Episode 14: Darkness Will Come for All
General Summary
After the Tower fell, the party took a second to circle up the wagons and take a breather. Tyra made a wish, attempting to bring back Valeria, however her soul was unwilling and so the Voice could not fulfill the wish, and so she made another, gaining Divine Sight. Everyone took a moment to introduce themselves to the Bedlabot, and the Bedlabot filled them in that it had been completely synced with the Tower, knowing its every action while it was in the machine. Tyra caught some indiscrepancies with his backstory; namely that he said that he did nothing for five hundred years before joining the Tenbric Vanguard, but the party knows that he has been around since the discovery of magic, at least eight hundred years. So that'll be a fun thing to explore.
While investigating the ruins of the Tower, the party made a new friend. Olette Etienne is a fancy wizard who knows things. Lots of things. She proved an invaluable asset while exploring the ruins, offering arcane insight onto the technology and cyphers found therein.
C̸̛̝̲͙̞̿̓̉̓ͨ̍͛̈h̷̞͐̑͒̽̊͐͞ạ̛̘̙̬̱̲̘̪ͨ͑̑̔̃͐̓m̦͓̠̺͇̫̫̌ͩͬ̈́ͬ͌̎p̈̒̃͏̴̯̗͝ȋ͔͙͎̮̲̩̮̜̈̐͗͌ͨͦ̌͡ö̵̠͈͇̙͉̫͑ͩͥ͗̄n̨͎͈̰̟̳̹̥͓͆̈́͂͊̿̆̎͢ ̴͔̤͔͖̥̻̽̃͊ͫ͒͊w̺̺͙͐ͥ́ͅḩ̨͉͍͓ͭ͒ͩͪ̏͂o̹̥͇̱̟̲̿̏̿̃ͨͤͮ̍́́̕ ̶̩̳͈̙͓͐͛̾͒̃̉́ͥ͠l̾͌̽ͤ̾҉͏̬̤̲͇i̒ͫ̿͏͇͔̗͘̕v̷̺͓̫̪̹̱̑͒ͪ̑͗̍̌ͩ̏ͅe̷̠̤̍ͨḍ̢̡ͪͨͣͬ̀̅̀ͦ̐ ̨ͣ͏̩͉͙̤̤͇͉a̧̨̲̗̞̳̽ͯ̒ͤ̏ͩ̉͟ ̴ͮͯͥ҉̢͇͇̣̗͕͎̻l̺̥̞̋̔̀̆͢͟ͅi̥̳̣̋̍̏ͧͪ̃͐̀́̚̕f͖͚̩͕̞͙ͤ̿ͮ̀ẻ̡̢̬͔̭́̀̐̽ͭ̉ ͐̐̒ͪ͒̽ͦ̐͢͏̤̭̩͖̤̹͕̠t͇̘̳̲͔̠̱̓̄̉ͩ͊̋ō̘̳̻̪͇͔̭̎̓r̴̶̰͚̖̼̥̝̖̓̋̌r͉͍̲̩̲͖̳̯͑̅ͨͬͨͮ̋́ͅe̡̝͇͚ͮ̆ͨ̇̋̊̓̚͟͠n̷͍̙̙̯͈͍̭ͥ̽̚͠͞t̴̨̡͚̫̊̽ͯ̊i̹̻ͫ͆͘ą͚̳̣̒ͦ͢lͫͮͭ͏͏͕̲̘̻̣̞̪
̡̖͇̞̥͎̻̺͒̿R̶̗͈̘̳͇͇͍̱ͨ̽ͯ͑̐̿ȇ̴͍͕̟͔̗̮͇̓ͅǐ̴͕͓̌ͪ͊̿̓̔̂͘g̢̢͙̝̲̭ͯ̍̇̏͑̅ͪn̨̧̪̻̘̱̞͈̪ͯ̇͘i̠̺̝̓̎͂̀ͭͦͣ̉ͅn̵̨̪͙̣̱̱̮̔̂͌ͧ̀ͅg͋ͤͨ̄͏͕̻̱ ̵̳͚̞̔̆̓̒ͬ͐́͛̍͢v̦̭͑̓̇̓͌͘͟i̬ͬͥ́͛͋̌͂ͬ͟͜o̷̻̹̺͙̲̳͓̿ͪ͋̈̑͐ͤ̎̎l̢̰̭̱̻̒͒͋̆ͪ̓̐ͥ͜͝e̝̙̗̻̱̳͔͔ͩ̾͋͊͗͌n͙̥̗̼͗̾ͬͦͯ̉͌t̷̩͎̟͛ͭ̕ ͈͉̞̬̰̥ͦͥͧ̓̍́f̢̛̟͕͈̐̍̈́̀i̶̸ͭ̾̔͋҉̠̝̝̮̗͕e͚̫̞̠̙ͬ͒̚͡l̸̞̙̳̩͎̫̇̽ͩͪ̍̑̈́d̛͙̜̹̤̼ͫ̿͂̽̉̽̒̋s̹̠͚̥̯̻̩̜̽ͧͨ ̗̪̪̘̦ͮ̅p̴̡̜̰͔̗̻̟̜̜͕̚͜ợ͕̟̯́̍̄̑̌͛t̴͙͎̄e̷͖̘̯͂̂͒̅̚͞n͍̣̮̣ͤ̈́̔͑̿̍̈͝t͎͉̞͙̔ͦ̽i̊̓͐ͯ͛ͯ͆̓҉҉̲̼̥̱̤́a͓̹͔̮͍͍ͬ͑ͤḽ̬̻̝̯̓̐̌̇ͦ̃ͨ̑͢
When the party arrived at the ruins, they spent some time looking at the first area they found, and uncovered a Astral Monitor, showing each of the Celestial Bodies and a general image of their geography. There, they found a heavily redacted file about the "Infinite Corridor," something which it would seem was used by the Order to skirt around the Empire wide ban on teleportation magics. It would seem that they were also responsible for the binding of the Ferryman in 2463, but according to the file it has been released as of recently.
