2d digital art, somewhat realistic, A rugged mountain road forks north, ascending a rocky escarpment toward a gatehouse built into a towering twenty-foot-high stone wall, reinforced with sturdy buttresses. The wall encloses a peaceful settlement perched on the side of a snow-dusted mountain spur. Snow-covered pines rise above the wall, and thin trails of white smoke curl into the chilly air. High above the settlement, a stone abbey clings to the mountainside, its somber bell tolling rhythmically, a stark contrast to the deathly silence and oppressive fog that haunt the lower lands. A narrow, winding switchback road hugs the cliffs, leading up toward the abbey from the walled village below.