-work, which led some of our early antiquaries into the extraordinary supposition that it was erected by one of theheadstone, monument, tombstone, memorial-stone flanked by four decoration of the Triumphal Arch in mosaic 4)Finishes Available:Polished, honed, ground, chiselled, rough picked, fine picked, carved monuments, etching memorials. 5)Headstone sandblast, lettering & colorized, monument statues and carving, memorial etching(shadow carving), tombstone inlay decoration are all available. 2)Monument Styles Available: including lawn plaque, slant headstone, bevel marker, pillow marker, desktop wedge memorials, upright headstone, single monument, companion monuments, Kerb-set Monument with cover slab or ledger, Double monument, Multiple Monument, Garden Bed Monuments, Children Memorials, Pet Monument, Mausoleum, Obelisk, Vase, Bench, Urn, Candle Holder, etc. imple upright slabs with semi-circular, rounded, gabled, pointed-arched, pedimental, square or other shaped tops. During the 18th century, they were often decorated with memento mori (symbolic reminders of death) such as skulls or winged skulls, winged cherub heads, heavenly crowns, urns or the picks and shovels of the grave digger. Somewhat unusual were more elaborate allegorical figures, such as Old Father Time, or emblems of trade or status, or even some event from the life of the deceased (particularly how they died). Later in the same century, large tomb chests or smaller coped chests were commonly used by the gentry as a means of commemorating a number of members of the same family. In the 19th century, headstone styles became very diverse, ranging from plain to highly decorated _________________________ The Avelleur line would be of little import as it is most unlikely to brag of its accomplishments – a thing which instantly sets it apart from most other families. The family rarely visits the courts except when specifically summoned for, and does not engage in the normal dalliances and frivolities that invariably flitter about every royal court. However, the Avelleurs have a long history of quietly announced magical breakthroughs, mostly in the field of sorcery. Their most prominent family member is known as "The Nameless Necromancer", a man whose research was recently used to create the Planar Shift spell, and to which they only recently avowed as being part of their bloodline. Their most important collective role to date was brokering the peace between House Illistim and the Faendryl during the disastrous events of 5105, when a rogue Faendryl sorcerer unleashed a scourge of demons within the walls of the city. Through their efforts, a peaceful exchange of knowledge was undertaken, eventually leading to the spread of minor summoning and the new defenses of Ta'Illistim against such a repeat incident. Family Flourish: a trine of nebulous grey spheres __________________ The Nellereune line is renowned for its revolutionary advances in magical items, having catalogued, found, and produced an astonishing variety of devices – Nerathas Nellereune Illistim was one of the lead researches on dreamstone amulets after the destruction of Maelshyve, leading to the construction of the common crystal amulets we know today. Alerreth Nellereune Illistim was the first to distill the pure form of veniom, and his first experimentations with airship control and design lead to the founding of modern flight practices today. After Maelshyve and throughout the modern era, many family members of the Nellereune line continually work on the wardings throughout the city which protect it from magical attack while seamlessly blending in with the surroundings. While this family is generally admired for such accomplishments, they are often quietly avoided outside of royal functions – the Nellereune family members are one of the most prodigious users of Flow magic in the known orld, and due to such highly volatile and chaotic forces involved, the family also has the unfortunate reputation of having the most magical accidents and tragedies. While most of the family traditionally goes into the field of research, there are those which choose to wander the world in search of ancient and obscure artifacts which are held in high regard by the family – if they are successful. Family Flourish: a twisting, complex array of blue and white flows Family Statement: "Walking the unwalked path." ______________________ a high-ranking Elemancer and Master of Lore. The Veythorne family is famous for its research in the elemental planes – going as far back as the founding of the Elemancers centuries ago by Meathrix Veythorne Illistim Family Flourish: a series of intertwined grey and white streamers Family Statement: "The winds of time carry the wisdom to overcome all." ______________________ A polished marble tombstone The upright black marble tombstone bears within its centre shadow-carved runic symbols for the elements of earth, fire, water and air. Shrouding these symbols is a carved inlay decoration of intertwined streamers. At it's base is a bronze plaque, now green with age. There appears to be something written on it. In the Elven language, it reads: Meathrix Veythorne Illistim - transported by the winds of time. _____________________________ An Stone-chiselled Slab The elegant semicircular slab is constructed from grey stone. The stone is edged with an fine-picked decoration of a twisting, complex array of flows. The slab is enriched by various robed elven figures holding crystal amulets fashioned from venium embedded into the slab. The slab's base bears on inscription. In the Elven language, it reads: Nerathas Nellereune Illistim walked the path most walked.