Art & Soundtracks #2: Model Showcase - The Hall of the Shrouded Truth

Howdy!

This temple is one of the major landmarks in Taival for adventurers to explore. The Shrouded Truth awaits inside the hall for curious travellers, but do they know how to get past a pair of sturdy doors? Our skillful artist created this blueprint and detail pictures to show to you the majestic grandeur of The Hall of the Shrouded Truth.

Thanks for taking a look, stay in touch for more!

- Taival Team

Details of The Hall of the Shrouded Truth: Altar paintings & Front door

Artists notes (architecturous stuff)

This model has been around for quite a while, in fact it is one of the first models I started to create for Taival. The form has been refined by time, and there is not much left from the first version (which was much smaller than now).

I wanted the building to be the centerpiece of the town and make players feel that they have to find a way inside the building to uncover hidden secrets. There has to be something BIG going on in there! 

While modeling this fancy temple, I took inspiration from Mediterranean and Middle-Eastern architecture. Influences from huge spiritual structures, like mosques and churches are clearly visible with tall columns, paintings and other intricate details. There are also two gothic inspired rose windows. Inner part with pool is inspired by the domus, the ancient Roman type of town house. These houses usually came with an atrium, the open central court of the building and in the middle of the atrium was an impluvium, a water-collecting pool.

- Juho, artist and visual wizard