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§4§lThe Church§0 §4§lArchitecture of§0 §4§lthe Kingdom of§0 §4§lNorlund,§0 §4An Introductory Guide.§0 §4Volume I/II.§0 §0 §cText and drawings§0 §cby Henderwicz.§0 §cPublished by§0 §c§lNorth Star Books§c,§0 §cTallum, K. of Norlund.§0 §c1 April, 2020.§0 §c ★ ★ ★ ★

§lTable of Contents.§0 §0 §0§lVolume I:§0 §0 §0§l4§0/ Preface§0 §0 §0§l10§0/ Legend§0 §0 §0§l13§0/ Irithyll Chapel§0 §0 §0§l26§0/ Church of St.§0 §0Euphemia, Laketown/§0 §0Condor (Papist)

§lVolume II:§0 §0 §0§l4§0/ Church of St.§0 §0Odilia, Kannin (Papist)§0 §0 §0§l18§0/ St. Martin’s§0 §0Church, Tallum§0 §0(Reformed)§0 §0 §0§l32 §0/ Church of St.§0 §0Adrian, Yoslan§0 §0(Papist)

§lPreface.§0 §0The first in what we§0 §0hope will be a series§0 §0of themed§0 §0architectural guides,§0 §0this volume introduces§0 §0the reader to all five§0 §0of Norlund’s known§0 §0and extant church§0 §0buildings. 4-6 drawings§0 §0have been supplied§0 §0for each building. Due

to the constraints of§0 §0this format, some of§0 §0these are in “portrait”§0 §0and others in§0 §0“landscape”§0 §0orientation. The§0 §0cardinal orientation of§0 §0each drawing is§0 §0indicated by a letter in§0 §0square brackets next§0 §0to its type in the list§0 §0at the beginning of§0 §0each chapter;

e.g., “Elevation [N]”§0 §0indicates a side-view§0 §0as seen from the§0 §0south facing north,§0 §0“Plan [S]” indicates a§0 §0plan view with the top§0 §0of the page oriented§0 §0south. The drawings§0 §0can generally be §0 §0nterpreted using the§0 §0legend immediately§0 §0following this§0 §0introduction,

with all lesser used§0 §0symbols and§0 §0substitutions noted in§0 §0the text description at§0 §0the end of each§0 §0chapter. By necessity,§0 §0steps and slab blocks§0 §0are usually noted as§0 §0full blocks. At the§0 §0beginning of each§0 §0chapter are indicated§0 §0the X/Z coordinates

for the front§0 §0entrance of the§0 §0building, so that§0 §0curious readers can§0 §0investigate these§0 §0churches for§0 §0themselves.§0 §0 §0The author wishes to§0 §0thank DoomsGus,§0 §0Leobonet, and RobM§0 §0for the design and§0 §0labour that went into

their respective§0 §0buildings; 1234fireball§0 §0and TerryTheThird§0 §0for their help with§0 §0historical research;§0 §0and fantasyworm for§0 §0gracious feedback on§0 §0an early proof-of-concept.§0 §0 §0- Henderwicz

§lLegend.§0 §0§o[Except where other-§0 §0§owise specified:]§0 §00 : Wall in plan§0 §00/8/3 : Fore-/mid-/back-§0 §0ground wall in elevation§0 §0R/r : Fore-/back-§0 §0ground roof in§0 §0elevation§0 §0G : Ground in§0 §0elevation

- : Open floor in plan;§0 §0open air in elevation§0 §0= : Raised open floor§0 §0D : Door§0 §0w : Window§0 §0A : Altar/Communion§0 §0table§0 §0S : Seating (pews,§0 §0chairs, &c.)§0 §07 : Fence (or§0 §0fenceposts used in§0 §0ornamentation)§0 §0B : Banner

T : Tall torch§0 §0+ : Slab/step blocks§0 §0contributing to a§0 §0cross-shaped§0 §0element

§lIrithyll Chapel.§0 §0(-922/-11058)§0 §0 §0§l14 §0/ Interior elevation [N]§0 §0§l15 §0/ Interior elevation [W]§0 §0§l16 §0/ Vertical section, chandelier [N]§0 §0§l17 §0/ Plan [N]§0 §0 §0§l18 §0/ Description

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In a frozen mountain§0 §0valley, high in the§0 §0northern Norlish Alps,§0 §0lies the mysterious§0 §0fortress of Irithyll.§0 §0Constructed and§0 §0governed by Pontiff§0 §0RobM, in an age long§0 §0forgotten by all but§0 §0the oldest inhabitants§0 §0of Norlund, this§0 §0forbidding stone keep

boasts an exotic§0 §0chapel at the north§0 §0end of its ground§0 §0floor (the only§0 §0publicly accessible§0 §0floor). The focal point§0 §0of this chapel is an§0 §0elevated stone§0 §0altar-desk from which§0 §0(presumably) the§0 §0Pontiff could both§0 §0celebrate the§0 §0mysteries of his

religion and also§0 §0pontificate. Above this§0 §0altar-desk hangs a§0 §0sandstone Latin cross§0 §0(“Z”, pp. 14 & 17);§0 §0embedded in either§0 §0side wall is a Latin§0 §0cross made of local§0 §0blue ice (“w”, pp. 15 &§0 §017). A chandelier§0 §0featuring both§0 §0torches and a single§0 §0glowstone mass

(“G”, p. 16) hangs§0 §0overhead to light the§0 §0room. The chapel§0 §0seems to double as a§0 §0kind of library, with§0 §0corner bookshelves§0 §0on the front (north)§0 §0wall, and small§0 §0bookshelves embedded§0 §0in the side walls§0 §0between the two rows§0 §0of long pews (seating§0 §020 in total).

