Kraxas Estate

[Validus Ur Vashina]

Kraxas, the previous owner of this estate, had left in quite a hurry with all he could carry. Which is to say, not much.

The estate is exquisite, located on a prime piece of land next to the river that winds its way through the city and through Caleria, next to the Swan Bridge, payed for by Kraxas to make his estate more prettyful. The bridge looks to be two swans back to back, their wings raised and making up the roof of the bridge while their heads are along their backs. The river was diverted some to pass through the front of his property as well, where he added the Gate of Angels, a bridge that had Celestial carvings along the sides of great and powerful warriors, leading to a gate with one great Celestial warrior, with his sword down and golden wings that spread out and made up the gates themselves. The water that passes under this particular bridge is filled with cherry blossoms, a very, very foreign plant to this area, yet one that lines the area around the estate.

There is a giant, glorified statue of Kraxas, something truly difficult to imagine, in the courtyard in the center of a large hedge maze with little animal shapes in it, such as bears and unicorns cut from the hedges, sometimes falcons or... dinosaurs?

It also has little crystal spheres on pedestals spread across the estate at random intervals. At certain times of the day, these catch the light and make pathways of light across the area.

The estate itself is white marble with a very roman build to it.

This place has recently come under the ownership of Validus Ur Vashina... the same day Kraxas left, in fact.

[Rumerin]

*A woman in a light, black cloak, comes to the area and gives the estate one look, only to turn away in disgust. She quickly goes to find people living around here- a few travelling artists, a beggar or two who sometimes creep in when the guards are out, and makes inquiries after Kraxas, the merchant. While most don't know, of course, some do have some idea where he might have gone- seeing as he went running with his arms full of personal belongings. She nods, some coins pass hands, and she heads for the portal area.*

[Validus Ur Vashina]

Validus looks up at the statue with disgust. How revolting... this certainly had to be replaced.

As he looked at it, the thing shifted. It grew six wings and a long, sinous neck, the hands replaced with claws, and the face became far more noble. Ledon.

Validus turned back and looked at everything else, shaking his head. How could anyone ever want to live in a place like this? It was a chaotic mess of cultures, and not in a way that is particularly pleasing to the eyes. He liked the trees, but that would be because he had never seen their like before. Everything else was an atrocity.

His hired help was tearing down the swan bridge as he watched. The new bridge would just be a fairly normal one with slight decorations. Really, he wasn't sure how others could stand walking through that thing, especially since it wasn't even on Kraxas' estate. The gate would go soon as well.