So I am going to try and do a little updating to the Imperial lands (nothing super crazy just some desc updates and other RP related nonsense) in the near future. What I am looking for from you guys is some statues dedicated to Emperors. They will be added into room descs at different points throughout the imperial lands to make them slightly more interesting.

Well the largest recorded PKs deserve it as well, I think. This is roughly based on PBF and discussions. The idea is to place it before the Gates to the Imperial city.


A rough basalt boulder is positioned on a postament
right behind the gates. Half of it is roughly carved
into a shape of an armored dark-elf rushing forward,
towards the gates as if trying to intercept those who
enter. THe roughness of the carving and the uncut space
behind the figure create impression of a great speed
as if he is trying to dash out of the stone. The face
is about the only part of the statue that is cut out
with great attention to details. Thanks to this
otherwise unremarkable face of a statue is distorted
by what is obviously a contempt towards those he is
rushing to. As if a testament to this emotion on his
face, the warrior is depicted when throwing his weapons
down. The right arm is dropped down, relaxed, as the
dagger starts slipping from it, while the left hand
is already empty and is frozen in the moment of
becoming clenched. The warrior seems to be so confident
of his power and disdaining those around him that he
is going to deal with the enemies with his bare hands.

A bronze plaque below the statue states:
"In the memory of Kostyan Ahgroh the Stygian Juggernaut,
a merciless scourge to countless enemies of the Empire
and merciless protector of its countless citizens"

Its not going to get any special placement apart from the other statues because while a huge pk record is cool, there isn't any existing lore in CF (like the ending of an age) to warrant a special statue placement. As written, it doesn't quite fit the current location so I will probably modify this a bit before trying to get it placed.

Requesting Emperor suggestions for the following Sects.
- Black
- Shadow
- Divine

These three seem to be lacking but maybe I missed a couple locations.

Did any of this go anywhere?

I have time to knock out some more if needed and willing to do requests.

I ended up using all of the submissions that were done correctly. If anyone has more they want to do, by all means. It makes the Imperial Lands and Empire seem more legit when there are tributes to great Emperors of the past imo.

Thats awesome.

There were some in there that were a bit ordinary but some that I was pretty happy with. And I submitted just a few.

Cheers for the opportunity.

I might have a bit of a look around and see what was/was not used and bumble my way through a few more then.

Once again thanks for the opportunity and cheers for using some :)

I was really delighted to see the item I posted. It didn't give me any OBS though, doh.

A large ebony statue stands before you. The statue stands some
ten feet tall and six feet wide, yet despite what initially seems
to be a ridiculous body proportion, seems near perfect when taking
in the massive arms and legs. Every inch of the statue is
covered with impeccable detail, the grain of the wood has somehow
been shaped to follow the flow of the corded muscle covering the
statue. Greyish ebony is carved delicately as an overlay to
accentuate the bludging blood vessels that would have once coursed
huge volumes of blood throughout the body. Overlaying all of this
fine strands of orange silk have been inserted to form a layer of
hair over most of the statue. A large array of weapons are sheathed
over the statues frames, of these an assortment of hammers dominate
the available selection. The face of the statue has a has a striking
gold overlay on the left cheek of the Imperial Codex, the edges of
the ebony carved and teased to form a scar binding the two materials.
The right upper lip is twisted upwards, the nose ruffled in an
arrogant sneer.

A polished gold plate with the words
"Blitzenturt ad-Din the Hammer of the Empire, Emperor of Thera"
is set on the base of the throne.

n/t

Melememelem. Was first Empress of the fourth (fifth?) age, and was pretty successful.