The file also referred to an incident in which "Task Force Veneration" returned from the center of the Infinite Corridor with tales of a large angry , who guarded a great obsidian obelisk with doors. The gang inferred that the "large angry [redacted" is Praxis, and the Infinite Corridor is somehow also related to the Temerant. After this, the Nephilim, whoever they are, restricted usage of the Infinite Corridor to approved "Pathways."
A̭͒̆̽͊̀ͅn̵͍̖̙͙̺͓̣̑̽͂ͪ̽ͅt̷͍̪̙̪ͥ̾e̛͚̘͚̺̺̼̹̱̟͐̿̈́̄̇ͨ́̚c̬̩͉̟̞͎̦͈̊̊̄̒͢͠è̮̺̱̬̑̎ḏ̢̹̞̟͙͂ͦ͆͜ͅȩ̺̖̙ͫ̽͛͢n̷͓͉̼̘͍̖̻̼̒ͪ̽̆̓̆̂ͫͅt̛͖̜͖̭̃̃͑ͮ̕ ̖̰̜̠̹ͪ̄̌͑̍̾̂͘o̵̖̦̱͇̣ͭͮͦf̘̯̼̖̝̯ͨ͂́ͮͬ͡ͅ ͈̹̩̪̬ͩ͆̑͛͘ͅḋ̸̡̖̰̰̺̳̤͉ͥ̎̏̏͜i̸̶̝ͫͦ̂ͩͭ̕ͅv͓͉̆̊̾̕i̭͔͉ͤ̂̅̀͡n̸͇̗͇͔̲̺̞̭̺͑̏͆͡e̯̰̜̙̾͒͋ͩ͜ ̛̘̝͊̋̽̀̓̍̅̕f̼͚̯̠̓̉͆̉͆͑͂̚̚͘u̓ͦ̾͒ͦ̅͛̚͏̶͍͚̲̖͍̟͘r͉̪̭̙̺ͩͨ̑̔̾̈ͫ̉ỵ̶̠̬ͫ̀ͣ̀ͅ
̨̯͉͎̙̲̟̦̪͋̆C̟̤̹̥̲͆̎̈́ͭ̽͌ͫ͞ọ͚̩̗̼̭̺ͤ̈̏̓͘͞n̷͙̗͔̺̺͈͈̩͊ͤ̍̑̅͢ͅt͉̫͎̤͂ͭ̚͟i͇̝ͭ̐̇ͮ̃̓̍ͧ̕ṉ̶̢̡̠̭̥̮̲̝̹̪̉̇̓͛̏͛g̡̛̦̲͎͎ͭ͒̈͂͑̃̚͞eͧ̉̈́͒̔҉̻͇͕̱̗n̤̱͒ͦ͡͞t̸̹̟ͦ͑ͧ͛ͨ̋ͤͩ ͓̟̝̫̠̟̂̈ͩͮ̾̒͛͆̚͠ͅl̴̦̖̳̳͔͇͎̿̇ͬ̊̄ͪ̌̊͢͡o̠̼͙̩̹̤̖̬͐͌͆͆̽̒̎͢͞ͅv̛̪̭͎̪̟̝͙ͯͩ̾ͯ̌͋͑̉̕͟e͈̾ͨ͂ͣ͆͗͑̃ȓ̵̘͉͗̀̑̂̀ ̭̯͇͈̊̂̄̇̇ͧ̔̐o̘̘̙̣͗́ͬͪ́̉̍͒f̖̮̭ͥ̎̓̀̎̐̕ ̛͔̳̣͍̜͙̇͂̓ͫͬ͐͊͆̍͟͡d̊ͪͮ҉͓͍̩̘̫͙̹̺̲i͍ͦ̃̉ͨͣ͘͝v̵̛̗̉̌ḯ̱͚̜̫̟̘̘͉ͤ̈́͂ͬͫň̮͉̆̃̌̎̄͆ͫ͜ͅi̸ͨ̽̾̄͏͉̠͈̮̮͕t̤͓̰ͪ͒͐͊̑̀͢ỹ̨̰͔͙͙̲̝̳̥̄ͦ̆̾̀̀
After finding this room, they trekked further towards the Spire they could see growing in the distance, as they wanted to pay their respects and give thanks to Mab. Unfortunately, the forces of the universe had different plans, as while they were walking, Tyra discovered an area of absolute nothing with their new Divine Sight. On approach, the very ground shifted underneath them as it was sucked in by the entropic pull of a black hole. A figure stepped out of the ground, wearing dark black gloves and a fine suit. In leu of a head, however, there was a writhing mass of nothingness positioned above its shoulders.
It identified as Nothing. The Void. The Vast Empty. But the records call it Null. At first it began to consume the group, but after learning that they were the ones who freed it, it slowed down and offered them a boon. Not only would it not consume them for now, it would erase one individual from the face of Andali. After some discussion and questions, the group settled on Archmage Reharis. Most important rule of Wizard hunting, always double tap. Which turned out to be a wise choice, because Null vowed it would be done and ceased.
