Camille rolls a nat 1 to (stealthily) cry themeslf to sleep 💀
Camille asks what our plan is for when we find OSIRIS
Kaya said she was falling Vallen (going to Oakheart + just rolling with the punches as things were happening)
Camille reveals their suspicion that OSIRIS is planning on re-entering Clover through their bridge hometown, and that he might be up to more shenanigans
We agree to keep moving, and start walking to Oswiigo
As we’re walking to South Haran, Cordelia hangs at the back of the group and asks Vallen if they can talk
She reveals that she learned some things at the church in Fjord, and asks if Vallen’s seen someone else who used he Tarot cards
Yes, it was a woman that he didn’ t know very well roughly 100-ish years ago
Cordelia says she was just curious (about the cards or the person?)
She responds by saying she just has a lot to think about, and it’s something she can’t really work through via conversation
She also reveals that she’s learned that there’s one other person out there with the tarot cards, and that she’d like to talk to them
Vallen reveals that the previous tarot-user he met was a human
Vallen recommends that Cordelia speaks with the Keeper about her cards, since he’s basically a master of magic
Still Traveling
The gang talks a little — has anyone been to Oswiigo before?
Literally nobody has (except for Vallen. He says it’s more of a town people pass through, since it’s basically a trading post)
Vallen says there’s probably a merchant’s guild in the city, so we can do a shopping trip
SHOPPING TRIP SO FAR:
Diamonds for Revivify (worth 300 GP)
Obsidian (for Kaya)
Arriving in Oswiigo
It’s a very open town
There are two roads going into the town
There are lots of shops open but merchants don’t appear to be paying much attention
WHAT WE BUY
All of us lose 25 GP
Camille gets 2 diamonds worth 300 GP
Kaya gets a piece of obsidian
Cordelia gets 10 bags of sand (5 GP)
Camille suggests that Cordelia contact the Captain, since we forgot to tell him where we were going
Cordelia has a bit of a flashback when Julian Devorak is mentioned, and she and Vallen agree that Camille should probably hold onto the Sending Phone
Camille messages the Captain
Camille: Tells the Captain that we’re on OSIRIS’s trail, and that we suspect he’s trying to re-enter Clover
Captain: Hello again, we are on our way to the next area of interest for the warforged enemies, who is OSIRIS?
Camille: Oh! OSIRIS is the Warforged commander, I believe? He showed up during the big battle and asked us a lot of questions and he answered a lot of ours, but he seems to be an intelligence-gathering agent. Uh… Yeah
Captain: And you’re just relaying this? Please meet us just north of Lycoris
Camille tells the gang that Lycoris is their hometown, and that they’re worried that their neighbors and cows are going to be affected
As we walk, we hear a storm rumbling on the horizon in the direction that we’re heading
We’re passing through a wooded area
Camille is dead quiet the entire walk
Vallen catches up to them and asks if they’re ok
Camille tries to lie, Vallen rolls a NAT 20 against their 6 Deception. He says that they don’t have to talk about it, but they can’t be mad at him for lying if they do the same (THE WOMAN WAS TOO STUNNED TO SPEAK)
Camille confesses that they’re not doing well, but they will be eventually. They met their god - who said that their brother was meant to die - their mother might be talking to a fake version of them in the Capital, and they’re heading to their hometown, where all their neighbors might be dead.