Though little is known§0 §0about the religious§0 §0beliefs and practice§0 §0of this Pontiff and his§0 §0followers, some of§0 §0their architectural§0 §0emphases seem in§0 §0hindsight to have§0 §0anticipated those that§0 §0would appear in a§0 §0later age of Norlish§0 §0church-building: the

central altar-desk§0 §0and abundance of§0 §0decorative crosses§0 §0becoming typical of§0 §0Papist architecture;§0 §0and the integration of§0 §0local materials and of§0 §0bookshelves into the§0 §0worship space§0 §0becoming typical of§0 §0Reformed architecture§0 §0(though no direct§0 §0influence seems

likely in either case).§0 §0The Irithyll chapel is§0 §0however unique in§0 §0many ways: it is the§0 §0only Norlish church§0 §0building entirely§0 §0lacking windows (of§0 §0course these would§0 §0have detracted from§0 §0the fortress’ primary§0 §0function), and indeed§0 §0the only case in

Norlund of a chapel§0 §0integrated into a§0 §0building of another§0 §0type. Later§0 §0constructions have§0 §0also tended to avoid§0 §0the entirely§0 §0rectangular layout,§0 §0and to use shorter§0 §0pews. Neither§0 §0sandstone nor ice has§0 §0yet been seen in§0 §0another Norlish§0 §0church.

§lChurch of St.§0 §0§lEuphemia,§0 §0§lLaketown/Condor§0 §0§l(Papist).§0 §0(-747,-9911)§0 §0 §0§l28 §0/ Elevation, north§0 §0face with one of two§0 §0identical spires [S]§0 §0§l29 §0/ Elevation, spire§0 §0top detail [S]§0 §0§l30 §0/ Elevation, east§0 §0face [W]

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St. Euphemia was an RL§0 §04th century martyr;§0 §0her name means§0 §0“well-spoken” or “well§0 §0spoken of”. In the§0 §0tradition of the Norlish§0 §0Papacy, she is§0 §0venerated as “the§0 §0All-Praised”, and as§0 §0the particular patron§0 §0of the poor of the§0 §0Laketown (now§0 §0Condor) district.

Constructed by Pope§0 §0Leobonet in (roughly)§0 §0January 2020, the§0 §0Church of St. Euphemia§0 §0sits at the top of an§0 §018-step stairway on§0 §0the high street§0 §0overlooking the§0 §0wooden huts and§0 §0wharves along the§0 §0lakeshore. Built§0 §0entirely of stone, it’s

many tall glass§0 §0windows are uniformly§0 §0stained dark green.§0 §0This colour choice was§0 §0determined by the§0 §0limits of Norlund’s§0 §0glass production§0 §0industry in those§0 §0early days; but it has§0 §0since become a§0 §0standard feature of§0 §0Papist churches,

though many more§0 §0colours of stained§0 §0glass are now widely§0 §0available. The§0 §0entrance is flanked by§0 §0two tall, elegantly§0 §0tapering decorative§0 §0spires, each crowned§0 §0with a Latin cross in§0 §0iron. Overlaying the§0 §0green glass of the§0 §0large window on the

front (north) end of§0 §0the sanctuary is a§0 §0larger, equal-limbed§0 §0stone cross. The§0 §0sanctuary seats ##, in§0 §0# rows of two pews,§0 §0with a torch and a§0 §0window between each§0 §0block of three pews.§0 §0The focal point of the§0 §0sanctuary consists of§0 §0two pieces of sacred

furniture at the front§0 §0(south) end: an altar,§0 §0bearing the Latin text,§0 §0“Astra Regunt Homines,§0 §0Sed Regit Astra Deus”§0 §0(“The stars govern§0 §0men, but God governs§0 §0the stars”); and,§0 §0immediately behind it, a§0 §0wooden episcopal§0 §0throne.

In the church yard§0 §0east of the main§0 §0building, a massive§0 §0stone bell hangs from§0 §0an elaborate wooden§0 §0housing. This bell was§0 §0intended both for§0 §0religious use,§0 §0summoning the faithful§0 §0to their prayers; and§0 §0for civic use, as an§0 §0alarm in emergency

situations. Sadly, it was§0 §0almost entirely§0 §0destroyed, along with§0 §0some of the church’s§0 §0interior pews and§0 §0flooring, in a March§0 §02020 bandit raid.