R͔ͧͧ͗́ͪ̃ĕ͚̠͔̅̓̈̓ͥ̕͘͠v̭͛̈̄ͫͫ̒̌̎͟͡͝e̤̖͓̝̱̖͔̅̎̓̏͆̈̏ͪ́͢ͅn̰̞͔̂́̿̅ͧ̃ͨ̚͢͠ġ̩͓͉͕͚͚̞̲̉͑͛ͨ͟e̳̝̤̫̝͓͚ͧ̄ͪͩ̆̾ͩ ̶̩͇͓̯̰̬̹̔̒̉ͩͧͫ͗̽͒͜b̑̂̈́͏̰̪̜͉̤̙o̸̢̡͍͚͖̪ͪ̒̀͌ͩŕ̢̛̠̙̪̠̱̾͝ͅe̶ͯ̂̅̔ͯ̇̏ͮ҉̧̫̞ ̛̽́͐͛ͯ́҉̙̩̳̝͓̜d̵̦̟̳̰͙͚̋͑̊̓̄͂̐̇ỏ̠̹̗̥̰̩̪ͬ͂̚͢w̛͊͏҉͖̬̰̰̼n̠̆͜͝ ͖̦̮͚̲ͤͯͫu̒ͮ̉͒̊̌̓̀͜҉̞̖̗̮̳͖p̻̘̙̭̙̤̹̫ͭ̋ͥ̓̉ͬ̎o̒͂̉ͭ̒͏̨̤̪͉͍̙ņ͓̦̯̤͔̱̤ͨ̏̆̄͗̎́̍̕ ̪͎̜͙̱͂͊̎ͦͯ̒̈ͨ́ŷ̶͖̦̗̺̳̱̪̌̈o̟͕̠͖̮͉͉̍ͮ̂̄͋́u̟̯̥̩̰̞͈͓ͨͪͥ ͚͍ͫͥͬ̀́͟h̵̙̜̰ͤͣ̊̌̎̃͆̀ả̗̖̺͚̈̎͗ͫ̄ͣ̕ͅṟ͎̲̠ͪͭ̈́ͥͤ́̇́͟s̹̳̬̥̦̄̑͊ͬ͟h̜͇͕̘̙̻̍̿͟͟͝ȇ͈̻̺͖͖̰̮͆̉̒ͣ͒͘͝ͅş̸͔̽͗͊̇̀̑̃͗̉t̜͈̺͕̗̟̤̀͡,̧̟̥̗̟̣̙̝̬̏͌ͬ͋́ ̷̦̞͇̗̪̹̥̻̃͗̃͞f̜̗̺͓̘̱͇̤ͣͮ́ͅr̻̖͖̻̮̖̎͂̃̀ͣ̒̅i̧͕̣̼̟̱ͫ̆ͨ͂̌̓ͥͪ͝e̴̙̖̣̳͉̯̽̓ͮ̒ͪ̃ͤ̓n̜̖͔͉̱̿͝ͅd̬̯̮ͮ͌̒ͮ̎ͫ̚
A̔͒͐̽͘҉̴͍̗͖ ̴̵̻̩͙̻̭ͮ̾̄̾̓ͭ͘ͅf̛̭̖̙̎ͤ͟eͬͪ̈́̋͜҉̛̫͎a̶̟̰͎͍̖̤̯ͩͨͭ̊̓ͮ̾̓͜r̡̪ͩͤͧ̏̆̚l̼͖͛͐ͮ͘ͅę̺̙̮͈̤̬͉̈̂̄̄̽̑s̮̤̘͓̰̮̈́͑͝s̬̦͈͈̬̬̮ͪ͊ͯ̏̕ ̵̶̝̟̤̺̻̤ͨͤf̦̗ͭͭͪ͌̅ͅo̶̵̩̘̻̞͐̀̓̃̀e̛̟̭̫ͫ͆̑̇ͧ̏͆ͩ͘͢ ̛͚͖̱͆́ͯ̔ͫ͒̍b̍̒҉͕̰̱r̦͇͖͋̄͐̐ͨ͛̄̈́̅o̸̡͎̬̘̺ͤͭ̂̃ͯ̽̐̚̕u̢̥̬̇̿̄̃̈́̓͒́͠ͅġ̿̾ͧ͐̇̚҉̵̮͈̱̦̺h́̿̐ͦ͢͏͍̲̯̫̱̫͖̙t̋ͨ͛ͭ͋ͮ҉̶͇ ̷̠͇͓͇͊͑̏͆̑́̓̊u̧͔̍̊n̷͓͚̟̣̙̦͙͂̆̂ͦ͆ͨ͘t̛̰̜̹͔̬̜̘̹̦̔̌̆͑̏͡o̼̤̰͓͔̝̺̮̤̐̀̅̀̾̄͜w͇̱̤̻͈̰͙̞̑̒͛͋̈́͑̂͢͝aͦ́ͯͮ̚̚͏͇̕ř̭̤̆̊͝d̠̼̫̠̘̺͓͂̊̌̌ͬ̏͜͝ ̺̗͍̓ͤ̎̀̊͜͡j̸͖̹͎ͬ̃ͭ̅͛̃͟ȕ͇̜̰̹͚̖ͤ͌̈́̚͠s̨̜̗̖͈̹ͨͤͦͩ́̎͟t̵͕͖̭̮̟̗ͤ̑ͭͯͭͮ̃̉͗͘i̸̮͈̹ͨ̆ͤ̌͌̚c̩͚̣͔͚̼͚̳͓ͯͥ͌̆̈́ͨ͞e̴̛̳͛̑̊ͫ͑͛̚͟ͅ’̢͖͈̪͕̟̥͍̠ͤ̄͌͢ ̷̝̣̮̰̮̥͎̟ͯ͊̾ͭͫ͒ͮ͂̊̀ĕ̮̱̙̻̻ͦͨ͟ͅņ̟̞͎̹͉͉ͪ́̓ͭ̈́́d̠̝̪̻ͬ̓̓
Leaving Null's containment cell, they encountered another character. He happily informed them all that he couldn't decide whether they should live or die. He introduced himself as Peter Montauk, and snapped his fingers sending them all about three miles into the air. He of course allowed them safely back down, telling them that was only a warning. He informed them that he was very upset with what they had done, as he had worked very hard to contain the entities that were released and was very proud of the work he had done distracting the Order for over one thousand years with aberrations to contain. So he left the party with a warning not to continue getting into things they have no business putting their noses in, and told them that if he ever needed help with one of the entities, he would bring them in to help, regardless if they were willing participants in that process.
