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'''Northold Hollows''', or the ''Hollows'', is the subterranean [[Survival 4]] | '''Northold Hollows''', or the ''Hollows'', is the subterranean [[Survival 4]] residence of {{Player|eybwam}} on the [[Dogcraft Server]]. It was founded on 5 November 2020 in a snowy taiga biome about 2,900 blocks north of [[Camp Beagle]]. | ||
==Early History== | ==Early History== | ||
''Northold Hollows'' was born as a starter base carved straight into the side of a mountain. The site was surprisingly unoccupied, considering it borders {{Player|xcoffeequeenx}} 102 blocks to the east and | ''Northold Hollows'' was born as a starter base carved straight into the side of a mountain. The site was surprisingly unoccupied, considering it borders {{Player|xcoffeequeenx}} 102 blocks to the east and '''Chaincastle Station''' just nine blocks to the west. In its earliest days, the location was originally intended as a starter branch mine but was later reconsidered upon the discovery of four cave spider spawners and an urgent need for an xp grinder. | ||
==Layout== | ==Layout== | ||
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Premeditated on a 'modern mineshaft' concept, it was later deemed as artistically limiting after the first two rooms were built. Later expansion saw the base designed in various architectural styles while maintaining a mix of Beaux-Arts style, with decorative Renaissance and Neoclassical cues throughout, and a rustic contemporary theme to anchor them with the ''Hollow''’s early modern builds. The principal areas of the ''Hollows'' include the two-floor storage room, the smelter area and armory, the Tableau, the Ingress Foyer, and the Ore Atrium, together with areas devoted to farms and trading halls, such as Xenocrates Court and Hermittwt Chamber, respectively. The Vintage Corridors connecting the principal areas display a collection of Cyberdog-given items that {{Player|eybwam}} kept as mementos. | Premeditated on a 'modern mineshaft' concept, it was later deemed as artistically limiting after the first two rooms were built. Later expansion saw the base designed in various architectural styles while maintaining a mix of Beaux-Arts style, with decorative Renaissance and Neoclassical cues throughout, and a rustic contemporary theme to anchor them with the ''Hollow''’s early modern builds. The principal areas of the ''Hollows'' include the two-floor storage room, the smelter area and armory, the Tableau, the Ingress Foyer, and the Ore Atrium, together with areas devoted to farms and trading halls, such as Xenocrates Court and Hermittwt Chamber, respectively. The Vintage Corridors connecting the principal areas display a collection of Cyberdog-given items that {{Player|eybwam}} kept as mementos. | ||
== | ===== '''''Ingress Foyer''''' ===== | ||
'' | Designed to be ill-lit and intimidating, the ''Ingress Foyer'' serves as the primary reception area from visitors entering via the nether. It features a diamond-centered chandelier suspended from a domed smooth sandstone ceiling, accented by the light cyan tone of stripped warped stem. Flanked by black stained glass floors and basalt columns, a sandstone path emerges from the tetrastyle portico framing the main nether portal to lay out the arrangement of entry into the Ore Atrium and Tableau. | ||
===== '''''Ore Atrium''''' ===== | |||
The ''Atrium'' was built to pay homage to ''eybwam'''s first mined ores in Dogcraft. It’s described by ''eybwam'' as ‘so far the closest ''Northold'' gets to lavish memorial services’'''''ᵃ'''''. Two rows of four embedded dark oak wood columns line the width of the ''Atrium'' and are richly decorated at the base. Wall portraits made from various ores and glazed terracotta complete what has been described as a ‘tour de force of Minecraft decoration’. | |||
== | ===== '''''Hermittwt Chamber''''' ===== | ||
'' | ''Hermittwt Chamber'', named after the unofficial Hermitcraft Twitter fandom, functioned as the venue for cartographer trading until the construction of a new dedicated cartographer trading room. It features a patterned floor and barrel vault ceiling supported by decorative endstone columns. The walls of the chamber consist of vertical alternating stripes of clay and light blue terracotta, and are decorated with a gallery of maps, including those of the [[City of Alina]] and [[Camp Beagle]]’s. A floor-to-ceiling fireplace is the chamber’s centerpiece, with ''Northold''’s coat-of-arms resting on its mantle. At present, the Chamber serves as the lobby for the seven planned villager trading halls in the Hollows. | ||
==Accessibility== | |||
''Northold Hollows'' can only be accessed via the [[Nether Transport Network]] '''''ᵇ'''''. Its nether portal is located beside North's 3,000th mark and is across the '''Chaincastle Station''' portal stop. The aboveground site can be accessed via North Line of Beagle's [[Survival Railway Network (Survival 4)]] through the '''Chaincastle Station''' . | |||
There is no designated <u>/phome</u> for ''Northold Hollows'' as of 29 January 2021. | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Above ground access can only be available once the fourth floor's construction begins. | '''a''' . Memorial service for Sidekit, eybwam's first snowy fox, was minimal. | ||
'''b.''' Above ground access can only be available once the fourth floor's construction begins. | |||
== Trivia == | |||
{{Player|eybwam}} has a mild dislike for roofs, hence the subterranean base. He enjoys designing ceilings, though. >.> woof | {{Player|eybwam}} has a mild dislike for roofs, hence the subterranean base. He enjoys designing ceilings, though. >.> woof | ||
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== Gallery == | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery mode="nolines" widths="200" heights="200"> | <gallery mode="nolines" widths="200" heights="200"> | ||
File:Northold Hollows SP.png | File:Northold Hollows SP.png | ||
Revision as of 05:25, 29 January 2021
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Tableau, at the heart of the Hollows, frames the storage room and smelter. The Willow Rock can be seen at the foreground, where mobs drop to their demise persistently to this day. | |
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| World | Survival 4 (Beagle) |
| Founded | 5th November, 2020 |
| Transport | Adjacent North 2 Station Beside the 3,000th mark; across North 2 Station portal |
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Northold Hollows, or the Hollows, is the subterranean Survival 4 residence of 
eybwam on the Dogcraft Server. It was founded on 5 November 2020 in a snowy taiga biome about 2,900 blocks north of Camp Beagle.
