Silver Isle

The **Silver Isle** or sometimes **Imogenia** is a mysterious realm or plane of existence that some people claim to visit in dreams or visions. It is not sure where or if it exists.

## Description

The Silver Isle is named such as it is a place without color. All who have gone there say there is no color but black, white, and grey. There are no tastes or smells on the Silver Isle and the sounds are muffled. Aleksandr the Conjurer had to lay completely still and hold his breath to hear the rustling of the lilies from the gentle wind. All motion there is slow and gentle. No creatures seem to inhabit it, besides the Lord of the Pierced Breast and the White Sun, though those seem to be more entities of a higher order.

Several locations on the Silver Isle have been described and thus a crude map can be made of the place. They are as such:

* **The White Lake** is a body of infinite water that surrounds the island. It was called a lake by Solomon of Arimania when he first found himself on its shores, though it might be more accurately described as an ocean, as there seems to be no end to its waters. The water of the lake is grey-white and semi-translucent. It is broken by a placid waves, though Solomon claimed that the farther out he walked into the lake, the more still the waters became. Solomon was able to walk far from the shore of black sand until he could no longer see the island with only his ankles submerged.
* **The Black Shore** is a stretch of black sand beach that rings the southern side of the island and from which the White Lake begins. It also borders against the Field of White Lilies.
* **The Field of White Lilies** is where Queen Imogen Wilem II of Flowers awoke to find herself in the presence of the Lord of the Pierced Breast. It is an infinite field of white lilies that sway in a gentle breeze. Their stems are dark grey. According to Aleksandr the Conjurer, the field is occasionally broken up by boulders of black stone. In the distance could be seen a forest of black trees and further silver mountains. Even though Imogen did not mention the Black Shore, it can be assumed that if she wandered far enough she might come upon it.
* **The Black Forest** is a seemingly infinite forest of dark trees that is broken by the **Winding and Narrow Path**. It is the only way through the forest and Imogen only navigated by continuing to follow her sacred laws. While within the forest, Imogen felt as if eyes were upon her.
* **The Mountain** is the central peak that rises above others beyond the edges of the Black Forest. It is the most difficult part to traverse, with only Imogen having reached it. The path up it is narrow and perilous and the silver snow piles high. Strangely, Imogen mentions the snow being not cold to the touch at all, but lukewarm.
* **The Gate of Pearls** is a radiant shining fate on the top of the Mountain. Imogen was promised entry beyond it by the Lord of the Pierced Breast. It bars the entrance into the Kingdom of Pearls. According to Imogen, the shining gate could be seen from even the edge of the Black Forest and as she drew near to it she could smell for the first time a scent in the entire Silver Isle. She claimed that the gate smelled of lemon cookies, the kind she had not eaten since childhood and that her vow forbade.
* **The Kingdom of Pearls** is a mysterious kingdom said to be at the peak of the Mountain, behind the Gate of Pearls. Imogen was promised it by the Lord of the Pierced Breast, but ultimately did not reach it. Within it is said to be the **Seat of Sufferers**, a throne of some kind. Little else is known of it.