FINAL TRIAL

[strangerpeople]

FINAL TRIAL

[Soon enough, soon enough.

The ticking doesn't stop by the time everyone starts to congregate at the temple. It's ultimately not hard to find; after going north for a little bit, it becomes all too clear where the temple is.]




[The very top of the temple has a room, one of cold stone and blood. There is a stone table at the center; there is nothing on it but dried blood. There are no chairs, no food, no coffins-only small, hastily-scribbled circles to indicate where people might need to stand to face their captors.

And stand they will need to, as they wait for the Stewards to arrive. The time for what will very likely be a final confrontation is almost upon them. Now it's just a question of putting together the clues they've found-and seeing if there truly is a way out of this predicament.

Only one thing is certain-at this point, anything is possible.]



[It's time! The objectives are simple in this trial. It's time to finally answer the questions the Titled have about why they are here, and what, exactly, the route they all intend to take after five long weeks - especially when the Stewards arrive.

GOOD LUCK, TITLED!]

[EDIT: VOTING IS OPEN! This will close at midnight EST on May 25th!]

Comments

[necroyalty]

I know very well they're not the same as our captors, Osomatsu, but these people are far too like the drow for me to drop the comparison entirely.

And the drow have a position for those they deem no longer "useful".

Dead on the outskirts of their cities, their bones the nesting places of spiders.

[joinhands]

[Examining her nails.]

It's true that after our deal was in place, Giriko was very clear about this.

[necroyalty]

Matron Arken'val was most surprised when I let her and her city live.

[ YEAH THAT'S RIGHT GUESS WHO APPARENTLY HAD DEALINGS WITH FUCKIN DROW ALL THIS TIME. ]

Rest assured, these types treat any small mercy as a gift.

[joinhands]

I know there's a world somewhere out there where mercy is taken for granted.

But I've never once set foot in it.