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Tureanthen
Agathocles
Quinthen

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An imposing white marble throne is before you, a tall and skinny
granite figure with a slight stoop sits on top of the throne. The
figure gazes directly ahead with an expression of gravity and
solemnity upon its face, further enforced by the spectacles that
wrap around the face . Fine strands of red glass have been
delicately teased over the head of the figure, divided by a steak
of pure silver, disappearing into a severe looking bun that hangs
at the nape of its neck. A robe drapes over the body, untied
revealing a large solid piece of chest armour with the Imperial
Codex sitting proudly in the centre. Large hands rest on the
enormous arms of the throne, the fronts of which bear emblems
of authority and strength. A large wicked flail rests against the
right hand side of the throne, the head of the flail covered in
thick heavy spikes. Smaller detail around these spikes reveals
hundreds of silver mesh skulls supported by equally fine strands,
delicately darting back and forth with the movement of the air.

A polished gold plate with the words
"Kharghurln Akn'trar the Bespectacled Bitch"
is set on the base of the throne.

A statue comprised of a mixture of various different stone stands
before you. The majority of the average sized frame is made from a
lighter coloured stone, offset by the stark black stone seamlessly
joined to create the finely groomed head of black hair. Which itself
has a lighter grey stone delicately cut creating a distinguished
salt and pepper look. Perfectly shaped eyebrows sit above brown
almond-shaped eyes. A dark goatee frames full lips and ivory teeth,
perfect in shape and size. Minute detail covers every inch of the
statue, a solid gold harp strung with gold thread rests within a
closed hand that ends in fingers with manicured fingernails. The statue is completely unmarked as though forgotten by time and the elements, as untouched now as the day it was made.

A polished gold plate with the words
"Skiltore the Dirge of Disorder and Dark Wordsmith"
is set on the base of the statue.

A statue of average stature is before you, the figure depicted
Could neither be called muscular nor lithe, it is indeed upon
first looks average. As your gaze lingers however you begin to
notice the intricate detail across every inch of the marble statue.
Looking towards the head of the statue you feel a sense of
inadequacy, unconsciously touching your own face fingers finding
flaw after flaw. Blue sapphires have been set for eyes, their brilliant
striking nature making you feel even smaller again as everything
around you seems to fade consumed by the centre piece that is the
statue. The statue stands in an arrogant pose, seemingly oblivious
of the two female figures both carved from cream marble, each
clinging, pawing at the legs of the statue. In one hand is held a
wicked clawed weapon, in the other a reed harp.

A polished gold plate with the words
"Hanord Mendelebrot the Grand Master of Artistry"
is set on the base of the statue.

A huge statue towers above you, immaculately carved from a single
piece of black volcanic obsidian. The quality of the work is
nothing short of unfathomable, for a material renown for being
hard and brittle there is not a single visible flaw. Many scars of
various sizes cover the visible frame of the statue, detailed runes
trace the neckline down the spine. The armour is of high quality
a Golden Codex sits proudly on the centre of the chest armour. Two
hefty swords are gripped in massive hands. Across the statues back
cross four scabbards the hilts of the weapons within easy reach
directly above the shoulders. A further two scabbards rest on the
statues hips weapon less. Sprawled at the feet of the giant lies a
massive black jaguar carved from granite, the head caved in, a sword
impaled through the skull, the other through the chest.

A polished gold plate with the words
"Kurbrawn the Ageless Fist of Imperial Might"
is set on the base of the statue.

A sophisticated statue of elegant design is before you, it
appears to be made of one large solid piece of ivory. Peering
closer, touching its form you note the faintest of lines, where
countless pieces have been joined together in a manner hidden
from view. Blue sapphires are set back in the eye sockets, and
despite the statue being cold to touch you are left with the
uneasy feeling that somehow you are being appraised. A beard
of medium length has been carved every hair of fine detail,
trimmed perfectly accentuating the face. A tongue of pure silver
can be seen hidden behind perfect teeth. The clothing of the
statue is stylish, each fold, button, and thread carved in
amazing detail. Several places over the body of the statue are
covered with odd looking marks of small hammers and suns.

A polished gold plate with the words
"Niji the Honey-Tongued Purveyor of Words"
is set on the base of the statue.

