Keld's Candy Castle (non-MTX version coming soon!)

Music Credit: Darren Curtis, "Ale and Anecdotes"

Accompanying short story in the form of a letter from the lady of the keep to her sister:

Dearest Lady Margaret,

 

Oh, sister, it has been an age since we last laughed and reminisced together!  I hope you are well?  How are the children?  Growing like weeds I am certain!  Alas, but this place can hardly be considered a castle, with it's crumbling frame, drafty halls, and lack of anything good and pure.  I think you should feel very fortunate, dearest sister, that you were not the firstborn and saddled with this responsibility, nay, this penance of being the lady of this keep!  But I write to you with news, such wonderful news!  I have made grand plans for a wondrous occasion, sister, a wondrous feast and ball for the ages!

However, I must convey to you such horrible news as well!  The insufferable Mr. Moonwraith may still ruin all.  One can hardly suggest he is a mage at all, but certainly not the grand mage of his age!  He broods, he scowls, and I must attest that I am not certain he is still owner of all of his former wits!  You see, the castle waypoint was, shall I say, 'not functional' for what seemed to be eons.  The old contraption, fraught with bells, whistles, bonks, clangs - it is a wonder that it was ever functional at all!  Poor Mr. Martens!  He was to visit me to discuss plans for food and wine deliveries for the grand feast, but his plans were cut short.  Oh, my goodness, I must atone for my choice of words !  The infernal Mr. Moonwraith assured me that he had applied the right incantations, and gears, and metallic thingies and such unfamiliar things to make the waypoint device operational again.  I'm certain you cannot fathom my sheer horror in witnessing Mr. Martens' legs arrive via the castle waypoint without the rest of his person!  I am remiss to confirm that I cannot remove the sight from my mind.  The visions haunt me.  Mr. Moonwraith has since repaired the waypoint, but I fear this unfortunate event may affect attendance for the feast and festivities! Oh, sister, the rumors have spread, and I do so fear that I will be left alone to my darkest thoughts on what should be a spectacular evening!  Please say you will come!

I have since demanded that Mr. Moonwraith conjure joy and mirth where there is none.  He must permit me this request!  He just sits in his dreary library and stares at the void.  It sends shivers down my spine, sister!  I have requisitioned Mr. Moonwraith to create a Candy Courtyard!  All the flowers, trees, and mushrooms are to be edible confectionery delights!  A desert for the Gods!  Mr. Moonwraith, that insufferable, insufferable, wretched man, replied to my request sarcastically, "Yes, m'lady, I will repurpose the ancient portal device on the grounds and build a 'Confectionery Concoction Device' I suppose you want fireworks, too!"  With that, he shuffled away cursing me as he left my person!  The nerve of this abomination of a man! Oh, if I could only pick him up and throw him into the lake!

Oh, dear sister, please say that you will visit me.  I miss you so.  And the children, of course!  

 

With Love,

Lady Keldemina

 

 

 

1 Comments

06 June, 2021 - 12:03
Love this! Can't wait to see how a non-mtx version of this would look like

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Hideout version: 1.0
Total decorations: 761
Uses MTX: Yes

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Arcane Flame Yes 1
Automaton Beam Yes 1
Black Building Supplies Yes 1
Fireplace Yes 1
Harlequin Spectators Yes 1
Lightning Coil Yes 1
Madcap Building Supplies Yes 1
Madcap Tree Yes 1
Ringmaster Fireworks Environment Decoration Yes 1
Sunspire Hideout Effect Yes 1
Twisted Environment Hideout Decoration Yes 1
White Building Supplies Yes 2
Wisp Swarm Yes 3
Alva No 1
Crafting Bench No 1
Einhar No 1
Guild Stash No 1
Helena No 1
Jun No 1
Kirac No 1
Map Device No 1
Navali No 1
Niko No 1
Sister Cassia No 1
Stash No 1
Tane Octavius No 1
Waypoint No 1
Zana No 1
Torch No 9
Crypt Rubble No 12
Bow Rack No 1
Crypt Fire Pit No 1
Ruined Standing Lamp No 4
Church Pillar No 7
Vaal Reading Table No 1
Wagon Wheel No 1
Ossuary Brazier No 5
Arakaali Egg No 10
Church Wall No 13
Church Wall Gate No 7
Glowing Embers No 1
Thick Trees No 3
Vaal Mechanism No 3
Weapon Rack No 1
Fellshrine Ruins No 42
Highgate Weapon Rack No 2
Large Church Wall Arch No 4
Burlap Sack No 1
Clay Pot No 1
Buckets No 1
Building Supplies No 2
Forest Flowers No 104
Wooden Beam No 10
Beach Coral No 1
Camp Rug No 1
Fern No 30
Forest Tree No 3
Grass Patch No 15
Lush Tree No 2
Reef Coral No 8
Tree No 9
Agave Plant No 5
Bush No 1
Garden Path No 35
Low Mossy Wall No 8
Red Grass No 4
Road Trim No 6
Menagerie Cage Fence No 6
Mossy Wall No 5
Overgrown Arch No 1
Fortification Door No 1
Overgrown Wall No 3
Maple Tree No 2
Primeval Rubble No 4
Syndicate Cabinet No 1
Syndicate Desk No 1
Maraketh Rug No 4
Rising Smoke No 1
Blue Light Beam No 12
Raging Fire No 1
Blacksmith's Barrel No 1
Oriath Doorway No 1
Blacksmith's Rack No 1
Classical Painting No 4
Bricks No 3
Crumbled Boxes No 1
Mushroom Cluster No 60
Sewer Moss No 33
Damaged Cargo No 1
Dirt Ground No 2
Iron Candelabra No 1
Market Debris No 6
Sewer Ground No 3
Shelf Debris No 1
Damaged Barrels No 1
Iron Lantern No 11
Scattered Books No 2
Scavenger's Daughter No 1
Library Book Pile No 4
Library Bust No 1
Damaged Shelves No 1
Goddess Statue No 5
Hanging Brazier No 1
Smithing Equipment No 1
Steam Hydrant No 12
Floor Pipes No 6
Generator No 4
Laboratory Shelf No 1
Labyrinth Cogs No 12
Maraketh Lantern No 2
Surgical Debris No 1
Wall Machinery No 11
Wooden Post No 8
Highgate Column No 1
Book Pile No 1
Oriath Barrels No 1
Wooden Planks No 9
Candelabrum No 9
Lioneye's Watch Ground No 1
Courthouse Armchair No 1
Courthouse Side Table No 1
Innocence Altar No 3
Innocence Candelabra No 11
Water Plane No 6
Arena Petals No 14
Oriath Armour Crate No 2
Red Carpet No 7
Court Bookcase No 5
Floral Chair No 1
Gilded Torture Table No 1
Hanging Lamp No 4
Ornate Planter No 3
Arena Flowers No 3
Bird Cage No 6
Dining Table No 4
Golden Sparkles No 5
Pohutukawa Tree No 10
Temple Throne No 1
Verdant Tree No 1
Latest version: 1.0

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1.0 Yes 2020-12-10 02:47:48 4,313,950 761 100 Download

1.0 | 10 Dec 2020 - 02:47

Initial release