Amarri-Tath by Flak
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Description
The barman looked at the travelworn adventurers slouched over the end of his bar.
"You never said the rocks were alive", grumbled the largest of them.
"Or", began the bartender, "if you really want to earn fame and fortune, perhaps you could search out the brightest jewel of the Great Kingdom, the mages' citadel, Amarri-Tath."
"Many centuries ago, as the Great Kingdom rose in the west, it was decided that some sort of central building was needed as a base for the magical power in the land. It was to be no ordinary building, for rather than being rooted to the ground, it was to be suspended in the sky from where it could watch over the Kingdom and all of the lands beyond, a symbol of might and power for all to see."
"After many months of arguing about how to keep the castle in the air, the architects eventually settled on making the stonework as light as the clouds. At first this seemed to work well as the impossibly thin yet tall spires and arches rose upwards. However as the structure neared completion, what was described by people of the time as an unnatural storm came from the south and literally blew it away, the floating castle becoming forever lost to the winds and clouds."
"Undeterred by this turn of events, a second castle was planned. Sheer magical power won out over artistic beauty in the new design - a change of tack made all the more easier with the mysterious dissappearance of the previous architects. The mages proceeded to tear a mountain from the ground and forced it into the air, holding it aloft while the citadel was built atop it from huge blocks of stone. The entire structure was then carried over the lands and placed into the clouds that shrouded the sleepy mountain township of Three Peaks."
"With Amarri-Tath hovering above, it didn't take long for Three Peaks to become a bustling and prosperous city by day, but as the sun would set to end each of those same days, a time would come when trolls and other dark minions would venture forth to run the errands of unseen masters and so it also became a far darker and more dangerous place to be."
Part 3 of the barman's tale. Lots of my own modelling, though a couple of freebies were used, notably a modified version of rodlucs marketplace and a handful of svenarts freebie houses that I augmented with a pile of my own to fill out the city.
Thanks for looking and for leaving any comments or thoughts you may have.
Comments (206)
mila_s
good.
Mondwin
Absolutely Fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
eldritch48
That is crazy-cool! I love the layout of the city, did you use eco-systems, or hand-populate?
pops
WOW what a scene and story-excellent work
thecytron
Outstanding composition! Awesome design conceptual modelling! Bravo!!!
chachi
Excellent work!! This is very very cool! -chachi
sazzyazzca
Absolutely stunning work! The addition of people really adds to the dimension of the image, and similarly, the clouds give a real feeling of altitude. :D
kenmo
Most impressive...an image of epic proportions.... 5+++
Skyback
Very interesting work!
Dann-O
Great to see some new stuff by you. But it is noto Bryce. (I am a heretic myself) always a plesure.
BAR-CODE
amazing image ..somany details .. and i think its one of the best i have seen.. Maybe a other one with good wheater or a great sundown ?? Top notch work !!
Claymor
Do you ever do anything aside from "epic"? :) Awesome work...always curious to see what I'll find when my inbox says you've posted. EXCELLENT!
arat
I think, he cannot better the last one, and true to form he does!!!!!!! Fantastic composition, fantastic POV, and did I say it was fantastic!!! Fantastic, fantastic etc etc
45thdiv
I like the composition and lighting of the scene. I noticed that it was rendered in Vue, yet your gallery page has a lot of images rendered in Bryce. Was there a reason you chose Vue for this render?
CarolSassy
Hi Flak! Long time no seeeeeeee! I was so happy to see you had posted! This is so excellent in every way. I love the architecture of the castle! Gorgeous village 'n' atmosphere! So many details and so little time! Love it and the story as well! (:
Swidhelm
Sweet gibbly giblets! You don't post enough, but my god when you do!! That is incredible!
tse60
Great vision - as usual. Bravo!
Surama
Fantstic image!!!!!!!!!!!!
brylaz
Absolutely brilliant!!! Really a fantastic scene!!!!!
milanautica
_____ i can feel the fog
Thelby
Super Compositionand Wonderous Build!!! 5*****
aliensprog
Man!!!! An epic scene full of detail!!! Pure joy to look at!!!! I am now hanging up my 3D boots!!! LOL.
leoshades
This is quite keen!
Gog
Superbly done
Toribev
This is wonderful.
devineydesignsllc
outstanding work!
Moebius87
Definitely sounds like a place of high adventure and true eldritch wizardry... and that image is just mind blowing in the level of detail and quality. Masterful, Master Flak! I look forward to seeing your work in a future edition of Expos :o)
Samurai_Cat
Fantastic and incredible! I love the two people standing off to the side looking at the rock tower. This is a fabulous fantasy image.
dlk30341
Outstanding work!!! The detail is stunning.
1971s
Great