Session 31: The Doors

NPC's
Dichroma, Delirium, The Lonely Pool (Glupp)

In Visions: The Silver Man, Red, Dichroma, Tia

Location
Temple of Truth

Summary
Dichroma announces that she is in their debt before leaving. The party talks to Delirium, who says that a temple in The Moor can break any contract, and he wants to investigate it. The temple is full of traps, so they should be careful. Cryllos buries the amulet in a graveyard before leaving.

They find a circular indent where the grass does not grow, the trees are bare, the ground is covered in dark sand and rocks, and a stone building stands in the middle. The entrance is covered in shiny marks in a foreign language. The party picks up that it says “all ye who enter here,” “death,” “final door,” etc. They enter a room of dark stone with a structure similar to the lighthouses. Skulls and snakes are carved out of pillars. The walls are decorated with iridescent designs, the ceiling looking like a bursting star. They find a door, which Nonamé knocks, and a vision comes to her. They go through the doorway, which leads to a stairway. They go down to a giant underground room. A bridge crosses over a pit, and ten heavy, bladed pendulums swing overhead. Nonamé, Delirium, Alastor, and Cryllos easily crosses the chasm. They find four buttons, and when pressed, raises the pendulums. Shade nearly falls but is saved by Oliver and Annora, who all then walk across. They touch the door and are given another vision. They open the door and descend further.

It leads to another door, which lacks any design. On the other side, the party hears many voices, croaking, “so lonely... so old…” Nonamé knocks, and they respond, “a visitor... come in...so lonely...” They enter a much smaller room with a circular pool in the center, filled with a dark, shiny, and still liquid. As they near it, the fluid ripples and rises, forming a face. Shade jumps in and is greeted and absorbed. Cryllos shoots it, and it pulls back a little. He regrets it. Nonamé asks for its names, and they respond, “names? So many names… we don’t have names anymore...” Nonamé calls them Glupp. They peer at Nonamé and Cryllos and say, “you came here a long time ago... in another form.” They turn to the others, show a door, and asks for stories as payment, saddened by their inevitable departure. Alastor tells a war story, which Glupp is disappointed by, but considers that “ more sad stories are true.” Alastor tells a story of a group of vigilantes, which they find to be happy. They ask Shade to be together forever, but he begrudgingly declines.

Glupp warns the party that, even though there is one door, no one exits through the same door they entered. There are stories of interest ahead, though it comes at a price. It could show possible futures, like one where He eventually returns. This place holds one half of a dangerous truth. They then recede back into the pool. As the party touches the door, they are given another vision.

They climb down another set of stairs, leading to a long hallway with seven unique doors. Each has a brass plaque with the party’s names, except for one at the end of the hallway, which is blank. Everyone opens their respective doors, which reveal something to them at a cost.

Misc.

 * Visions:
 * A comet passes by.
 * They see the point of view of a fish fighting to survive when it is hit with light. It turns into a large, creepy creature with many eyes and a gaping mouth, and it hungers.
 * A young man stands by a cliff over the ocean full of monsters. He looks up as a shooting star passes by when it turns and flies towards him. He runs, but he is consumed by a flash of light. He lifts off the ground, waves of rainbow shooting from his hands. He creates 100 pinnacles, each with a progressively weaker version of him. His new bodies live in harmony until they become greedy. They wage war against each other until only one remains, although he too fades away
 * Doors:
 * Cryllos: A humble door made of wood painted blue with white accents, with a somewhat fancy handle. His family crest, in the center of the door, is chipping away.
 * Nonamé: A well-constructed, sturdy door made of warm wood with a glass porthole. It smells like paper and freshly cut wood.
 * Annora: An ostentatious door varnished reddish-purple. It has an ornate, golden skull handle and knocker pair.
 * Shade: A simple door of black wood with a metal handle and bolts. It’s been scratched with a variety of weapons, including knives, axes, and fingernails.
 * Alastor: A swinging glass door fogged up. Some light shines through. A weird circle with a maze-like pattern is etched in the center.
 * Oliver: A fancy door with a frilly design and gold and jewels embedded into it. The handle is of wood with music notes carved into it.


 * Visions and prices
 * Nonamé: The door gives her a static shock. She sits on a patio outside the Silver Man’s cottage, having a tea party. There is a third chair next to her, which is empty. She sees that she’s on a floating island, and below her, the world burns and dissolves.
 * She is now invisible and intangible.
 * Shade: He stands on a hill, his veins glowing red with fire. Behind him, an army of unfamiliar and familiar faces rises. They bear an unknown banner and stare at the sky.
 * He loses 50% of his HP.
 * Cryllos: He stands at the crater’s edge, looking at the sky. Colorful lights fly around him. They get brighter and brighter until they blind him.
 * He loses 100% of his MP and can’t see anyone else’s face.
 * Alastor: He sees a jagged island covered in a thick fog, where a woman, whose hair is made of the same mist, sings. Her voice is inhumanly beautiful. A ship sinks before her, though she seems unbothered. She stretches her arms, and lights rise to the sky. The woman looks at him, and he notices that she looks like him.
 * He no longer can use his power.
 * Annora: She stands in a dark room, in a world in gray. She climbs a mountain of skulls, bloody sword in hand. At the top, a disappointed, red-haired man stands next to a throne. She sits on it, her eyes flash red, and she hears a voice in her head. It asks her, “do you want to be powerful?” to which she accepts.
 * She subconsciously pulls out her sword, as she begins to glow bright red. She flails at her friends but misses. The blade slices her face, and the light fades.
 * Oliver: He plays his piano in a concert hall. The crowd gives him a standing ovation even though he hasn’t finished. They begin to fall over one by one as he continues playing the beautiful music until everyone has fallen over.
 * He can only hear the music and nothing else.