The session ended with Montauk disappearing in a puff of lavender scented smoke, leaving behind his file on the rock he was sitting on. It was found to have been originally written by a different organization with addenda added by the Scribes of the Six, bringing into question a great many things.
Ê̸̽̈͏͉̰̟̦̹n̡ͩͣ͆̓̏̅ͣ̇҉̫̘̖̪͕̗̟́ḑ̡̢̭̤̳͊́ͭ̇̅̔ļ̨̳͍͉̪̮͗ͭ̍ͬ̉e̱̞̿̂̂͒̔͒́s͓̲̯̥̼̔ͦ̾ͅs͓͓̹̠̀͌ͧ̍̄ͣ̄ͣ ̙̮͎̺̗͍ͦ̎̐ͣ̚e͈̜̳͒̿͊ņ̦͔̠̱̼͓̻͆̋ͯ͘͡t̞͙̬͚̘̎̓̉̅͗̅͘̕r̡̹̞̥͆̽̄̇ͣ̆o̷̖̜̪̬̠̬ͭͭ̀̉́́ͅp̧͎̙̟̩̫̙͈͈̑̃ͬ̀͘yͪ͂ͦ̑̌̀҉͖̮͠ ̵̻͇̭ͥ̍̎͆̐ͣͤ́d̳͉̙̺̖͋ͪ̓ͥͬ͘e̓̆̅ͩ̂͒ͯ́͏̙̥͓̱̘̱̩v̤̠̯̗̿͋ͬ̍͂ͥ̎̂͘͜͡o͉̻͎̪ͦ̊͑̉̒̈ͅu̴̜̱̥̪̠͔̐͒̆̔͐̀͌r̎͏̡͉̩͓ͅs̬̫̯̙̯̃͗̂̈̽̅ͣ̐͆ ̖͓̣͎̞̮̲͂̒̇̿a̷̖̼͆ͬ̂ͨ̓̏ͥͮ̀ḷ̷̑̔̊͌ͦ̍̊͂̚͢ḽ̴̫͉͈̑ͩ̎ͦͅ
S̛̼̳̻̰͙̻̎͗ͨ̅̀͢l̸͓̗̲̆ͫ̎͑̈́ͧ̈́̀o͇͎̜̯̯ͣͥ̃̈̐̊ͭ̚͢ṷ̫͙̻̟ͭͪ̒ͦc̰̹͖͓̺͊̽̃̔̄ͩ̔̊̚͝͠h̸̸̦̝͆̅ͭͪ̽ͤͩ̆̄ĭ̵̫̌ͥ́n̸̤̠̞͊̿͐̓̀͝g̪̃͐̃̓̒̌̋͡ ̶̡̺ͯͬ̓̓̐̄ͤͦͅc̥̱͔̘̬̜̐͋͗͊ͩ̇͢e̴̡̜͇͚͖̘̻̬̻͕͂̈́̓͡a͔̱̠̜̼͛̄̔ͩ̂̿ͨͭṡ̵͖̇ͥ̃ͦ̋ȩ̓̽͛̎̃̃͢͏̝̼l̹͕̘ͣ͂ͦͭ̈̿̾̀e͚͚͈̳͈̓sͨͤ̃̈́͌̔҉̜͇̞͓̦̬̪ͅs̩̞͎̞̤̖̟ͬ̃ͣ͠ ̓̚͟͡҉͖͙̣̟̙̜̰t̸̰̣͕̬̺̹̲̋ͨ͊̏͢͠o̢ͫ̌ͯ̒͒͝͏͍̣̠̮̮̣̹̞w̢̥̯̻̙͎͋̓ͮͫ̃ͫ̚͞͝a̟͎̱̹̝͌ͮͨ̇ȑ̘͉̱̐d̅҉̬̩̳̜̥͢͞ṡ̮̗̜̩̜̟̲̽̈̀̚ ̷̲̩̥͔̗̳͓͑̂̅̓̓ͧ̈́͒y̶̢̥̖͚̤̙̻͇̐̐ͦ̈̊̍̚ǫ̷̺̹͓̘͂͑͝ủ̵̥͖̙̘̟͔͐̈́r̷̝̼̟͚̯ͦ̅͊̈́ͅ ̙̩͍̘̥̃͑̌͂̿f̞̦̠ͫ͋̏͒͑̀a̤̹̜͈ͥͮ͂ͥ͟͢͝l͛̐̽҉̝̯̪̫̪l̻͙̱̫̋ͥ́̇͝͞
While investigating the ruins of the Tower, the party made a new friend. Olette Etienne is a fancy wizard who knows things. Lots of things. She proved an invaluable asset while exploring the ruins, offering arcane insight onto the technology and cyphers found therein.