Early History
Northold Hollows was born as a starter base carved straight into the side of a mountain. The site was surprisingly unoccupied, considering it borders 
xcoffeequeenx 102 blocks to the east and Chaincastle Station just nine blocks to the west. In its earliest days, the location was originally intended as a starter branch mine but was later reconsidered upon the discovery of four cave spider spawners and an urgent need for an xp grinder.
Layout
Situated at the heart of an abandoned mineshaft, the Hollows encloses a claimed area of 10,960 blocks (136 by 79 blocks) with a further nine unclaimed blocks cardinally around it, except to the east, constituting the entirety of Northold — land under direct influence of eybwam and reserved for future underground expansion. Deliberately orientated with its longest side parallel to Beagle SRN North Line, it would have dominated a stretch of aboveground land for preservation.
The Hollows is made up of four planned floors; with two floors mined out, the third floor semi-done, and fourth floor yet to be mined out at the time of writing. The first two floors contain the Tableau which houses the Willow Rock situated at the very center of the base and is the earliest built part of the Hollows. Willow Rock is a three by three polished blackstone slab that serves as the splat point for the mob farm 27 blocks above. Encircling the Tableau is a variety of rooms connected by the Vintage Corridors, an enclosure of hallways. Although there were several phases of expansion after its foundation, the general layout has remained the same.
Architecture
Premeditated on a 'modern mineshaft' concept, it was later deemed as artistically limiting after the first two rooms were built. Later expansion saw the base designed in various architectural styles while maintaining a mix of Beaux-Arts style, with decorative Renaissance and Neoclassical cues throughout, and a rustic contemporary theme to anchor them with the Hollow’s early modern builds. The principal areas of the Hollows include the two-floor storage room, the smelter area and armory, the Tableau, the Ingress Foyer, and the Ore Atrium, together with areas devoted to farms and trading halls, such as Xenocrates Court and Hermittwt Chamber, respectively. The Vintage Corridors connecting the principal areas display a collection of Cyberdog-given items that eybwam kept as mementos.
Ingress Foyer
Designed to be ill-lit and intimidating, the Ingress Foyer serves as the primary reception area from visitors entering via the nether. It features a diamond-centered chandelier suspended from a domed smooth sandstone ceiling, accented by the light cyan tone of stripped warped stem. Flanked by black stained glass floors and basalt columns, a sandstone path emerges from the tetrastyle portico framing the main nether portal to lay out the arrangement of entry into the Ore Atrium and Tableau.
Ore Atrium
The Atrium was built to pay homage to eybwam's first mined ores in Dogcraft. It’s described by eybwam as ‘so far the closest Northold gets to lavish memorial services’ᵃ. Two rows of four embedded dark oak wood columns line the width of the Atrium and are richly decorated at the base. Wall portraits made from various ores and glazed terracotta complete what has been described as a ‘tour de force of Minecraft decoration’.
Hermittwt Chamber
Hermittwt Chamber, named after the unofficial Hermitcraft Twitter fandom, functioned as the venue for cartographer trading until the construction of a new dedicated cartographer trading room. It features a patterned floor and barrel vault ceiling supported by decorative endstone columns. The walls of the chamber consist of vertical alternating stripes of clay and light blue terracotta, and are decorated with a gallery of maps, including those of the City of Alina and Camp Beagle’s. A floor-to-ceiling fireplace is the chamber’s centerpiece, with Northold’s coat-of-arms resting on its mantle. At present, the Chamber serves as the lobby for the seven planned villager trading halls in the Hollows.
Accessibility
Northold Hollows can only be accessed via the Nether Transport Network ᵇ. Its nether portal is located beside North's 3,000th mark and is across the Chaincastle Station portal stop. The aboveground site can be accessed via North Line of Beagle's Survival Railway Network (Survival 4) through the Chaincastle Station .
There is no designated /phome for Northold Hollows as of 29 January 2021.
Notes
a . Memorial service for Sidekit, eybwam's first snowy fox, was minimal.
b. Above ground access can only be available once the fourth floor's construction begins.
Trivia
eybwam has a mild dislike for roofs, hence the subterranean base. He enjoys designing ceilings, though. >.> woof
