Venya, the third layer of Mount Olympus, is also known as the Pearly Heaven. The hills here are old and rounded, and the air holds the crispness of winter’s first touch that invigorates body and soul. Many of the soft peaks are snow-covered and it isn’t uncommon to find gentle snow falling from the pale sky overhead, which always seems to be just slightly overcast with pearly clouds hanging overhead.
The valleys of Venya are often filled with natural woodlands of beautiful pine trees and snow-laden meadows. Halflings are a common site on this layer, as they wander in and around the Green Fields, home to Yondalla and the cheerful halfling powers. The weather is always mild, so a great number of tilled and worked fields can be found on Venya, with many halfling families working the land before cozying up in their burrows near the hearth to enjoy peaceful rest, knowing they’ve done good work in a blessed land.
Geography
Alabaster Library
Kiennavalyriss the god of knowledge, a dragon god of ancient size and power, tends to one of the largest archives in all of Mount Olympus, and arguably across the multiverse. The Alabaster Library sits on an idyllic, peaceful meadow on the slopes of Venya, the third layer of the Seven Heavens, looking to casual viewers as a simple wooden building surrounded by ancient oak trees. Anyone who stands long enough sees the shape shimmer and transform multiple times, becoming a columned fortress, a grand hall made of granite, or one of hundreds of other forms.
This is the beguiling magic of Kiennavalyriss that serves as the Alabaster Library’s first line of defense. To reach the Kiennavalyriss Library’s true doors, a visitor must announce themselves and seek learning in their hearts. The oak trees respond to those that speak the truth by parting and revealing the magnificent gilded walls of the library itself, with golden doors beckoning the knowledge-seeker inside. Without this learning in their heart, the Alabaster Library remains locked away, and Kiennavalyriss’ other defensive wards take over if a force were to attempt a hostile entry. Inside, the Alabaster Library’s central hall sprawls out in well-lit glory. The ancient dragon-god herself spends her time in this main chamber, perusing new book arrivals before passing them off to the score of attendant librarians that catalogue the books and store them in shelves. The Alabaster Library contains seven wings, with each holding thousands of books from across the multiverse on every topic imaginable. The most prized collection on Mount Olympus are the Books of Light wherein the deeds of archons are automatically transcribed – these books are kept in the main hall beneath Kiennavalyriss’ personal gaze.
Anyone that can find the Golden Library and truly seeks learning are welcome, and Kiennavalyriss has seen mortals, fiends, gods, undead, and countless other creatures come in search of knowledge. There have only been a few incidents of guile and subterfuge by guests, but these were swiftly dealt with by Kiennavalyriss’s formidable arcane powers or by the attendant golden librarians who are trained to defend the library at all costs.
Creatures & Denizens
Powerful & Mighty
Kiennavalyriss
Kiennavalyriss the dragon god of knowledge lair is the Alabaster Library, and the dragon god spend all her time walking in the vast library, hoarding books and knowledge.
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