Vallen tells them that it’s better to hope for the best rather than expect the worst and spend all their time sulking
Camille opens their mouth to say something serious, then Cal bursts into the conversation and asks them how they do magic
We veer into a group conversation on how magic and the gods work
The Raven Queen’s goal is to make Cal’s life interesting so that - when she takes his soul when he passes - she will be able to replay his story like a movie
If Cal spends the rest of his life sitting at home, she will probably end up letting him go
Vallen asks if we have rain gear (👍) and asks Camille if they were about to tell him something
Camille tells Cal that spells usually require intent, components, magical words, and special movements. Since he seems to have all that, the scythe probably isn’t a spell — it’s something that happens to him
While everyone else is talking, Cordelia quietly pulls out a book and starts reading
The town appears to be busy, despite the oncoming rain
Camille says they can cast Locate Object on OSIRIS (specifically on his loincloth 💀 he doesn’t wear enough for them to cast it on anything else), and we can circle the town to see if he’s there. If not, then we can move onto Lycoris
No one is guarding the city, so we can just waltz right in
All the busy bodies we just saw were LITERALLY WARFORGED. OH FUCK
We see a bunch of people that aren’t Warforged, but they’re standing out of the way
There are warforged of different kinds — some are moving large boxes, and smaller warforged are holding swords and weapons. There are hundreds, they move around like ants
Camille casts Locate Object on OSIRIS’s loincloth (HE’S ABOUT 950 FT. AND GETTING CLOSER?)
We argue over what to do
Vallen says we should try to blend into the crowd and stay put
There’s a moment where Cordelia explodes at Vallen and says that he’s being a dick today. Camille tries to ask her if she’s ok, because it seems to have come out of nowhere, but she just turns away without responding.
WE ROLL FOR PERFORMANCE TO BLEND IN. IT WORKS.
Camille sees OSIRIS on the hill. Beside him is another warforged, and they appear to be conversing. The other warforged is wearing a cloak. They’re walking in tandem and talking
OSIRIS doesn’t appear to be looking for us
They’re around 200-ish feet away at this point, but they’re walking towards where the other warforged are
Vallen tells us that he was right and that all we had to do is play it cool
Camille says their horns are very tall and recognizable. Vallen directs them to stand in the back, so they stand behind him.
As OSIRIS arrives, all the warforged turn to look at him despite him not saying anything. He makes a gesture, and all the warforged pick up their belongings and begin to move
We follow at a distance (sneakily, succeeding in sneaking). As we crest over the hill, we see the ENTIRE army from Mossley (not the exact same army, but it’s the same size as the one from Mossley)
Camille sends a message to the Captain
Camille: Hi captain, we’re in Haran now. OSIRIS and another warforged wearing a cloak appear to be directing the other warforged, and they just picked up their belongings and are starting to move. They have an army the same size as the one in Mossley. What are your orders?
Captain: Get out of there as soon as possible. Come back to Clover.
As Camille reads out the message, OSIRIS reaches the army.
They IMMEDIATELY form ranks from being a little hodgepodge group
We all hear the same thing, but Cal is the only one who knows where it’s coming from
About 20 feet in front of us, we see two individuals (dressed in Diamond military garb). One of them says:
“Yes, about two weeks ago we scouted the Mithril mines”
“Then yes, the plan is in effect.” (Speaks into a stone)
Cal suggests that he change his clothes to go undercover and find out information
Camille is worried that he’ll get recognized, since he was pretty famous
NOTE: the higher you are in the Diamond military, the more likely your face is to be covered (since Diamond is a complete democracy, as opposed to the militarized Clover)
Anyone who rolled higher than an 18 on perception realizes:
These guys are wearing really wide silver shoulder pads, blue robes, and the diamond insignia etched into the back of them
As we approach, we see a field of dark blue mixed in with the warforged (less than 100, but more than 80)
Cal can tell they’re not officers. He sees a few captains in the mix, but their faces are covered
Camille just relays everything to the Captain
Vallen suggests that we get out of there — we all agree
As we begin turning to leave, we hear the thunderous marching begin
This entire time, Cordelia’s been watching in abject horror. She breaks her silence though, and she says that - if she has enough time - she can learn a lightning spell
Vallen says we need to find her a library
OUTRUNNING THE ARMY
As we leave, we can still feel the thunderous marching of the warforged behind us
Camille’s pocket buzzes
Captain: Change of plans! There’s a whole army here! Retreat quickly and stay safe!
