Bioluminescence Abyss

 

"Pinador escorts you where you've never been before..."

Mermaid Islands

If you like to tickle starfish as they cleave to kelp-laden tide pools and observe colorful flora and fauna, then Mermaid Islands is the place for you.

The waterfall is cold and refreshing. It's fun to swim up close.

Many little critters and birds are drawn to the tinkling sounds of mermaids laughing and splashing.

 

 

The Ocean Statuary

The statue above depicts Locke, head of the palace guard.

Dark stormy mysterious melancholy rock
Out of the deep, longing from underneath
Cold wet subconscious silhouette
Shadow of archetypal dreams
Watchful yearning symbolic eyes
Haunt every caliginous breath of the tides
Surging crashing ocean storm waves
The rock of fortitude remains
Eerie atavistic song haunting the shore
A mighty, heralding crest
Glittering upon a foreboding rock
Lurking, waiting, summoning
A pale chimerical clinging statuette
Half-woman, half-fish, Empress of the Sea

This statue shows a mermaid playing a small harp.

Carved rock statues are common in Lyraka.

What will arrive upon the edge of the world
Surveyed by the star that rises and sets
Ships with their sails unfurled
Fishermen detangling their nets
The sun a radiant glimpse of hope
From tomorrow's treasure I cannot borrow
Impossible to glean through a telescope
Prithee not an eternity of sorrow
An anchor glitters within the star of the sea
A permanant fixture that will not fail
And faith a tempest within me
Stronger than a mighty gale
Behold! My worries are transformed
Like a mermaid wriggling out of her tail

 

 

 

Mt. Killaguitaro

Volcano Island has a notoriously dangerous history.

The volcano itself is a landmark known as Mt. Killaguitaro.

Just past the bridge over the lava, the volcano connects to the Resonance Chamber by way of an underwater tunnel.

Volcano Island is a place of torture, imprisonment, sacrifice and weapon production. Armor, tools and glass products are made using native materials such as pahoehoe lava and the gemstone obsidian, which is a black glass that can be harvested from the underwater volcanos surrounding the island.

Here, jewelry is created for Queen Lilliput. Peridot and garnet is abundant around the island, but rubies remain the most popular gem.

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Mortician's Mascara

Fresh cold clammy pale
Writhing carnivorous snow
You know
Chewing through mortician's mascara
Blindly existing, oblivious to all
But the food on which to grow
Sunken cheek, stocking feet, slab of meat
Fit now only for grub
The rats always get to the bulk of the feast first
Far more toothy their whiskered maw
Pick the bones clean
Corpse eating machine
Ashes to ashes
Flesh to vermin
Dearly beloved