Less Christmas, more winter, but the thought is still there. Tarja, Leah and Tuomas Holopainen.

The following is an excerpt from the creator of the simulation posted several years after the project fell apart and was thought to be disbanded. The excerpt was posted Feb. 6, 2024.

A coin or medallion with the profile of a woman’s face, hair flowing down and swirling within the boundaries.

“While the Aturan Empire claims to have built the Great Stone Road, any historian worth his salt knows this is patently untrue.”

Imaginaerum is many things, least of which is being my favorite album of all time. It tells a tale of marvelous proportions on a path winding from gentle piano to heavy metal, smooth jazz to roaring orchestrations.

These were all drawings and sketches hung on the walls of the small break room of my first job.