Crystal Castle, Part 2 (Firmament)

Crystal Castle continued consistently ‘cross constant complications. Special thanks to Primeumaton for helping me find paintings to put in the post. See here for the first part of this dungeon, which explains who all these people are.FIRST FLOOR1. CRYSTALLINE COURTGigantic crystalline statactites hang down from the ceiling, and the floor is reflective. The walls are covered in alcoves in which stand statues of various Stellar luminaries (ha ha), along with strange winged beasts and abstract symbological tangles. Uncomfortable rows of steel seating, arranged on steel scaffolds with cold grille floors, crowd the edge of the room, facing inward. Standing at one end of the open inner space, there is a throne constructed of interlinked complex shapes of cold steel, held in tensegrity, clicking with clockwork. This is the Lady’s second throne. This great chamber serves three purposes - one, this is where Lady Nirupama sits in court over her subjects. This has happened less and less as the…