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IMC, the castle is the 'Visual Guide' version done right. This conceit because as others point out, the castle in the VG is missing important elements, like staff stairs, toilet systems, servants' quarters, and the like.
Like many castles, it began as a primary fortress overlooking the country-side. Unlike many castles of shadow, it never became a rambling palace of nooks and crannies because Oberon would not have it.
He didn't want his precincts to be more complex than he could control. Everything in the castle is what is needed at "arm's length". Court 'light'. Bureacucracy 'light'. Secret passage 'light'.
IMC history, the first thing Oberon built was more Chaos-inspired, more complex, and more palace like. While defensible, was well on its way to something like the Alhambra. Also like Chaos, it was isolated by the ocean (Abyss, get it?), with a narrow landbridge to it like the Fire Gate.
The First Chaos Incursion damaged this palace severely. The Chaosians arrived and saw it as the most important item immediately (their cultural expectations fulfilled) and staged most of their attacks there.
Oberon learned from this to abandon his upbringing and go a different direction.
The remains of the sunken palace?
Rebma now.
Yes, Amber is Rebma backwards.
:D
Like many castles, it began as a primary fortress overlooking the country-side. Unlike many castles of shadow, it never became a rambling palace of nooks and crannies because Oberon would not have it.
He didn't want his precincts to be more complex than he could control. Everything in the castle is what is needed at "arm's length". Court 'light'. Bureacucracy 'light'. Secret passage 'light'.
IMC history, the first thing Oberon built was more Chaos-inspired, more complex, and more palace like. While defensible, was well on its way to something like the Alhambra. Also like Chaos, it was isolated by the ocean (Abyss, get it?), with a narrow landbridge to it like the Fire Gate.
The First Chaos Incursion damaged this palace severely. The Chaosians arrived and saw it as the most important item immediately (their cultural expectations fulfilled) and staged most of their attacks there.
Oberon learned from this to abandon his upbringing and go a different direction.
The remains of the sunken palace?
Rebma now.
Yes, Amber is Rebma backwards.
:D
