Fish Bowl

“	NullerThan1Null: this spawn area looks beautiful.<BR>Alec: it rly is<BR>Sleekit: agreed<BR>Retro: it was made by Shark wasn't it?<BR>Alec: twas	”
 	—High praise for the Fish Bowl 	—High praise for the Fish Bowl
The Fish Bowl, also called the Nipple and the Biodome, was the arrival point and community center of the land of Asgarth on planet Halfast during the Eighth Era.
Under the glass dome lay diverse mini-biomes divided into "pie slices" by a series of roads that radiated outwards from the central square. The large floating tropical fish in the upper atrium gave the structure its name.
Most types of damage were disabled within the Fish Bowl.
=History=
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	Azureila: this spawn biG<BR>HyperSilence: shark made it :)<BR>Azureila: :D<BR>Azureila: Shark did good	”
	—Azu likes the Fish Bowl 	—Azu likes the Fish Bowl
As the growth of his fledgling world began to wane midway through the Eighth Era, HyperSilence embarked on an ambitious project to draw newcomers and ensure that they stayed. One element of this plan was the creation of a remarkable entrance that would excite fresh arrivals. 
Not wishing to raze Zen's river town of Koan, Hyper moved the point of origin west into an undeveloped plain. He chose Sharkberries to design the new entrance after being impressed with his eye for detail and work on Iolanthe and Camillia, not to mention his memorable builds on distant Dragonhollow.
On 8E:184, HyperSilence and Sharkberries unveiled the Fish Bowl to the public and it became the point of origin for the entire planet, the first thing one saw after arriving.
A week later the Skyhop parkour opened in the heights of the Fish Bowl and not long thereafter the Lava Leap also became accessible from a pool of lava in a concealed cave.
When the GPS was introduced, the Spawn GPS configuration sent users to the center of the Fish Bowl at a cost of 3 levels of XP.
HyperSilence and Sharkberries continued to improve the Fish Bowl as time went on. Several community message boards segregated by rank were added to the central square. When the Dueling Arenas opened for combat a series of warp gates were established for easy access. Leaderboards for Halfast Survivor and Top Voter eventually appeared along the south and north pathway.
On 8E:231 the airships Jungle Jaunt and Arctic Air entered into service and to board them residents had to find two embarkation points hidden somewhere in the Fish Bowl.''
With the completion of the Hammerlea Survival Guide copies were placed upon lecterns for browsing at all four Fish Bowl exits .
Sharkberries gave the Fish Bowl a festive makeover on 8E:508 by placing candy canes, colored ornaments, and gift boxes.
=Points of Interest=
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	Tox: Hyper made the dome, the balloons were mine, but pretty much everything else was done by Shark<BR>Absurd: I love it. nice work guys :)	”
	—Absurd likes what he sees 	—Absurd likes what he sees
===Community Square===
The Community Square was the entry point for all of Halfast. Residents arrived on a bedrock block and immersed in the light of a blue beacon that provided no status effects. The square contained recipes for the GPS and a number of message boards segregated by rank.
To be honest it wasn't really a square at all but more of an dodecagon.
===Paths===
Residents navigated and exited the Fish Bowl by using the nine paths beneath the dome. Eight led to and from the Community Square along the cardinal and ordinal directions while the ninth intersected each of them in a ring near the outside edge of the dome. At each path exit was a lectern displaying the Halfast Survival Guide and a "RTP" random teleport to the wilderness within a three-kilometer circumference of the Fish Bowl.
The north path featured the Top Voter leaderboard while the south path displayed the prizes and leaderboard for Halfast Survivor. A path to the Dueling Arenas was marked with red concrete. 
===Flower Slice===
The flower slice was a field of blossoms and watermelon. Beneath a solitary oak tree was a plaque honoring Sharkberries for his architectural work in designing the Fish Bowl.
It was also home to four warp gates to the Dueling Arenas, though only the Dragon Lair was ever open to the public.