C̸̛̝̲͙̞̿̓̉̓ͨ̍͛̈h̷̞͐̑͒̽̊͐͞ạ̛̘̙̬̱̲̘̪ͨ͑̑̔̃͐̓m̦͓̠̺͇̫̫̌ͩͬ̈́ͬ͌̎p̈̒̃͏̴̯̗͝ȋ͔͙͎̮̲̩̮̜̈̐͗͌ͨͦ̌͡ö̵̠͈͇̙͉̫͑ͩͥ͗̄n̨͎͈̰̟̳̹̥͓͆̈́͂͊̿̆̎͢ ̴͔̤͔͖̥̻̽̃͊ͫ͒͊w̺̺͙͐ͥ́ͅḩ̨͉͍͓ͭ͒ͩͪ̏͂o̹̥͇̱̟̲̿̏̿̃ͨͤͮ̍́́̕ ̶̩̳͈̙͓͐͛̾͒̃̉́ͥ͠l̾͌̽ͤ̾҉͏̬̤̲͇i̒ͫ̿͏͇͔̗͘̕v̷̺͓̫̪̹̱̑͒ͪ̑͗̍̌ͩ̏ͅe̷̠̤̍ͨḍ̢̡ͪͨͣͬ̀̅̀ͦ̐ ̨ͣ͏̩͉͙̤̤͇͉a̧̨̲̗̞̳̽ͯ̒ͤ̏ͩ̉͟ ̴ͮͯͥ҉̢͇͇̣̗͕͎̻l̺̥̞̋̔̀̆͢͟ͅi̥̳̣̋̍̏ͧͪ̃͐̀́̚̕f͖͚̩͕̞͙ͤ̿ͮ̀ẻ̡̢̬͔̭́̀̐̽ͭ̉ ͐̐̒ͪ͒̽ͦ̐͢͏̤̭̩͖̤̹͕̠t͇̘̳̲͔̠̱̓̄̉ͩ͊̋ō̘̳̻̪͇͔̭̎̓r̴̶̰͚̖̼̥̝̖̓̋̌r͉͍̲̩̲͖̳̯͑̅ͨͬͨͮ̋́ͅe̡̝͇͚ͮ̆ͨ̇̋̊̓̚͟͠n̷͍̙̙̯͈͍̭ͥ̽̚͠͞t̴̨̡͚̫̊̽ͯ̊i̹̻ͫ͆͘ą͚̳̣̒ͦ͢lͫͮͭ͏͏͕̲̘̻̣̞̪
̡̖͇̞̥͎̻̺͒̿R̶̗͈̘̳͇͇͍̱ͨ̽ͯ͑̐̿ȇ̴͍͕̟͔̗̮͇̓ͅǐ̴͕͓̌ͪ͊̿̓̔̂͘g̢̢͙̝̲̭ͯ̍̇̏͑̅ͪn̨̧̪̻̘̱̞͈̪ͯ̇͘i̠̺̝̓̎͂̀ͭͦͣ̉ͅn̵̨̪͙̣̱̱̮̔̂͌ͧ̀ͅg͋ͤͨ̄͏͕̻̱ ̵̳͚̞̔̆̓̒ͬ͐́͛̍͢v̦̭͑̓̇̓͌͘͟i̬ͬͥ́͛͋̌͂ͬ͟͜o̷̻̹̺͙̲̳͓̿ͪ͋̈̑͐ͤ̎̎l̢̰̭̱̻̒͒͋̆ͪ̓̐ͥ͜͝e̝̙̗̻̱̳͔͔ͩ̾͋͊͗͌n͙̥̗̼͗̾ͬͦͯ̉͌t̷̩͎̟͛ͭ̕ ͈͉̞̬̰̥ͦͥͧ̓̍́f̢̛̟͕͈̐̍̈́̀i̶̸ͭ̾̔͋҉̠̝̝̮̗͕e͚̫̞̠̙ͬ͒̚͡l̸̞̙̳̩͎̫̇̽ͩͪ̍̑̈́d̛͙̜̹̤̼ͫ̿͂̽̉̽̒̋s̹̠͚̥̯̻̩̜̽ͧͨ ̗̪̪̘̦ͮ̅p̴̡̜̰͔̗̻̟̜̜͕̚͜ợ͕̟̯́̍̄̑̌͛t̴͙͎̄e̷͖̘̯͂̂͒̅̚͞n͍̣̮̣ͤ̈́̔͑̿̍̈͝t͎͉̞͙̔ͦ̽i̊̓͐ͯ͛ͯ͆̓҉҉̲̼̥̱̤́a͓̹͔̮͍͍ͬ͑ͤḽ̬̻̝̯̓̐̌̇ͦ̃ͨ̑͢
When the party arrived at the ruins, they spent some time looking at the first area they found, and uncovered a Astral Monitor, showing each of the Celestial Bodies and a general image of their geography. There, they found a heavily redacted file about the "Infinite Corridor," something which it would seem was used by the Order to skirt around the Empire wide ban on teleportation magics. It would seem that they were also responsible for the binding of the Ferryman in 2463, but according to the file it has been released as of recently.
The file also referred to an incident in which "Task Force Veneration" returned from the center of the Infinite Corridor with tales of a large angry , who guarded a great obsidian obelisk with doors. The gang inferred that the "large angry [redacted" is Praxis, and the Infinite Corridor is somehow also related to the Temerant. After this, the Nephilim, whoever they are, restricted usage of the Infinite Corridor to approved "Pathways."
