Art of the Octangle (7)

 

Moving hubwards from our last stop, just outside the gates of Unseen University, and towards the Porter's Lodge and the Library, we come to the region of the octangle that is favored by Green Wizards / the Venerable Council of Seers:

This is just outside the Porters' lodge of the Unseen University, on the north side of a wide octagonal courtyard surrounded by lawns and dominated by ancient chestnut trees.  A door to the east leads into the Porters' lodge itself, a rather incongruously placed thatched cottage separated from the Library by a small but incredibly important gap.  The cobbled path and the lush green lawn continues to the southeast towards the main gate and the west towards the entrance to the Library, whilst a tall clock tower dominates the centre of the courtyard to the south.  A tall green-robed statue surveys the Octangle from his place against the Library wall.

There's also a celadon green oak bench, and my attempts to sit on it have the usual effects:

You sit on a celadon green oak bench.

> The bench suddenly changes its shape to become a steep slope, sending you sliding down onto the grass.

You stand up.

The bench changes back into its normal bench-like shape.

There is only one statue nearby, and that statue belongs to the generic Seer wizard:

The lichen encrusting this statue's flowing robes has fortuitously turned them a very appropriate shade of green for a member of the Venerable Council of Seers.  In his hand he holds a crystal ball, which flickers with images of people and places around the Disc.