05-28-2022, 12:49 AM
As you dock with the Axiom's rear hangar, you are greeted by men and women wearing religious robing. They gently guide you to the forward section of the hangar where a rather large door opens to reveal a long passageway. The passage is decorated inside to look like a passage you would see in a Temple leading from a Temple's main gate to its inner sanctum.
"Come this way, dear pilgrims. The High Priestess is waiting on the other side of the door at the end of the passage." says one of the robed faithful.
You and and the group of pilgrims walk at a steady pace, taking in the decorations that are out of place considering you are inside a ship. Eventually after 10 minutes of walking, you reach the end of the passage. There another set of doors open up, to reveal a brightly lit chamber behind them.
You step into the Temple. The inner walls are decorated to look like a vast sky, giving the Temple the illusion of floating. You briefly forget that you are inside a ship as the way the Temple Chambers were constructed to realistically give you the impression that you have just entered a floating sky temple. Your amazement however is interrupted at the sound of a woman singing what sounded like a lullaby. The lyrics were indecipherable but it reverberated within you. It was a gentle melody, which naturally drew your gaze to the centre of the Chamber. There in front of a large statue, was a single woman, dressed different from the rest of the faithful. Her robe had a white hood that draped over the the back of her black dress. The back of her dress was shaped to look like a pair of butterfly wings.
You and the rest of the pilgrims immediately knew who she was. It was the venerated High Priestess that you heard about when you first landed on the Axiom. The group pauses their walk, with all eyes on the High Priestess and she sings. After a couple of minutes she reaches the climax of her song and then finishes. Her eyes open and her gaze shifts towards the group of pilgrims.
In a gentle but almost ethereal voice she addresses the group.
"Welcome to the Axiom's Temple of the Light. My hope is that you will find your stay here welcoming, enlightening and that you may find salvation. Please don't feel the need to stand on ceremony. We are all followers of the Light. My role is simply to sing their Songs."
After she spoke, you could feel the people around you become more relaxed. But before anyone could move, she spoke again.
"Please wait for a moment, I will ask one of the Maidens to give you a brief overview of the Temple of the Light and as well as the Axiom. There is a matter that requires my urgent attention, so I must leave you temporarily. But I will return once I am done to tell you what the Songs of the Light are, and how members of the Faith are expected to conduct themselves. For now, please relax, feel free to explore the temple, and listen to the Maiden who'll be giving you a tour of the Temple and its Facilities."
She bows before the group, turns around and walks towards a door where a plaque above it was marked "INNER SANCTUM".
Your attention is once again grabbed when you hear the voice of a young woman talk to the group.
"Greetings fellow Pilgrims. I am the Maiden assigned to give you a tour of the ship, the temple and its facilities."
She bowed before the group before turning around and, beckoning to the group to follow her, walks towards a passage marked "RESIDENTIAL AREA".
OORP//:That's the end of that post. I apologise for the lengthy introductions. But basically, this thread is for those interested in joining in the RP. Having actually met and talked with the High Priestess ingame would be even better for your post in this thread.
"Come this way, dear pilgrims. The High Priestess is waiting on the other side of the door at the end of the passage." says one of the robed faithful.
You and and the group of pilgrims walk at a steady pace, taking in the decorations that are out of place considering you are inside a ship. Eventually after 10 minutes of walking, you reach the end of the passage. There another set of doors open up, to reveal a brightly lit chamber behind them.
You step into the Temple. The inner walls are decorated to look like a vast sky, giving the Temple the illusion of floating. You briefly forget that you are inside a ship as the way the Temple Chambers were constructed to realistically give you the impression that you have just entered a floating sky temple. Your amazement however is interrupted at the sound of a woman singing what sounded like a lullaby. The lyrics were indecipherable but it reverberated within you. It was a gentle melody, which naturally drew your gaze to the centre of the Chamber. There in front of a large statue, was a single woman, dressed different from the rest of the faithful. Her robe had a white hood that draped over the the back of her black dress. The back of her dress was shaped to look like a pair of butterfly wings.
You and the rest of the pilgrims immediately knew who she was. It was the venerated High Priestess that you heard about when you first landed on the Axiom. The group pauses their walk, with all eyes on the High Priestess and she sings. After a couple of minutes she reaches the climax of her song and then finishes. Her eyes open and her gaze shifts towards the group of pilgrims.
In a gentle but almost ethereal voice she addresses the group.
"Welcome to the Axiom's Temple of the Light. My hope is that you will find your stay here welcoming, enlightening and that you may find salvation. Please don't feel the need to stand on ceremony. We are all followers of the Light. My role is simply to sing their Songs."
After she spoke, you could feel the people around you become more relaxed. But before anyone could move, she spoke again.
"Please wait for a moment, I will ask one of the Maidens to give you a brief overview of the Temple of the Light and as well as the Axiom. There is a matter that requires my urgent attention, so I must leave you temporarily. But I will return once I am done to tell you what the Songs of the Light are, and how members of the Faith are expected to conduct themselves. For now, please relax, feel free to explore the temple, and listen to the Maiden who'll be giving you a tour of the Temple and its Facilities."
She bows before the group, turns around and walks towards a door where a plaque above it was marked "INNER SANCTUM".
Your attention is once again grabbed when you hear the voice of a young woman talk to the group.
"Greetings fellow Pilgrims. I am the Maiden assigned to give you a tour of the ship, the temple and its facilities."
She bowed before the group before turning around and, beckoning to the group to follow her, walks towards a passage marked "RESIDENTIAL AREA".
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OORP//:That's the end of that post. I apologise for the lengthy introductions. But basically, this thread is for those interested in joining in the RP. Having actually met and talked with the High Priestess ingame would be even better for your post in this thread.