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| A Moonlit Pool | |
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| Category | Story Event |
| Type | Story |
| Data ID | 286626 |
A Moonlit Pool is a Sunless Skies Story Event.
Story description[]
You are led down darkly gleaming passages, heading deeper under the main temple of Caduceus. The devil walks at your side. He occasionally uses his thyrsus to strike the ground, as if testing the depth of your descent. You emerge into a cavern lit by moonish light pouring through a crack in the roof. A broken temple stands before a pool of dark water. The deviless bids you to kneel by the pool and drink.
Trigger conditions[]
Location: Caduceus
Area: Limbo
Frequency: Always (100%)
Interactions[]
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| Drink deeply
The water is clear, reflecting only the pale rays of light, and the thorned masks of the Rose-Binders.
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As you kneel, the deviless places a red cloth around your eyes. The devil touches your forehead with the thyrsus as he pushes you towards the water. You feel the water lapping against your chin, your mouth, your tongue. It tastes rich as wine, velvet, smooth, and wild. The drumbeat here, with your ear pressed against the rock, is louder. It grows louder still, insistent and incessant. The cavern vibrates with it—
The deviless pulls you from the water. "The Drummer deems you worthy." She smiles, bright as a new moon, "You may participate in the mysteries of our Arboretum."
The Darkling Caverns
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| Drink deeply
The water is clear, reflecting only the pale rays of light, and the thorned masks of the Rose-Binders.
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As you kneel, the deviless places a red cloth around your eyes. The devil touches your forehead with the thyrsus as he pushes you towards the water. You feel water lapping against your chin, your mouth, your tongue. The water is bitter as over steeped coffee, as an empty bed, as a key turning in a lock a final time. The sound of the drums is greater here, with your ear against the rock. It rises, slow and dolorous as a funeral knell.
The deviless pulls you from the water. "The Drummer refuses you. Take your cold soul to Carillon where our brethren can better minister your sin."
The Darkling Caverns
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Game note: Find Carillon in the outer ring of the Reach to cure the Soul-Flaw that has prevented your entry to Caduceus.
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| Drink thirstily
The water is clear. What could go wrong?
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As you kneel, the deviless places a red cloth around your eyes. The devil touches your forehead with the thyrsus as he pushes you towards the water. You feel, but do not see, the dark water lapping against your chin, your mouth, your tongue. The water is just that: water, cold and slimy. The sound of the drums is greater here, with your ear against the rock. It rises, slow and dolorous as a funeral knell.
The deviless pulls you from the water. "The Drummer refuses you. Your dullard soul has no place in our mysteries. Take your dullness to Carillon, where our brethren can better minister your sin."
The Darkling Caverns
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Game note: Find Carillon in the outer ring of the Reach to cure the Soul-Flaw that has prevented your entry to Caduceus.
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| Refuse
You will not drink.
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Denial
The Rose-Binders exchange a glance from behind their scarlet masks; the deviless shrugs and the devil helps you rise. They escort you back to the entrance, saying not a word. The steady thud of the drums fades behind you.
The Darkling Caverns
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