We realize that we’re outpacing the reinforcements, NOT the original army
We need to start moving (finding a door is unlikely and would take an unknown amount of time)
The warforged army might take a day to reach the Capital
If we don’t move quickly, then we’ll end up sandwiched between the original army and the reinforcements
As Cal gets hit with this blast of fire, he stumbles back and holds his hand up. OSIRIS goes up in flames for 15 fire damage as he casts Hellish Rebuke
Vallen
Bamphs next to the mage warforged that was standing next to OSIRIS
Hits her right in the stomach with his swords, smiting her and dealing some damage
Kaya
Attacks OSIRIS
DEALS SOME DAMAGE I MISSED IT. Her knuckle magic items are charged up tho
Camille
FULLY TOUCHES THE ORB AS THEY TRY TO SNEAKILY TRANSFER THE ORB TO CORDELIA’S BAG (rolls an 18 slight of hand)
OSIRIS DOESN’T NOTICE!!!!
Uses their bonus action to pull out their mace, and runs to the side of the battlefield (away from Cordelia) as if they’re trying to escape
CJ ASKS FOR CAMILLE’S PASSIVE INVESTIGATION?? THEY DON’T NOTICE ANYTHING
Cordelia
She’s having a moment — for a moment she stares at the spot where Julian used to be, and now she’s just looking around in horror and awe at what’s happening to her
Reaches into her bag, pulls out the tarot deck, and pulls a card
PULLS THE DEVIL?? FROM THE BIBLE???
The card burns away 😰
The mage warforged next to OSIRIS looks at her and backs up a little (she’s Frightened of Cordelia now)
She notices a smooth presence in her bag
Casts Firebolt with her action, deals 13 fire damage to the mage warforged
Mage Warforged
Her left hand begins to glow a purple-ish color, and stars begin to float off of it
She turns around and smacks Vallen, and he bamphs behind Cordelia
SHE TRIGGERED HIS TELEPORT ABILITY FOR HIM???
ROUND 2
Cal
Makes eye contact with everyone as Vallen’s ability is triggered
Moves to attack the mage warforged instead (OSIRIS’s AoO misses)
Attacks twice (15 hits, 13 does not), deals 13 points of damage
OSIRIS
Turns towards Camille and starts running STRAIGHT for them
SHOULDER-CHECKS CAMILLE?? RUDE
THEY BOUNCE OFF THE MOVING WARFORGED
AS THEY BOUNCE OFF HE FUCKING DECKS THEM FOR 39 POINTS OF DAMAGE
Vallen
Camille locks eyes with Vallen — his eyes are red and his fangs get a little longer
GRABS OSIRIS BY THE SHOULDERS AND TELEPORTS/THROWS HIM INTO THE MAGE WARFORGED
guys I get shy…. HE CARES ABOUT CAMILLE 🥺
Kaya
ROLLS A 14 AND 15 AND NAT 20 TO HIT ON OSIRIS
Deals a total of 31 points of damage
When she hit, there are dents in his armor 👀
Camille
They tell Vallen to protect Cordelia, and they ask him to trust them (he nods in response)
They use their action to cast False Life on themself, and run to the opposite side of the arena from Cordelia
Cordelia
Pulls a card: The World
Cal and Kaya roll DEX saves (21 and NAT 20 respectively) — because they both rolled over 20, they’ll have the choice to “latch on” to something later
The card glows purple, and disappears into a bunch of stars. The stars slowly, then quickly, collapse in on themselves and A BLACK HOLE FORMS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HER
SHE DOESN’T FEEL HERSELF BE PULLED INTO IT, BUT BOTH OSIRIS AND THE MAGE ARE PULLED INTO IT
Cal and Kaya choose to latch onto the warforged as they’re pulled towards the black hole (they move 30 ft. towards the hole)
When the warforged reach the black hole (Cal and Kaya let go right before they do), the black hole collapses in on itself and deals 22 damage to both of them
Mage Warforged
Succeeds in removing the Frightened Condition
She looks at Cordelia, and her hand begins to glow purple again. SHE SLAPS CORDELIA FOR 7 DAMAGE??
