Introduction
At long last, you have reached the destination of your otherwise tiring journey. Fatigue weighs upon your body like a lead weight, and your muscles are drained of energy, feeling as though they have been petrified to stone by the seemingly endless succession of obstacles you had to overcome in order to reach this location. Wiping the sweat from your sun-beaten forehead with a shaky hand, you try to see through the dense undergrowth of the forest you now find yourself in. You know that it is rumoured to be in this wilderness somewhere: the Azure Bastion. The stronghold of otherworldly creatures, magical and surreal - beasts thought to be weaved together by the fabric that joins reality and fantasy.
Your lengthy expedition is not in vain.
There, its grand form hidden amidst the great boughs of the towering trees and the murky tendrils of vines and shrubs, is the Azure Bastion. A grin graces the tired features on your face. There it is! Even though you cannot resist remarking that the Bastion appears smaller and simpler than the grandiose imagery expressed in the illustrious descriptions you read of it, trillions of what appear to be sapphire shards, nestled amidst the stone that makes up the Bastion's outer walls, emanate the characteristic which earned the stronghold its name: an eerie blue glow, faint and almost invisible in the golden sunlight. You remember reading that, at night, the Azure Bastion truly comes to life: its cerulean glow shimmers brightest in the dark of the evening. There is no doubt lingering in your mind - this is definitely it.
As you approach the granite gate, guarding the entrance from beneath an ornate archway, the doors open, almost as if welcoming your presence.
You are expected. Enter.