A̭͒̆̽͊̀ͅn̵͍̖̙͙̺͓̣̑̽͂ͪ̽ͅt̷͍̪̙̪ͥ̾e̛͚̘͚̺̺̼̹̱̟͐̿̈́̄̇ͨ́̚c̬̩͉̟̞͎̦͈̊̊̄̒͢͠è̮̺̱̬̑̎ḏ̢̹̞̟͙͂ͦ͆͜ͅȩ̺̖̙ͫ̽͛͢n̷͓͉̼̘͍̖̻̼̒ͪ̽̆̓̆̂ͫͅt̛͖̜͖̭̃̃͑ͮ̕ ̖̰̜̠̹ͪ̄̌͑̍̾̂͘o̵̖̦̱͇̣ͭͮͦf̘̯̼̖̝̯ͨ͂́ͮͬ͡ͅ ͈̹̩̪̬ͩ͆̑͛͘ͅḋ̸̡̖̰̰̺̳̤͉ͥ̎̏̏͜i̸̶̝ͫͦ̂ͩͭ̕ͅv͓͉̆̊̾̕i̭͔͉ͤ̂̅̀͡n̸͇̗͇͔̲̺̞̭̺͑̏͆͡e̯̰̜̙̾͒͋ͩ͜ ̛̘̝͊̋̽̀̓̍̅̕f̼͚̯̠̓̉͆̉͆͑͂̚̚͘u̓ͦ̾͒ͦ̅͛̚͏̶͍͚̲̖͍̟͘r͉̪̭̙̺ͩͨ̑̔̾̈ͫ̉ỵ̶̠̬ͫ̀ͣ̀ͅ
̨̯͉͎̙̲̟̦̪͋̆C̟̤̹̥̲͆̎̈́ͭ̽͌ͫ͞ọ͚̩̗̼̭̺ͤ̈̏̓͘͞n̷͙̗͔̺̺͈͈̩͊ͤ̍̑̅͢ͅt͉̫͎̤͂ͭ̚͟i͇̝ͭ̐̇ͮ̃̓̍ͧ̕ṉ̶̢̡̠̭̥̮̲̝̹̪̉̇̓͛̏͛g̡̛̦̲͎͎ͭ͒̈͂͑̃̚͞eͧ̉̈́͒̔҉̻͇͕̱̗n̤̱͒ͦ͡͞t̸̹̟ͦ͑ͧ͛ͨ̋ͤͩ ͓̟̝̫̠̟̂̈ͩͮ̾̒͛͆̚͠ͅl̴̦̖̳̳͔͇͎̿̇ͬ̊̄ͪ̌̊͢͡o̠̼͙̩̹̤̖̬͐͌͆͆̽̒̎͢͞ͅv̛̪̭͎̪̟̝͙ͯͩ̾ͯ̌͋͑̉̕͟e͈̾ͨ͂ͣ͆͗͑̃ȓ̵̘͉͗̀̑̂̀ ̭̯͇͈̊̂̄̇̇ͧ̔̐o̘̘̙̣͗́ͬͪ́̉̍͒f̖̮̭ͥ̎̓̀̎̐̕ ̛͔̳̣͍̜͙̇͂̓ͫͬ͐͊͆̍͟͡d̊ͪͮ҉͓͍̩̘̫͙̹̺̲i͍ͦ̃̉ͨͣ͘͝v̵̛̗̉̌ḯ̱͚̜̫̟̘̘͉ͤ̈́͂ͬͫň̮͉̆̃̌̎̄͆ͫ͜ͅi̸ͨ̽̾̄͏͉̠͈̮̮͕t̤͓̰ͪ͒͐͊̑̀͢ỹ̨̰͔͙͙̲̝̳̥̄ͦ̆̾̀̀
After finding this room, they trekked further towards the Spire they could see growing in the distance, as they wanted to pay their respects and give thanks to Mab. Unfortunately, the forces of the universe had different plans, as while they were walking, Tyra discovered an area of absolute nothing with their new Divine Sight. On approach, the very ground shifted underneath them as it was sucked in by the entropic pull of a black hole. A figure stepped out of the ground, wearing dark black gloves and a fine suit. In leu of a head, however, there was a writhing mass of nothingness positioned above its shoulders.
It identified as Nothing. The Void. The Vast Empty. But the records call it Null. At first it began to consume the group, but after learning that they were the ones who freed it, it slowed down and offered them a boon. Not only would it not consume them for now, it would erase one individual from the face of Andali. After some discussion and questions, the group settled on Archmage Reharis. Most important rule of Wizard hunting, always double tap. Which turned out to be a wise choice, because Null vowed it would be done and ceased.