SHE COPIES CORDELIA’S ABILITY AND CREATES A BLACK HOLE
Everyone has to roll DEX saves except for Camille and Cordelia (since she’s within 5 ft of the hole)
THE MAGE WARFORGED CLAPS HER HANDS TOGETHER AND COLLAPSES THE HOLE HERSELF
Cordelia takes 14 points of damage
ROUND 3
Cal
Moves out of the range of the mage warforged, and gets punched in the back
A purplish aura begins to form, and SHE ACCIDENTALLY CASTS ELDRITCH BLAST ON HERSELF
SHE BLASTS HER OWN ARM OFF?? LMAO. GET GOT BITCH
Attacks OSIRIS and uses Second Wind to give himself 5 TOTAL ATTACKS
Deals a total of 42 damage
HE LOBS OFF OSIRIS’S RIGHT ARM?? SLAY
OSIRIS
Looks between Cal and Camille, and chooses to attack Cal
Kicks Cal, forces him to move back 5 ft
BLASTS CAL FOR 33 POINTS OF DAMAGE
CAL’S DOWN
Vallen
HE LOOKS EVEN MORE PISSED OFF!!!
Rushes OSIRIS by teleporting multiple times up to him
No sword in hand, PUNCHES OSIRIS ONCE
We hear the beginnings of the normal hammer crash, but instead it’s a thundercrack
Instead of the radiant energy, it’s a red energy that bursts through OSIRIS
OSIRIS is knocked 15 ft. away
Kaya
Casts Erupting Earth (AOE which forces a DEX save of 14 or higher, deals 3d12 bludgeoning dmg on a success and half as much on a failure)
OSIRIS FAILS HIS SAVE AND TAKES 25 DMG
Camille
Casts a 3rd level Healing Word on Cal, giving him 16 HP.
Uses their Channel Divinity to move Cordelia away from the Mage Warforged
Cordelia
FULLY locked in, blank expression
Pulls another card: Justice
It fades away, and as it does it releases gold sparkles as it dissipates
Nothing happens immediately
Casts Firebolt on the mage warforged
Deals a total of 29 fire damage to the mage warforged
The mage warforged looks like SHIT. Her chestplate begins to rot, as she dealt an additional 1d8 of necrotic thanks to the Justice card
Mage Warforged
Her hand glows, and she holds it out towards Cordelia. A portal opens and Julian falls out, singed and battered
Cordelia rolls for Perception (23). He’s half-burnt, his armor’s missing, and he’s BREATHING. HE’S ALIVE!!! BUT PASSED OUT
ROUND 4
Cal
CAL’S BACK UP!!!
While he was semi-unconscious, he felt someone stroking his hair, and as if his head was resting on someone’s lap
Uses Second Wind as a bonus action to heal a little more
He looks at OSIRIS, taps his weapons together, and tells him “Round two, motherfucker!”
A SCYTHE APPEARS IN HIS HAND!!!!!
GETS A HOW DO YOU WANNA DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!
HE’S SLAYING
SWINGS, KNOCKING OSIRIS BACK, AND FOLLOWS THROUGH ON THE SWING AND THROWS THE SCYTHE, SLICING HIM IN HALF
THE SCYTHE FLIES BACK AND LANDS IN HIS HAND
THE FEMALE WARFORGED SCREAMS “NO”, AND USES A REACTION
SHE SUMMONS A MATCHING SCYTHE. OH MY GOD.
SHE RUSHES CAL
THE SCYTHE REACHES CAL’S NECK, BUT BEFORE IT MAKES CONTACT IT DISAPPEARS IN A POOF. THE MAGE WARFORGED STILL FOLLOWS THROUGH IN THE MOTION THOUGH
OSIRIS
DEAD
Vallen
Stands up straight. A small portal opens, he reaches through, and tears out a piece of her neck.
