Difference between revisions of "February 19"

Revision as of 04:43, 3 March 2019

The orb force explodes in all directions. Different colours swirling around us everywhere. Time, space, laws of physics no longer apply. Hurtling towards what looks like a giant eye. Air is slow, heavy. We can hear the swell of the oceans between worlds.

Circular room, all aventurine stone, columns all around. Centre is sunken, shaped like a treasure flower. We're all lying each on one of the many petals, their ends like spear points. There is water in the centre, scented, warm. The ceiling looks like green emerald. Symbol of the Cherished of the Emeralds Blaze. We can hear running water.

Matron Afra and Lord Zyrell are there, thanking us effusively. They tell us we will be witnesses to something called they're calling the Convocation. They tell us there will be other observers, and 13 other witnesses, and none of them will be able to initiate interaction with us, but we can choose to interact with them if we wish. Until we do, we will appear only as shadows.

Someone is assigned to us, an observer, who we can interact with. He will answer our questions while we attend the Convocation. His name is Jyrese.

We recognise the mask he is wearing as the same as the one the innkeeper wore to see the truth (August 18) about the spilled ink and the dead men we learned were sea spawn.

The Princess, Matron Afra, Lord Zyrell and Jyrese all lie down on their own petals in between us. Afra says some words, and we blank out again.

We awake in the an amphitheatre. There are white marble seats, the walls and decorations all in deep green, a domed ceiling, looking up we see what looks like a solar system.

We look at each other, and realise we look like green holograms of ourselves. But also slightly different to usual.

Atala is silver instead of green.

Ruben has a symbol tumbling all around him and through him. Mayb recognises the symbol as the sacred arcane symbol for knowledge in Samadan language.

Maybellina has butterfly like wings flaring out from behind her every now and then.

Kunoh alternates between looking like an older meaner version of himself and then a younger version of himself.

Every now and then, Ophion's horns disappear, and he looks more human, like a classy charming gentleman, and then he changes and a huge giant blue horned person bursts out.

We see Heian as an Eldar, with a platinum crown, spikes, ephereal, fancy, elegant and beautiful. Mayb recognises he is Eldar, although the rest of us don't understand what we are seeing at the time.

Onai has a constellation drawn over him.

Nick Furry briefly looks like an imp. Then when Ophion's horns reappear, he seems to rub up against them.

Mayb realises these are our Universal Exemplars, but we do not get a chance to discuss this strangeness further before we make our 50 or so shadowy shapes slowly coming into view around us. We can hear snippets of conversation. We are roughly halfway up the edge of the amphitheatre, on the stairs, with a clear view of the stage. We see 13 people lining the front row, all talking to each other. They are clearer than the rest.

1 - shadowy, leaves shadowy trails. Order of the Mysteries of the Hidden, Aves Reva followers.

2 - a knight in amber and silver. Kunoh recognises him as Hellegu. Silver Host.

3 - dark, all dressed in black, with brilliant starlight highlights. Starless Communion.

4 - all in greys, with lightning coming out of their hands. Warlocks.

5 - big warrior with a massive sword, all in steel grey tones. Drana's Hammer.

6 - dressed all in purples and oranges and has the same symbol as the Professor has floating all around them. Hidden Universities.

7 - clearly a magus, dressed in pale blues with a large magic staff. The Nebulous Prestige.

8 - painted white, with blood red accents, with daggers. Faithful of the Fallen Sosso.

9 - dressed in jungle greens, stealthy, assassins. Ol Alem.

10 - dressed and painted in gold, with a gold staff, beautiful and elegant. The Professor recognises them as Golden Brazier.

11 - Janto woman, dressed in pure white. Reminds Ophion of his betrothed.

12 - covered in dark imagery, skulls, lots of black, reminiscent of witches, warlocks. The Diabolists.

23 - Taerun person, covered in blue tattoos.

The constellation changes, is moving, and Ruben realises what we've seeing is changes over time.

Atala listens in on the Golden Brazier witness chatting to a companion. She hears warnings of timeless dragon god kings, Zarathustra and Zoroaster.

Mayb talks to the Warlock, asks what their interest is here. He tells her their interest is in bringing chaos, and that he has been sent to witness on behalf of his faceless master. Lightning moves across his skin, and there is also something moving underneath his skin.

Kunoh can hear whispers about the Nightmare Child.

Ophion approaches the Janto woman. He asks about news of his betrothed's clan. She greets him, she knows who he is. She asks if he possesses the watery memories of the Janto people yet, and asks him why he is here, enquires why he is wearing the Emerald Blaze's colours if he is not one of them. She is not of Clan Krokos, she is one of the Keepers of Tethys Ruin. She tells him if he wants to rule the world, he should stick with them.

Heian meets with the Taerun elf. Heian enquires if the elf's companions are in the Hall of Lamentations. The Taerun elf responds, inviting Heian to stay and watch the proceedings with them, as "one who sees as clearly should stay in the shadows, not the light".

One of the observers shouts at Atala, saying that she has been chosen but not by them. It the woman from the Silver Order from the safe house from the mirror.

Galaxy lights explode, everything goes green, a palaquin is brought in. The paladin is resplendent with treasure flowers, emeralds, semi precious stones.

. Everyone but Kunoh hears whispers. Ophion hears about timeless dragon god kings, Ruben about some white wasps, Atala hears sniggering about warring merid, a broken treasury of Pashida in the Citadel of 10000 Pearls. Heian hears something about singularities, and the speaker sounds concerned. Mayb hears something about undead jaguar armies, and she reveals herself to the warlock who spoke and asked where they heard these stories. The warlock from the Titan Light coven tells her that's what they heard is making the cities to the west go silent, and that they lost 2 of their brothers.

Someone, the Sem Seer, steps off the palaquin, and everyone goes silent. The 13 witnesses all resume their previous positions.