Nilme's Homes

Outside: The path bends as it curves around the trunk of an aged ash tree. Bees fly in and out of a hole in the tree, their wings buzzing with a monotonous drone as they bear their burden of nectar back to the local hive. Several small homes crouch in the shade of the tree, their brightly-painted front doors picking out the colors of the surrounding wildflowers. You see a sturdy grey fieldstone house set with a silver plaque intricately engraved with the crest of the Bards' Guild.
Inside: Walls of rough-hewn oak and an oak floor inlaid all over with tiny brass lockpicks covered by a soft rug woven with the shape of a weeping willow enclose this small room. In one corner lies a sturdy oak table, and near the table sits a massive black oak canopy bed with a large tasseled cushion embroidered with a flying dragon and a storyteller's quilt stitched with colorful scenes on it. A rough carved stone fireplace burns along the far wall with an ebony Bardic Spirit Knot carving hanging above it. The room holds a mild scent of incense.
You also see: a small rock, a large oak-framed window, a rounded goldenoak door painted with a weeping willow, a gold-inlaid ebonwood weapon rack with a couple of things on it, a heavy deobar claw-foot armor stand, an elegant rich brown dragonwood bookcase with dragonclaw-foot legs with several things on it, a dark red velvet armchair that is facing the fireplace and a dark red velvet armchair that is facing the fireplace.

Almalne Alolan, Grassy Road (Spot for Entertaining)

Outside: Ancient and twisted, the trees along this part of the road all seem to have different personalities due to their varied shapes. One hunches over to the side, while another sends branches to sweep the ground almost blocking the lane. Placed between two of these monoliths is a delicately carved wooden gate. You also see a stylish burlwood cottage with a blooming apple blossom tree in the yard.
Inside: A rich black cashmere sofa and a narrow dark dragonwood table with dragonclaw-foot legs with some stuff on it rest upon the varnished honey pine floor of this small room. A darkened oak mantel fireplace, with a pure white alerce Bardic Spirit Knot hanging above it, burns from its resting place at the edge of the cotton rug covering the honey pine floor. Polished maple walls enclose the area, holding in its mild smell of sandalwood.
You also see: a large garden window with sparkling glass panes, a rich black cashmere armchair, a rich black cashmere armchair and a polished lunat liquor cabinet inlaid with a regal bronze dragon with several things on it.

Crossing, Swithen's Court (Central Landing Spot)

Outside: A thatched house with a cruck frame sits on a small plot of land here. Its archaic, rustic design reminds you that this part of town used to be crofts and farmland, until the walls were extended in the quest for more living space and protection. You see a small stacked stone house surrounded by several flickering will-o-wisps.
Inside: A varnished honey pine floor spreads across this tiny hovel into surrounding walls of paneled maple. An oak-mantled brick hearth, with a pure white alerce Bardic Spirit Knot hanging above it, stands guard over the overstuffed feather bed and bow-front cherrywood desk that rest upon a tasseled cotton rug covering the floor. A very faint scent of wild orchids fills the air.
You also see: a large garden window with sparkling glass panes, a floral chintz easy chair that is facing the desk and a narrow dark red applewood trunk with delicate openwork with a large silverwood harp engraved with winding rose vines on it.

Aesry Surlaenis'a, Meadowlands, Surlaenis (Respite and Writing Retreat)

Outside: The lane climbs sharply upwards towards the next terrace, with green meadowlands rising above it. The ground is studded with chunks of rock, and the walls bordering the path are made from the same fieldstone cleared from the pastures. On clear days you can see the stark white rim of the island above to the south, and the rising mists of Lake Cha'walkas down to the northwest. You see a cozy white-washed cottage surrounded by several flickering will-o-wisps.
Inside: A hand-loomed woolen rug adorns the packed-earth floor of this small room. An open brick-lined hearth, with a fragile crystal-framed painting in shades of rose and green hanging above it, rests between an antique pearwood canopy bed and a polished pearwood lady's desk pushed up against the cream plaster walls. The room holds a mild scent of geshiloira.
You also see: a diamond-paned frosted glass window, a door, an elegant dark red applewood trunk with delicate openwork with a miniature Ilithi peach tree set in a large clay pot on it and a fretwork sandalwood armchair.

Outside: A sharp, musky fragrance fills the air, and deep scratches in the earth suggest the proximity of an animal's lair. The forest floor is shaded by the leaves overhead, allowing only a faint dapple of light to filter through. Nearby, log cabins nestle unobtrusively in the shadow of the trees, their outlines blurred by moss growing on their roofs and in the chinks between the wood. You see a honey-colored hickory log cabin.

Inside: A faint scent of sirese flowers fills this small room. Its rug-covered smooth pine floor supports a rosewood canopy bed and an oval pine table, and the area is enclosed by walls of rough-hewn oak. A small firepit sits at the far wall.
You also see: a door, a rough-hewn oak wall, a crisp white linen-covered armchair and a long dark willow chest with carved floral motifs.

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