Dreamlike, Dali-inspired surreal Scottish Highlands at night beneath cathedral-scale Northern Lights. A mirror-still loch in the foreground dissolves into a plaid chessboard of melting ice squares; from the snow along the shore, towering Lewis Chessmen (ivory kings, queens, knights) gently emerge like luminous sculptures, hairline-cracked and softly candle-lit from within, exhaling tiny halos of warm breath into the cold. Tartan folds drape the rolling hills like velvet waterfalls, subtly suggesting ancient clans without specific crests. A ring of standing stones morphs into chess rooks, casting elongated, impossible shadows that bend toward the sky. Overhead, the aurora unfurls in ribbons that weave into delicate tartan patterns—greens, teals, and amethysts—knotted into faint Celtic spirals. Ghostly Viking longships with antlered prows sail along the aurora sea, their tartan sails catching starlight; constellations wink as soft runes in the distance. Frosted heather and thistles in the foreground glint with dew like tiny stars; gentle snow falls in slow, dreamy flakes. Mood is serene, reverent, sincere—quiet winter hush and tender warmth.

Lighting and color: ethereal aurora glow as main light; cool indigo night balanced by warm candle-gold from within the chessmen; pearlescent ivory, deep midnight blues, amethyst and emerald aurora, subtle holly-berry accents. Volumetric mist on the loch, soft bokeh snowfall, painterly textures, high detail, 8k, cinematic wide shot, low vantage, symmetrical leading lines from the loch-chessboard up into the sky. Dali-esque melting forms, gravity gently bent, no harsh contrasts, no kitsch.

Small caption (tasteful, understated): “Auld Lang Yule”

- Placement: lower right, just above the loch’s reflection, small and elegant.

- Style: warm ivory hand-lettered script with a faint aurora glow and the softest tartan ghosting inside the strokes, subtle drop of light so it nests into the scene without dominating.

Generated with these themes: Northern Lights, Scotland, Lewis chessmen, Scottish Clans, Vikings, and .

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