OOC: The third game of THE DYING WORLD, taking place at Kiwanis Lodge from 6pm on the 13th March until noon of the 15th of March.

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"Don't you see? It's cruel to be a god. You know too many secrets."

Mabel Episode 14, "Legacy".

In the wake of Rangata being swallowed by the Rift, and the complete disappearance of Gai’kassinen, tensions in Veraya begin to mount. The Council struggle to placate an increasingly restless populace amid rumours that one of their own has been replaced by an agent of the enemy.

Humanity’s old enemies, the Magelords, have stepped out of the shadows and begun once again to wage war on Adtera. With the only way in or out of the Wasteland sunk by an Abomination attack, the Pilgrims are trapped with no escape and no backup. Resources are beginning to run low, as is patience, as Veraya braces itself for a siege.

The Silent Gods fight unseen battles in the dreams of their Paladins, battles that sometimes lead to their chosen abruptly bearing wounds or falling unconscious or sometimes, outright vanishing for days. Oracles and diviners in the city foretell warnings of a great power arising within Veraya, a power that bears a great and terrible sin.

But still, Veraya lives in an age of miracles. A Tower in the sky wakes from a centuries-deep slumber. The Gods dwell in the dreams of humanity, and grant their power to those who dare to reach for it. The Twofold Goddess, creator of humans, walks among her creation for the first time in a hundred thousand years. For the first time, humanity can see a glimpse of a future.

But in turn, their enemies are closing in. Towers are beginning to be subverted by the Magelords or falling outright, and the Pilgrims are trapped in the city of Veraya with nowhere to go...