===Apple Slice===
The apple slice featured a spooky orchard of apple trees. An enchanting table surrounded by skulls and mushrooms perched above a shallow pond. A small campsite with a bedroll was located near the dome's edge.
A secret entrance to the Skyhop was located there.
===Frosty Slice===
The frosty slice was covered in ice and snow. There was an ice fishing spot with seating and storage below a birch tree with hanging icicles.
An entrance to the Arctic Air airship was hidden at the base of an iceberg at the outer edge of the dome.
===Forest Slice===
The forest slice was filled with dark oak trees. In the center was a tannery with a hide rack and smoker. A tent with an accompanying campfire existed at the slice's far end.
The slice also contained the Top Voters leaderboard.
===Stony Slice===
The stony slice was a craggy group of mini-mountains, cliffs, and bluffs connected by rock bridges. 
An ore-rich cave with signs of ancient habitation concealed a route to the Lava Leap.
===Sequoia Slice===
The sequoia slice was filled with podzol, mushrooms, ferns, and tall grass that thrived in the shadows beneath the dark canopy of towering redwoods. There was a small logging camp with bundled timber and circular saws.
Near the edge of the dome lay a small cave with two skulls.
===Golden Slice===
The golden slice was characterized by steep clay and stone hills containing a great deal of gold ore. A number of acacia trees, dead bushes, and yellow weeds grew here.
Old mines with broken railways were found throughout the slice.
===Jungle Slice===
The jungle slice contained vine-enshrouded jungle trees of varying heights and moss-covered stone ruins. The leaderboard for Halfast Survivor also appeared there.
An entrance to the Jungle Jaunt airship was hidden in the branches of the tallest tree.
===Exterior===
The Fish Bowl was surrounded by dense oak forest teeming with enemy monsters, leaving four stone paths the only safe route into the more brightly lit population centers beyond.
Four hot-air balloons modeled after Windbreaker rose above the dome.
=Gallery=
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	Ember Hydra: I love the work you have done Shark it's amazing<BR>Sleekit: agreed<BR>Sharkberries: Thank you	”
	—Sharkberries gets the credit he deserves 	—Sharkberries gets the credit he deserves
File:2020-01-17_03.31.07.png|Dome under construction
File:wot.png|Sharkberries hard at work
File:2020-02-26_01.40.36.png|Completed project
File:2020-01-31_22.32.44.png|Sharkberries socializes in the Community Square
File:2020-01-22_23.42.49.png|HyperSilence arrives from the west
File:2021-01-26_10.13.17.png|Looking up into the dome's atrium
File:2020-02-27_03.45.51.png|GPS recipes
File:2021-01-26_10.13.24.png|The stony slice
File:2021-01-26_10.16.31.png|In the atrium looking down
File:2020-02-24_23.40.32.png|HyperSilence and Zerg in the Fish Bowl
File:2021-01-26_10.13.33.png|Fishies!