THE MAGE WRAFORGED IS DEAD
Post-Combat
As combat ends, Cordelia’s Detect Magic activates, and she sees the magic from both sides of OSIRIS merge, then fly into the air
Cordelia’s bag begins to glow with a blue glow
She opens her bag an sees the Orb, puts the pieces together that Camille put it there
It’s covered in swirling runes, and parts of it begin to glow, starting from the bottom of the orb to the top of it
This blue energy washes over the Orb, washing over the bag and onto the ground around 50 ft.
We’re all healed to full HP!!
Cordelia drops to her knees and checks if Julian’s ok
He wakes up, dazed and confused — he sees Cordelia, mentions the letter, and asks where he is
As they’re talking, the last of the warforged run past us towards Clover
With her passive perception, she sees that Julian is terrified
Cordelia snaps to lock herself back in, and as she raises it she notices small bits of moss on her hand?? It’s darker pink, rather than green moss
It’s on the back of her hand, with cute little sprouts coming off of it
With her Detect Magic, she realizes that the color of its magic is the same as the orb
Cordelia talks to Julian, tells him that she needs to regroup with her friends
He’s still really hurt
She props him up and help him walk over to the rest of the group
While Cordelia’s talking to Julian, Camille checks in with Vallen
His eyes are turning back to normal, and his fangs recede
This hasn’t happened to him in a while, but Camille says that they’re glad he’s still with us
As they clap him on the shoulder, they notice they also have pink moss on their arm, but it goes up farther than Cordelia’s does
Perception check
We all notice that the sounds of fighting have stopped
There are Clover soldiers grouping up — many are severely injured
The warforged are dispersing through the woods
Camille helps to heal some people, and they notice - in the distance - the topography of where their inn used to be
Cordelia makes it clear that we need to speak to the Keeper as soon as possible. Camille says she can use the sending phone to contact him, and they start digging through the rubble of their home
They also communicate that the door is there, and that they never saw it before.
While Camille is digging, Kaya comes up and offers to help if they’re looking for anything specific. They don’t know what they’re looking for either
All they find are tankards and rubble, nothing interesting or substantial
After a while they imagine the blueprint of the house, and walk to the spot where their room (the one which they shared with their brother) used to be. They sit down in the middle of it and face the place where the window used to be.
Cordelia messages the Keeper
The Keeper asked if we’re in Lycoris — Cordelia responds affirmatively
A small, floating orb (REALLY small) floats by, then expands into a portal which the Keeperwalks through
The Keeper asks where the Orb is
Cordelia shows him it in his bag LMAO
The Keeper lifts his hand, and the orb floats towards him
Cordelia asks the Keeper what the moss is
His reaction is not positive
Cordelia also shows him the moss on Camille’s arm
The Keeper tells us to return to the Capital
As we respond affirmatively, he walks through another gate and teleports away
Cordelia suggests that we sit and process what happened, but after a few seconds Camille says that if they think about things any longer it “won’t be good”
Vallen returns, says that he dropped Julian off at the medbay
He and Cordelia offer Camille some condolences, but they brush them off
Camille opens the door to the Capital
Back to the Capital
We walk through to the Garrison, and we faintly hear the storm in the distance
We make our way up to the Keeper’s office!
As we walk, it’s dead silent.
We are lifted by the magic elevator towards the Keeper’s office — looking outside, it’s nighttime.
Cordelia looks out the windows passing by us and sees the city at night, nothing terribly out of the ordinary. The storm is looming in the horizon
Recap: we all look like shit 💀 covered in blood and burns
As we arrive at the top floor, we see two guards standing guard around the Keeper’s door
Cordelia breezes past them and pushes the door open. She’s on a warpath and wants ANSWERS
She’s pretty mad that th Keeper just showed up, took the Orb, and left without much explanation
Vallen wanders over to Ozwin’s office, and the door clicks behind him
It is oddly quiet in the Keeper’s office. He’s sitting at his desk, with the orb floating gently over his hand. He’s staring at it thoughtfully (pondering his orb)
As Cordelia opens the door, he greets us by saying “welcome back”
He sets the Orb down on a little holder
We recap with the Keeper
We went to Diamond in pursuit of OSIRIS (affirmative)
Cordelia informs him that OSIRIS’s original body was destroyed, but his “soul” was able to escape
He knows roughly what happened during the battle (the appearance of the Orb)
The Keeper has studied the Orb and Pyramid as much as he has been able to. What he knows is that the Orb promotes biological life, while the Pyramid despises biological life
Cordelia and Camille have become vessels to life that isn’t of this world
The Keeper somehow dispels the moss with some purple light??
