Caverns of Nevermore

A Game of Prophecy



As the confusion of your journey fades and your eyes begin to focus in the darkness of the cavern, you slowly become aware that it is not as empty, lifeless or devoid of light as it had first seemed. Faintly glowing lichen and moss glow a vibrant, bio-luminescent green along the edges of a chamber that is not the rough stone of a natural cavern, but finely carved by skilled hands. Here and there stalagmites and stalactites of fine quartz break from the stonework floor and ceiling, reflecting the dim light and amplifying it into a cool glow that illuminates the artistic designs and patterns etched on the walls around you. They appear to be a mixture of stylized designs and runic scripts both ancient and unknown to you.

The air is warm and smells of damp earth, and a layer of moisture covers the stone around you, making it glisten in the dim light provided by the plants and quartz. A steady drip comes from somewhere overhead, hitting the rocks in a constant drone. A light breeze comes from somewhere far off in the dark, accompanied by the gentle sounds of waves on rock. It is apparent there is some large body of water not too far off. The tranquil quiet of the cave is broken only by the distant squeak of a bat, and the confused mutterings of the four other people who stand just within sight in the darkness of the chamber.

Like you, they stand on small, raised dais above the main floor of the chamber, with sets of narrow stairs leading down. At your back is a tall arch of similarly etched stone holding a smooth mirror that reflects only a swirling, dense and all too familiar mist. Though you are sure the others in the room are strangers, and their clothes are foreign to you, you still feel a certain mysterious kinship with them. Its almost as though you know them, perhaps from a dream, or a barely tangible memory of another life. Regardless, they seem just as lost as you, and perhaps together you can discover what strange land you have been brought to.

The main floor of the chamber is shrouded in shadows, and more light or a closer inspection is required to see more.