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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WayneLigon" data-source="post: 5117127" data-attributes="member: 3649">The Reflected PalaceOne day the Emperor was walking in front of the massive reflecting pool in front of the palace. The weather was perfect and not a breath of air stirred. The water was as glass, and the Emperor gazed into the water and saw his massive sprawling home reflected so perfectly that he was momentarily confused as to which was the real one. He was content, and since the weight of Empire was heavy upon his head the Emperor was thus, briefly, happy.Then a single leaf from an olive tree touched the water, shattering the illusion. The emperor was distraught.So he commanded that the reflection was to be perfect, always. Freezing the water did not solve the problem, nor could the magicians still every breath of air in the area. The solution? Excavate the entire area under the palace and build an exact duplicate of the mammoth edifice, except upside-down. The reflecting pool would be replaced with a pane of pure crystal and the bottom-most shell of the cavern thus created was made by magic to mimic the sky above it, and to create illusionary duplicates of any inhabitants. Indeed, the replica is perfect inside and out, meaning that if one possessed the means, one could wander into rooms where the furniture is nailed to the ceiling and vast crystal chandeliers sprout from the floor like trees.The Emperor was at last pleased.The day after the unveiling he commanded all olive trees in the empire be put to the torch, precipitating a massive economic crisis. But it was a Good Day.</blockquote>

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