The moss can be removed with Remove Curse or Lesser Restoration
The Keeper was not around when the changelings arrived, but he returned to deal with the issue
He doesn’t know where they are specifically, but they no longer look like us and didn’t speak with our families
The changelings (when they looked like us) didn’t travel together, and dispersed outside of the Capital (this was odd, because we always travel as a group)
All they seemed to do was walk around, go into shops, and attempted our mannerisms
The Keeper found it odd that there wasn’t a Vallen changeling, but Cal’s was in a suit
The Keeper keeps track of Vallen’s “mood” (mostly to check if he’s going to desert), but the effect wore off during the battle
Cordelia kicks Camille to keep them from saying anything, and they both manage to redirect and tell him that there was a mage warforged that was able to copy our magic (including Cordelia’s tarot) — very similar to the Keeper’s magic
The Keeper is Not happy about this
We’re able to take the same rooms that we were last time
Camille asks about their mother — she’s staying IN OUR ROOMS??? SCARY
Cordelia’s mother is back in town, and her brother is still alive and well in the Capital
Cordelia’s father missed a day of work, and came back as if nothing happened. He claims that he temporarily visited the Gold Coast, and he was questioned
More Lore Drops
The were changelings on the boat, and the one who died while we were fighting them had an amulet decorated with the symbol of Asmodeus (the devil. from the bible.)
The Keeper requests that we return to Hillford to protect the mithril mine there, and that we should stay there for a little while
He also requests that we leave sometime tomorrow
Vallen will be sent down to us within 10-20 mins
ALSO WE WILL EACH GET 1,000 GP UPON RETURNING TO HILLFORD
Camille’s mother will be moved a few floors below us (thank god)
Camille requests that we take a detour (back to their hometown) on the way to Hillford
The gang responds affirmatively!!
Winding down for the night
Kaya and Camille sit on the couch and stare into the middle distance
Cordelia goes to the library in the Garrison, looking for books about her tarot cards
Cal follows a little after to look for books on the Raven Queen — he asks Cordelia for some advice on where to start (she suggests he starts at “R”)
Cal is pulling books off the shelves, and he exclaims “WHERE ARE THE PICTURES? THESE ARE ALL FILLED WITH WORDS!!”
Cal admits that he can read sometimes, and as Cordelia promises to look for books on the Raven Queen, he leaves with a bunch of random books in his arms
Cordelia continues looking, and finds herself in a sequestered little corner. As she goes in deeper, the books get older and older
She finds a single, very moderately thick book named The Magic of Tarot Cards and Their Exploits. There’s no author.
Cordelia takes it back to her room
Camille gives Kaya the blanket from their room, and Kaya pulls out the really nice blanket from her bag and puts it on them 🥺🥺🥺
Cordelia plops herself down across from the pair, and opens the book
ALL THE PAGES ARE EMPTY
She casts Detect Magic on the book, and sees that it contains the same magic as a singular one of her cards has
Investigation (21) reveals that each page has a certain amount of magic on it. She can’t figure out how to get the words to come out - if there even are words.
If the whole book was considered a singular tarot card, then the magic is divided evenly between its pages (so if the book was 100 pages long, then each page would hold 1/100th of the magic of a singular card)
She holds up her cards side-by-side with the book
On the very first page, she sees a name begin to form: “By Balthazar”
She flips the page, and nothing else appears
Vallen knocks on the door, and pokes his head in
He comments on how quiet we are, and asks where Cal is (reading in his room)
Cordelia offers for him to take a look at her book, and as he approaches he stutter-steps through space and accidentally teleports in front of Cordelia
It might be connected to what happened to him on the battlefield?
