The Paradigm

Threshold Tomb

Tome Shield Potion, THRESHOLD TOMB, LORESHADE -- The massive door is carved into the gray granite base of a towering peak. The amoral wizard, executed for crimes committed but denied access to the Ever-after, reads the oneiriscrit signs etched into its face, of which there are three. The first is the sign for “portal”. The second is interpreted as “at” or “from”. And the third sign, in this context, is rendered as “death”. Ferah, the amoral, the revenant, opens the door....

The Monk & The Revenant

Ring Shield Potion, THE GAUNTLET--After long contemplation, a cloistered monk realizes a higher level of consciousness. Meanwhile, an amoral murderer, executed for his crime, comes back from the dead.

The Gauntlet

"Before was the Gauntlet," is a common dreamling expression. It refers to a period or even a place that most believe existed before the Wheel. It is a reminder that there exists the possibility of something outside of – and possibly even greater than – the Wheel. 

Wakelings know the Gauntlet as the place where avatars are created.

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THE PARADIGM