File:2020-04-08_00.33.45.png|A newcomer arrives on Halfast
File:2021-01-26_10.13.44.png|Looking north
File:2020-02-27_20.10.29.png|Sunset 
File:2020-02-27_23.33.35.png|Zerg and Hyper visit
File:2021-01-26_10.17.39.png|The frosty slice
File:2021-06-08_22.37.31.png|At night
File:2020-05-07_01.47.54.png|Jrod near the north exit
File:2021-01-26_10.32.38.png|Fish Bowl interior
File:2020-05-13_00.30.49.png|Alec checks the Halfast Survivor leaderboard
File:2021-06-08_22.38.53.png|In a thunderstorm
File:2021-01-26_10.33.06.png|Forest exterior
File:2020-05-13_00.32.03.png|Waffles heads for the south exit
File:2021-01-26_10.33.14.png|Along the east path
File:2020-06-18_23.59.55.png|Retro tours the Fish Bowl
File:2021-01-26_10.35.26.png|Looking south
File:2020-05-16_21.28.40.png|Splarbs in the Community Square
File:2021-01-26_10.35.37.png|PEE YOUR PANTS visible from stony slice
File:2020-06-12_03.58.17.png|Only Exception arrives via GPS
File:2021-01-26_10.34.00.png|On the north path
File:2020-05-16_20.48.30.png|Dirk Funk on the northwest path
File:2021-01-26_10.34.23.png|Between the flower and apple slices
File:2020-06-12_03.56.22.png|Jrod in the Community Square
File:2021-01-26_10.34.29.png|Dueling Arenas warp gates
File:2021-01-26_10.34.35.png|In the shade of trees
File:2020-04-08_01.24.03.png|Veterans message board
File:2021-01-26_10.34.45.png|The enchanting apple slice
File:2020-04-07_00.51.13.png|Mods message board
File:2021-01-26_10.35.04.png|Tannery
File:2020-04-29_23.34.43.png|Citizens message board
File:2021-01-26_10.35.48.png|The northeast path
File:2021-01-26_10.36.04.png|Tiny cave nook in the sequoia slice
File:2020-06-30_01.39.30.png|Boiled Rice is/is not looking for help
File:2021-01-26_10.36.37.png|Mineshaft
File:2021-01-26_10.36.54.png|Towering jungle trees
File:2021-06-04_23.03.54.png|Hidden route to board Jungle Jaunt
File:2021-01-26_10.37.28.png|Facing northeast
File:2021-01-26_10.45.41.png|Sharkberries' plaque
File:2021-01-26_10.45.48.png|South side
File:2021-01-26_10.47.41.png|Campsite with bedroll
File:2020-11-28_00.31.36.png|Greywatch takes over message board
File:2021-01-26_10.48.00.png|Route to board Artic Air
File:2020-02-08_23.59.14.png|Why is Zerg so damn sexy?
File:2020-02-24_23.25.57.png|Why is Zerg so damn icky?
File:2021-01-26_10.48.13.png|Cave
File:2021-01-26_10.48.19.png|Deeper within the cave
File:2021-01-26_10.48.26.png|Bottom of cave with hidden way to Lava Leap
File:2020-02-27_03.45.34.png|Calp0l gives his regards
File:2021-01-26_10.56.41.png|Fishies!
File:2020-05-06_23.13.08.png|Greywatch, Eternal Chaos, and Dapton Solutions
File:2021-01-26_10.57.10.png|Southeast side
File:2020-05-13_00.28.02.png|Dirt on who, Jinx?
File:2021-01-26_10.57.54.png|Jungle slice ruins
File:2020-05-13_00.28.30.png|Citizens chatter
File:2021-01-26_11.01.36.png|Exterior facing north
File:2020-05-20_02.52.31.png|"Can I hear from a player over 14?"
File:2021-01-26_11.01.52.png|Exterior facing east
File:2020-06-12_03.59.15.png|Hi Azu!
File:2021-01-26_11.02.03.png|Exterior facing south
File:2020-06-12_03.59.35.png|Join Salmonwatch!
File:2021-01-26_11.02.26.png|From above
File:2021-01-26_11.03.23.png|Beacon's eye view
File:2021-01-26_11.03.48.png|Approaching from the north
File:2021-01-26_11.03.57.png|North entrance
File:2021-03-20_03.58.56.png|Christmas decorations
File:2021-03-20_03.59.04.png|Christmas decorations
File:2021-03-20_03.59.10.png|Christmas decorations
=Behind the Scenes=
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The following is out-of-universe information about the real world Halfast.
	HyperSilence: New spawn set for the map, (and being worked on)<BR>HyperSilence: coords are -529 / -284	”
	—Work begins on the Fish Bowl 	—Work begins on the Fish Bowl
The Fish Bowl became the new spawn of Half-Assed on January 9, 2020, replacing Koan.
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