Trioptic Nic'Epona Statue
A statue in The Clerk's Ward
Perhaps the most breathtaking monument in all of Sigil, the Trioptic Nic'Epona - known affectionately as Triona - resembles a gigantic rearing nic'Epona, her front legs curved defiantly, her long mane billowing in the wind. A short walk from the Hall of Speakers, fashioned from fist-sized chunks of azurite and onyx, the statue stands nearly 200 feet tall. Three oval eyes - one ruby, one emerald, one amber - are spaced on her forehead like the points of a triangle. Each cabochon-cut gem functions as a portal; the ruby leads to the Prime Material Plane, the emerald to Elysium, the amber to Mount Celestia. To activate a portal, a cutter must hold a small gem identical in shape and cut (but not size) to the corresponding eye, and step onto the base of the statue.
There, three square platforms — one each of ruby, emerald, and amber - function as portals. A traveler holding a gem as previously described stands on the appropriate base, speaks a command word to activate the base's permanent teleport without error spell, and embarks on the planar journey. The command words, however, are known only by a handful of dignitaries. A circle of Doomguards, armed with swords and throwing axes, surrounds Triona night and day to prevent unauthorized access. The portals are: Ruby goes to a prime material crystal sphere. Emerald goes to Elysium. Amber goes to Mount Celestia.
Perhaps the most breathtaking monument in all of Sigil, the Trioptic Nic'Epona - known affectionately as Triona - resembles a gigantic rearing nic'Epona, her front legs curved defiantly, her long mane billowing in the wind. A short walk from the Hall of Speakers, fashioned from fist-sized chunks of azurite and onyx, the statue stands nearly 200 feet tall. Three oval eyes - one ruby, one emerald, one amber - are spaced on her forehead like the points of a triangle. Each cabochon-cut gem functions as a portal; the ruby leads to the Prime Material Plane, the emerald to Elysium, the amber to Mount Celestia. To activate a portal, a cutter must hold a small gem identical in shape and cut (but not size) to the corresponding eye, and step onto the base of the statue.
There, three square platforms — one each of ruby, emerald, and amber - function as portals. A traveler holding a gem as previously described stands on the appropriate base, speaks a command word to activate the base's permanent teleport without error spell, and embarks on the planar journey. The command words, however, are known only by a handful of dignitaries. A circle of Doomguards, armed with swords and throwing axes, surrounds Triona night and day to prevent unauthorized access. The portals are: Ruby goes to a prime material crystal sphere. Emerald goes to Elysium. Amber goes to Mount Celestia.
Triona - Trioptic Nic'Epona Statue
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