R͔ͧͧ͗́ͪ̃ĕ͚̠͔̅̓̈̓ͥ̕͘͠v̭͛̈̄ͫͫ̒̌̎͟͡͝e̤̖͓̝̱̖͔̅̎̓̏͆̈̏ͪ́͢ͅn̰̞͔̂́̿̅ͧ̃ͨ̚͢͠ġ̩͓͉͕͚͚̞̲̉͑͛ͨ͟e̳̝̤̫̝͓͚ͧ̄ͪͩ̆̾ͩ ̶̩͇͓̯̰̬̹̔̒̉ͩͧͫ͗̽͒͜b̑̂̈́͏̰̪̜͉̤̙o̸̢̡͍͚͖̪ͪ̒̀͌ͩŕ̢̛̠̙̪̠̱̾͝ͅe̶ͯ̂̅̔ͯ̇̏ͮ҉̧̫̞ ̛̽́͐͛ͯ́҉̙̩̳̝͓̜d̵̦̟̳̰͙͚̋͑̊̓̄͂̐̇ỏ̠̹̗̥̰̩̪ͬ͂̚͢w̛͊͏҉͖̬̰̰̼n̠̆͜͝ ͖̦̮͚̲ͤͯͫu̒ͮ̉͒̊̌̓̀͜҉̞̖̗̮̳͖p̻̘̙̭̙̤̹̫ͭ̋ͥ̓̉ͬ̎o̒͂̉ͭ̒͏̨̤̪͉͍̙ņ͓̦̯̤͔̱̤ͨ̏̆̄͗̎́̍̕ ̪͎̜͙̱͂͊̎ͦͯ̒̈ͨ́ŷ̶͖̦̗̺̳̱̪̌̈o̟͕̠͖̮͉͉̍ͮ̂̄͋́u̟̯̥̩̰̞͈͓ͨͪͥ ͚͍ͫͥͬ̀́͟h̵̙̜̰ͤͣ̊̌̎̃͆̀ả̗̖̺͚̈̎͗ͫ̄ͣ̕ͅṟ͎̲̠ͪͭ̈́ͥͤ́̇́͟s̹̳̬̥̦̄̑͊ͬ͟h̜͇͕̘̙̻̍̿͟͟͝ȇ͈̻̺͖͖̰̮͆̉̒ͣ͒͘͝ͅş̸͔̽͗͊̇̀̑̃͗̉t̜͈̺͕̗̟̤̀͡,̧̟̥̗̟̣̙̝̬̏͌ͬ͋́ ̷̦̞͇̗̪̹̥̻̃͗̃͞f̜̗̺͓̘̱͇̤ͣͮ́ͅr̻̖͖̻̮̖̎͂̃̀ͣ̒̅i̧͕̣̼̟̱ͫ̆ͨ͂̌̓ͥͪ͝e̴̙̖̣̳͉̯̽̓ͮ̒ͪ̃ͤ̓n̜̖͔͉̱̿͝ͅd̬̯̮ͮ͌̒ͮ̎ͫ̚
A̔͒͐̽͘҉̴͍̗͖ ̴̵̻̩͙̻̭ͮ̾̄̾̓ͭ͘ͅf̛̭̖̙̎ͤ͟eͬͪ̈́̋͜҉̛̫͎a̶̟̰͎͍̖̤̯ͩͨͭ̊̓ͮ̾̓͜r̡̪ͩͤͧ̏̆̚l̼͖͛͐ͮ͘ͅę̺̙̮͈̤̬͉̈̂̄̄̽̑s̮̤̘͓̰̮̈́͑͝s̬̦͈͈̬̬̮ͪ͊ͯ̏̕ ̵̶̝̟̤̺̻̤ͨͤf̦̗ͭͭͪ͌̅ͅo̶̵̩̘̻̞͐̀̓̃̀e̛̟̭̫ͫ͆̑̇ͧ̏͆ͩ͘͢ ̛͚͖̱͆́ͯ̔ͫ͒̍b̍̒҉͕̰̱r̦͇͖͋̄͐̐ͨ͛̄̈́̅o̸̡͎̬̘̺ͤͭ̂̃ͯ̽̐̚̕u̢̥̬̇̿̄̃̈́̓͒́͠ͅġ̿̾ͧ͐̇̚҉̵̮͈̱̦̺h́̿̐ͦ͢͏͍̲̯̫̱̫͖̙t̋ͨ͛ͭ͋ͮ҉̶͇ ̷̠͇͓͇͊͑̏͆̑́̓̊u̧͔̍̊n̷͓͚̟̣̙̦͙͂̆̂ͦ͆ͨ͘t̛̰̜̹͔̬̜̘̹̦̔̌̆͑̏͡o̼̤̰͓͔̝̺̮̤̐̀̅̀̾̄͜w͇̱̤̻͈̰͙̞̑̒͛͋̈́͑̂͢͝aͦ́ͯͮ̚̚͏͇̕ř̭̤̆̊͝d̠̼̫̠̘̺͓͂̊̌̌ͬ̏͜͝ ̺̗͍̓ͤ̎̀̊͜͡j̸͖̹͎ͬ̃ͭ̅͛̃͟ȕ͇̜̰̹͚̖ͤ͌̈́̚͠s̨̜̗̖͈̹ͨͤͦͩ́̎͟t̵͕͖̭̮̟̗ͤ̑ͭͯͭͮ̃̉͗͘i̸̮͈̹ͨ̆ͤ̌͌̚c̩͚̣͔͚̼͚̳͓ͯͥ͌̆̈́ͨ͞e̴̛̳͛̑̊ͫ͑͛̚͟ͅ’̢͖͈̪͕̟̥͍̠ͤ̄͌͢ ̷̝̣̮̰̮̥͎̟ͯ͊̾ͭͫ͒ͮ͂̊̀ĕ̮̱̙̻̻ͦͨ͟ͅņ̟̞͎̹͉͉ͪ́̓ͭ̈́́d̠̝̪̻ͬ̓̓
Leaving Null's containment cell, they encountered another character. He happily informed them all that he couldn't decide whether they should live or die. He introduced himself as Peter Montauk, and snapped his fingers sending them all about three miles into the air. He of course allowed them safely back down, telling them that was only a warning. He informed them that he was very upset with what they had done, as he had worked very hard to contain the entities that were released and was very proud of the work he had done distracting the Order for over one thousand years with aberrations to contain. So he left the party with a warning not to continue getting into things they have no business putting their noses in, and told them that if he ever needed help with one of the entities, he would bring them in to help, regardless if they were willing participants in that process.
