The Colossus of Cardona

“Born of spirit and sea, it watches, it waits.”   Towering above the bay like a sentinel carved from divine memory, the Colossus of Cardona is a breathtaking marvel of art, magic, and faith. Standing over 280 feet tall, it is visible from miles out at sea, a beacon to sailors and a symbol of Cardona’s enduring strength.    

Divine Fusion of Form:

The Colossus is an artistic and symbolic blend of Dregorious, God of the Spirit, and Cygna, Goddess of the Sea, merging air and water, will and wisdom.   From Dregorious: The Colossus bears a majestic, contemplative face, eyes closed in eternal meditation, wreathed by a crown of wind-carved horns resembling spiraling gusts. Its torso is muscular but ethereal, engraved with sacred runes that seem to breathe in the sea air.   From Cygna: Flowing robes carved like cascading waves wrap around the lower body, blending seamlessly into a spiraled conch-shaped base that anchors the Colossus directly into the sea cliff. A trident-like staff rests in one open hand, while the other is raised in blessing toward the city.   Despite its immobility, it radiates subtle grace and power, as if it could move at any moment—and according to legend, it once did, when Cardona was nearly lost to a fleet of dark sails and forgotten gods.  

Cultural Significance:

To the people of Cardona, the Colossus is a symbol of divine protection and civic unity. Children are taught to bow to it when passing the harbor. Lovers swear oaths beneath its gaze. Its image is etched into coinage, mosaics, and state seals.  

Legends & Warnings:

Old seers whisper that the Colossus is not a statue, but a sealed divine being, slumbering until the city forgets humility.   Some claim that if the Colossus fully awakens through unnatural means, it will not distinguish friend from foe, acting only on the last divine command issued before its slumber.   Deep within the Vault of Echoes, a forgotten prophecy remains carved: “When stone walks, the sea will rise; and the spirit’s eye shall see the lie.”