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Here is a first concept of the Sacred Sunken Palace! It's true name I will keep hidden for now. This place is of chief prominence in my second Anthem Star of the Secret Seas story.
The Sacred Sunken Palace is going to have a Celestia-like princess that permeates the entire fiction of the main story. She will have within her all my complaints about Celestia's lack of proper use in MLP. As I said before this fiction will have some slight MLP influences. The Man in the Abyss is the setup for the setting, and will be my first story, but the main story will be after that one, and will take place around this palace (and the region surrounding it).
See the Man in the Abyss
Dolphins live in those hills in the background, behind the archway, though I am still forming the concept of their homes... But their homes shall be very round without any emphasis on sharp corners.
The Sacred Sunken Palace has many engravings and stony murals, and reliefs depicting some of the lore pertaining to the setting (Including the Man in the Abyss). They often depict humans in the natural swimming upwards among the dolphins. These humans are in the natural to represent their harmony with their first nature. I thought about giving them more modesty but we don't see any particulars in the reliefs so it doesn't really matter and the metaphor is a bit more important.
The palace's true central governing feature, however... is one I will keep hidden until the time comes!
But I can't wait to show off the Princess. she is very much going to be in Celestia's likeness with a shining stature and crowning motherly authority. I have such big plans with her and how she's used in the setting is going to have every single one of my complaints with Celestia rectified.
Anyways this first concept is going to likely be refined and changed quite a bit as I get closer to the fiction. Constructive critiques welcomed.