The session ended with Montauk disappearing in a puff of lavender scented smoke, leaving behind his file on the rock he was sitting on. It was found to have been originally written by a different organization with addenda added by the Scribes of the Six, bringing into question a great many things.
Ê̸̽̈͏͉̰̟̦̹n̡ͩͣ͆̓̏̅ͣ̇҉̫̘̖̪͕̗̟́ḑ̡̢̭̤̳͊́ͭ̇̅̔ļ̨̳͍͉̪̮͗ͭ̍ͬ̉e̱̞̿̂̂͒̔͒́s͓̲̯̥̼̔ͦ̾ͅs͓͓̹̠̀͌ͧ̍̄ͣ̄ͣ ̙̮͎̺̗͍ͦ̎̐ͣ̚e͈̜̳͒̿͊ņ̦͔̠̱̼͓̻͆̋ͯ͘͡t̞͙̬͚̘̎̓̉̅͗̅͘̕r̡̹̞̥͆̽̄̇ͣ̆o̷̖̜̪̬̠̬ͭͭ̀̉́́ͅp̧͎̙̟̩̫̙͈͈̑̃ͬ̀͘yͪ͂ͦ̑̌̀҉͖̮͠ ̵̻͇̭ͥ̍̎͆̐ͣͤ́d̳͉̙̺̖͋ͪ̓ͥͬ͘e̓̆̅ͩ̂͒ͯ́͏̙̥͓̱̘̱̩v̤̠̯̗̿͋ͬ̍͂ͥ̎̂͘͜͡o͉̻͎̪ͦ̊͑̉̒̈ͅu̴̜̱̥̪̠͔̐͒̆̔͐̀͌r̎͏̡͉̩͓ͅs̬̫̯̙̯̃͗̂̈̽̅ͣ̐͆ ̖͓̣͎̞̮̲͂̒̇̿a̷̖̼͆ͬ̂ͨ̓̏ͥͮ̀ḷ̷̑̔̊͌ͦ̍̊͂̚͢ḽ̴̫͉͈̑ͩ̎ͦͅ
S̛̼̳̻̰͙̻̎͗ͨ̅̀͢l̸͓̗̲̆ͫ̎͑̈́ͧ̈́̀o͇͎̜̯̯ͣͥ̃̈̐̊ͭ̚͢ṷ̫͙̻̟ͭͪ̒ͦc̰̹͖͓̺͊̽̃̔̄ͩ̔̊̚͝͠h̸̸̦̝͆̅ͭͪ̽ͤͩ̆̄ĭ̵̫̌ͥ́n̸̤̠̞͊̿͐̓̀͝g̪̃͐̃̓̒̌̋͡ ̶̡̺ͯͬ̓̓̐̄ͤͦͅc̥̱͔̘̬̜̐͋͗͊ͩ̇͢e̴̡̜͇͚͖̘̻̬̻͕͂̈́̓͡a͔̱̠̜̼͛̄̔ͩ̂̿ͨͭṡ̵͖̇ͥ̃ͦ̋ȩ̓̽͛̎̃̃͢͏̝̼l̹͕̘ͣ͂ͦͭ̈̿̾̀e͚͚͈̳͈̓sͨͤ̃̈́͌̔҉̜͇̞͓̦̬̪ͅs̩̞͎̞̤̖̟ͬ̃ͣ͠ ̓̚͟͡҉͖͙̣̟̙̜̰t̸̰̣͕̬̺̹̲̋ͨ͊̏͢͠o̢ͫ̌ͯ̒͒͝͏͍̣̠̮̮̣̹̞w̢̥̯̻̙͎͋̓ͮͫ̃ͫ̚͞͝a̟͎̱̹̝͌ͮͨ̇ȑ̘͉̱̐d̅҉̬̩̳̜̥͢͞ṡ̮̗̜̩̜̟̲̽̈̀̚ ̷̲̩̥͔̗̳͓͑̂̅̓̓ͧ̈́͒y̶̢̥̖͚̤̙̻͇̐̐ͦ̈̊̍̚ǫ̷̺̹͓̘͂͑͝ủ̵̥͖̙̘̟͔͐̈́r̷̝̼̟͚̯ͦ̅͊̈́ͅ ̙̩͍̘̥̃͑̌͂̿f̞̦̠ͫ͋̏͒͑̀a̤̹̜͈ͥͮ͂ͥ͟͢͝l͛̐̽҉̝̯̪̫̪l̻͙̱̫̋ͥ́̇͝͞
Character(s) interacted with
Null: Absolute nothing
Peter Montauk: He is NOT DeMarcus, I can tell you that much. The past is the past. Let them go.
Peter Montauk: He is NOT DeMarcus, I can tell you that much. The past is the past. Let them go.
Notes
For extra credit this time, go back to this website and update your character to what they would look like now and send it to me on Discord (it's okay if they haven't changed much / are a new person).
For extra extra credit, the definition of which will be decided at a later date, what detail did I include in the recap that was glossed over quickly in the actual live play that is quite important?
For extra extra credit, the definition of which will be decided at a later date, what detail did I include in the recap that was glossed over quickly in the actual live play that is quite important?
Report Date
18 Sep 2021
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