That’s for us to figure out in the morning though
Camille informs him that we didn’t tell the Keeper what happened to him on the battlefield
Cordelia turns in for the night, and Vallen flops on the couch and begins to flip through her book
Camille sits burritoed up on the couch for a while,
CAL IS IN THE SHADOWFELL?????
Cal, in his room, is struggling to read. So he tries something new
“Hey Raven Queen? I died today. And you weren’t there in time. If you won’t keep up your end of the deal, why should I keep up with mine? Holler at ya boi”
He turns around, and as he blinks, he sees a dark decrepit staircase
HE’S IN THE SHADOWFELL???
He’s in tattered pants, and he’s shirtless. There’s some fog in the distance
There’s a woman’s voice behind him: “A promise?”
Cal turns around, and in front of him sits The Raven Queen. She sits on a stump, leaning against a vine
“A promise? My end of the bargain… What’s my end of the bargain, Cal Corvo? To keep your friends safe, is that not what you wished?”
The Raven Queen asks him if he’s fully integrated himself with the idea of being her warlock
He says he’s been trying to do that for days
She asks him why she chose him
Because in about a year’s time - give or take a few months - he will be met with a very interesting choice. Far from a land you have traveled before.
She decided to help his friends (she even mentions that Kaya didn’t take a SINGLE hit and that Camille didn’t die), and only really needed to intervene when OSIRIS was about to kill Camille
The Raven Queen admits that Cal’s not the most interesting person she has her eye on
He will meet a few, and he has met one so far
“You will see him again eventually”
She admits that the Curator has something planned for him after this, and she wants him to know what the cost of her help truly is
He already signed the contract — he didn’t even look it over
Cal will be trapped in the Shadowfell for all of eternity in exchange for keeping his friends safe.
IF CAL SAID NO, KAYA AND CAMILLE WOULD BE DEAD. SHE TWISTED FATE FOR HIM!!!
She tells him to “make your choice wisely”, and as he blinks he’s back in his room
CAL GOES TO SLEEP WITH A BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE???
We go to sleep
Cal and Cordelia are in their beds, and Kaya and Camille are still leaned up against each other on the couch
We open our eyes in the dream, and we find ourselves in familiar green fields, the crumbled ruins of a church/castle to the side
The Curator is sitting at a table inside the ruins. The table is set with a tablecloth, and he gestures for us to come in
As we walk in, coffee, pancakes, and wine appear on the table (what Cordelia said she wanted for breakfast)
He decided to take us from what would’ve been a nightmare (I LOVE THIS GUY!!! 🥺🥺🥺)
He offers us more food, and Cal asks for more eggs (he gets them and sheds a single tear)
The Curator says that he wants to go over the shapes - the Shapes of Paracausality - with us
We had a run-in with the Orb recently. Those who touch it will be hosts to life
The same thing happens when one touches the Pyramid — it destroys life.
The Shapes are like Yin and Yang
He says it’s time for us to learn about the tapestry, which contains the yin and yang/Shapes
The Shapes are opposites of each other, but the most important part that most people don’t consider is the tapestry which contains the shapes. The Cube.
The Cube is outside of our reality, hiding somewhere
The Curator can’t tell us where it is
The Cube’s purpose is to house the Orb and Pyramid, and to use them to shape reality
Using the Orb by itself would create an unstoppable force of life. Never-ending, always going, forever evolving life.
The Orb is the source of life, and the Pyramid is the source of death
The Cube is hidden away so the gods and people can restore/reset the world in case one of the other shapes gets out of control
It is in an extradimensional place, a pocket dimension of sorts. It sort of exists in our universe, but isn’t accessible.
Our purpose is to return the Shapes to the Curator
The reason why the Shapes have appeared in our reality is because a great Cataclysm is about to occur
