The Garden of Gold
A pre-conquest scene in miniature discovered in the Lago de Tota, dating to the early 14th century.
Initial Location: Museum of Old Things
I’m Studying…
The style is reminiscent of the Muisca. It depicts a staff-wielding man bedecked in feathers standing before a five-branched tree. His features are thoroughly scratched, but the jewelry adorning him is unscathed.
I’ve Studied…
What appear to be seven winding roots radiate out from the tree across the base of the minature. A more thorough inspection makes it clear that these are not roots, but decapitated serpents; the drops of blood spilling from them are the same shape as the tree’s leaves.
Effect: Revelation
Mastery: Lesson: Disciplines of the Scar (x2)