Well I didn't play CF at the time and don't know her description or even title, but it seems to me that the age-ender deserves some "special" treat out there, depicting her role in the destruction of Thera. So here's my idea.

On the graveyard spot:

Gazing around you see a large area that is
particularily empty. In fact there is a gaping
grave-shape hole going down through the ground,
with not only bottom, but even walls being
invisibly pitch-black, as if the gravesite itself
was a portal to... nothing. The air around
the grave is unusually cold, almost freezing,
and from the distorted shape if it it seems
that the space directly above the gravesight
and into the sky is also absolutely empty, having
no air in it, with even light trying to avoid the
area, making it slightly dimmer than the outsides.
The area is surrounded by the thick obsidian
frame, with silvery words saying:

"Ahtieli the Lich Empress, the one who ended the world"


P.S. I would also make it a insta-death lose-eq deathtrap if you are brave enough to crawl down this :)

A statue standing some five feet carved from a single piece
of granite is before you. The figure while not initially
appearing overly imposing does have an underlying menace
about it. Every detail of the statue is of immaculate detail,
detail that only time and money can deliver. The granite of
the head of the statue has been polished to a near mirror
like finish, each braid and hair of the beard intricately
carved. A slight sneer reveals ivory teeth, perfectly shaped
and all accounted for. The statue has been wrapped in a suit
of armour of impeccable detail, most heavily spiked and made
of mithril. Two weapons are gripped firmly in thick fingers,
one a simple boned club, the other wooden handled with the
head of a fallen foe impaled upon it. Surrounding the base
of the statue is a pile of skulls of various sizes, the right
foot firmly placed on the top of the pile.

A polished brass plate with the words
"Jarlduz Shazath the Unrelenting Juggernaut"
is set below the pile of skulls.

Sorry for posting anonymously as Jarlduz, I am not Jarlduz ... I just had the name in my head after doing the desc. Sorry my bad.

Is this a vote for who should be memorialized? Or you're looking for us to describe the statues... but then, why not use a character's own description?

He is asking you to write a statue of any Emperor you want Immortalized in the Imperial Lands. Basically what you submit would need to be the description of a statue, not a character's description.

The statue itself would likely be derived from the character description though.

As I said, it is a wonderful idea. =)

Sebeok's thief (Xanacek?...was really the first scary Emperor, ruled for almost a whole year)
Nabburak (might not work since he got Anath'd...but was a 100+ charge AP who got Anathema'd by his Lich Dread Lord which is a crazy crazy story...maybe you could have the statue be of Makholvek and be ... not nice statue)
Kharghurln (Emperor twice...Name someone else who pulled that off)
Skiltore (Built Empire back up after it had fallen off after Kharghurln's demotion...first time I remember Empire being super strong for nearly a year...probably the toughest PK bard in CF history)
Ahtieli (Ended the 4th Age :) :) heheheh)
Kostyan (Most PK's recorded (key word recorded) ever...has to mean something)
Tarleton (I live the player...and this was his only Emperor if I remember correctly...plus, Tarleton was awesome)
Hanord (really set up a "high-water" mark for his era of Emperors)
Sivyh (some really great RP in Empire during his era, plus, was part of two coups (one successful that got him the throne, one that he crushed as the Emperor))
Kurbrawn (a lowly Scion app joins Empire after a few hundred hours and somehow gets Emperor...that's the greatest success story in Empire history)

But my votes goes for Athieli, Kharghurln, Kostyan and... Twists fire giant emperor?

Ckath, Kostyan, and Ahtieli are the only Emperors I can remember off the top of my head.

gr

This is less applicable to Emperors, but they could've been an awesome Emperor for a while, and then back to a council member or elite, and then autodelete.

Taceolus could maybe have been a good statue (something with a human sitting on a throne that is held aloft by the "lesser races") but once he issued his decree, the Council nuked him within a week. :P

No way would there be a statue of him.

Yanachek
Genofen