Chapter Two: The Path of Metamorphosis

As Grontha, Ruus and Tomas step through, it is no longer ruins in front of them but a small village with fields scattered around, and behind it a small castle. Anyone looking behind no longer sees the rest of the expedition, just a small forest, far less dense than the one you travelled through to get here.

The fields are filled with grain, however as you look around you see no sign of people, or farm animals.

Destulapep and Friedl, you feel the warm welcoming energy as you step into watchtower. There are circular stairs leading up, and the body is slumped nearby. Behind you is one entrance, out which you can see fields slowly leading into a forest. Out the other, the one Destulep saw through there are more fields, and then the castle, only about 10 minutes walk away.

Fridle, Ruus and Tomas, you all realise that's its not just farm animals, and in Ruus and Tomas's case villagers, you can't see. There are no signs of birds, forest animals.

Friedl, the grain, it's not swaying, not moving as you would expect it. No wind, not even a breeze. The air, and everything else is completely still, as if in stasis

Des you do not notice the stillness, but your eyes are again drawn to the body sprawled near the stairs. There are no obvious wounds, and with no outer clothes it is hard to tell who they once were, but the figure you think was once feminine.

The corpse holds nothing of value, either she held nothing, or everything she had was removed, like her outer clothes. Des is unsure as to her death she seems shrivelled, no moisture left in her body.


Tomas, there is something about this that sees more like planar magic, unfortunately with no expertise in the subject you can't figure much bar that. At first there is no answer to the shout, and then suddenly there is pulse. A pulse that feels wrong, that everyone feels, even Des and Friedl, coming from the castle.

Tomas you feel something shift in the air, like you are being watched. Like something as noticed you.

The pulse, you are all not sure what it could be. A ripple in the air perhaps, as something changed, something becoming aware of others stepping on their land, of intruders. Or prey.

Tomas the way finder does something you have not seen before. It spins slowly. Perhaps there is no North here. Or perhaps the nearest source of evil is all around. The teleportation works if you try and stay with the fields. Attempting to cross back to the rest of the expedition party however does not work, you hit a block just before where you stepped trhough. If you test to see if your hand goes through, or the rest of you it does so if you simple step. It just sees to be your magical transportation taht is prevented crossing the barrier.

Gravity, magic, everything else seems the same, except for the lack of movement. Has time stood still? Or is their just no life, no wind?

Des and Friedl you make your way around the side of the castle, with the building having no entrance from the back. As you do so you spot 3 others walking up through the abandoned village, and head to meet them.