Lethe - Arrival in the Southern Ruins

Metaphysical / Paranormal event

Lethe arrives in Zawilu, a long ruined city with a mysterious past.

Lethe comes upon a ruined city, guided by the vague promise of a treasure which will help her reach her final goal. Inside she discovers not just dust and cobwebs, but an established University presence. Informed she may never leave the confines of a certain path, she explores the city a bit.   She is met by a young girl, who leads her on a chase into the forbidden sections of the city. There she finds herself in the company of all of the city's spirits, a conglomerate intelligence with power over illusions. They request her assistance in freeing them from potential utilization by the magical researchers there. They claim there is a weapon down below that should be able to rend the stone they call home and free them.   She accepts and they lead her back, unsuspected, she finds lodging and a mysterious invitation. Finding the party under the bar turns out to be more like a party of one. A girl with a stash of a potent drug invites her to a moonlight dance across the rooftops. Lethe decides to use this as an opportunity to learn more about the city's layout, and discover the object of her new quest. After some discussion, she finds her quarry and departs, promising to meet this new friend again.   Venturing inside the Archive she finds several clues pointing to various orbs hidden in the chandeliers. Once these orbs are retrieved and placed she is allowed into the chamber of the crystal, a store of all the lost spirits of the city. Tasked with discovering the location of the Diamondcutter on her own, she picks one of four doors. The first one she picked happened to be the right one and she was led into a chamber of illusions. These illusions challenged her assumptions of her own character and when she passed as she so cleverly did, she was allowed the Diamondcutter. Using it to free the spirits, she was warned by the Foreman too late. He had arrived just in time to see the spirits form into a conglomeration of evil and attack!   With the Foreman's help, she fought off the creature and won the day. The Foreman wanted an account of her arrival there, but allowed her a day to rest first after a few questions. Lethe returned to the inn and slept for a day, then returned to the Caiten girl. They traded some stories and became fast friends. In this process, Lethe agreed to help her transport her stock to Teontia. The next day the Foreman met Lethe to interview her about the circumstances of their meeting in the crypt. Lethe was revealed to have lied about some facts and stormed off, dismissing Lethe's very existence. Lethe decided to pursue him and confessed, but not without much persuading on her part. Reconciled, the Foreman gave her a lead on where she might find out more about the Diamondcutter. She returned to Bolet, her new friend, and along with Och, the three headed out on the road.