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This document is written in a print-like hand, ascribed by
Albus Rickette. It is a scrap of a scattered collection of documents related to the
Duality of Divinity, a book written by Albus Rickette, which was either never completed, or damaged during the events of the Gap. This chapter in particular may have never been finished, given the raw nature of the text, and the many ink smudges covering the pages. Scanned and processed for the public by the Holy Church of
Sarenrae. Original document on file at the
Radiant Cathedral.
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They can be so small in form, but so vast in concept. A god that you can hold in your hand, but the very idea of it will overwhelm your mind. Why did I pick it up? It looked like a baby. A sweet little thing. I don't believe it meant me any harm, taking that form. Perhaps it really was a child. But then I looked into its eyes... It was the night itself. Not pure darkness -- no, that is for the Void -- but the dark of a crowded wood, free from the light of the moon, and full of predators. A maw opened up in my head, and before I could pull away, took a little bite out of my soul. Sometimes I swear I can still feel it, out there on-
-Numens are often confused with the Outer Gods, but in truth they are more than enemies. It's not that they don't get along, their very nature is to oppose each other, to irrevocably destroy. Unfortunately for us mortals, neither side cares for the ants at their feet. A Numen is just as likely to swallow a planet as an Outer God, although their motives would be at odds. The cults of the Elder Mythos would claim that the Numens don't have such power, but I've seen it out on the fringes, in worlds so unlike my home. That they have all but covered up information about the Numens on Golarion is a tactical victory on their part, and-
-implore you. Don't look at them. Don't speak with them. Don't let them into your mind. If they offer you a pact, deny them. If they threaten you from their prisons, remember that they are sealed. I cannot fathom why anyone in their right mind would engage with them, unless... Perhaps-
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