Doubt

Art by Alisher Kushakov

**Doubt** is an enigmatic being, a shroud, known to be representing Tyre's shadow that appears in the *Shadow of Tyre* and *Lost at Sea* campaigns. He was summoned in a tent at Camp Last Stand by Azolon Cal'telonis, Alexander, and other members apart of the Trials of Tyre. He was also encountered in a Temple of the Seven in the Brambled Hollow of Glies.

## Description

### Appearance

Doubt first appears as a being shrouded in blackness and shadow. After he reveals himself further he appears as a spirit faded and shredded on its edges. It wears a grey fading robe.

## History

### ***Shadow of Tyre***

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### *Lost at Sea*

**Encounter by the Goker**

The Goker first encounters Doubt after stepping onto a seven-pointed star carved into the ground within a temple to the Seven. He is transported into a vision where he sees himself in a strange plane of water. Doubt eventually speaks to him and mentions that The Stranger's blood flows and goes to talk of how it's curious that a native-born son of Glies would find his reliquary. The Goker asks to leave back to the other world. Doubt realizes Goker does not understand where he is and proceeds to explain. Doubt explains that he is in a realm created by those that thought to save their worlds -- a demi-plane that is twisted, malignant, and empty. He refers to it as his prison, his home, and his refuge.

The Goker tries to compliment the realm which Doubt thanks but corrects him that it is not a good place but rather a place of necessity. He talks of how he was bound to it by the wizard Tyre and to some degree the stranger he represents. Doubt begins to talk of the Stranger, an old prophecy repeated in Glies many times. He talks of how Tyre was known as the Stranger in the east and how he broke the chains of persecution from their old masters and freed them all from the grip of the Almanacs. He then moves on to tell of how a toxic ambition has claimed the east, referring to the Eclipse, but says there is a far greater threat occurring than the Almanacs or Tyre's machinations.

As Doubt continues, he tells of how the sacred places of the Yokai are beginning to be corrupted and how the mists grow long and thick, preventing travel. He talks of how all of this is the result of machinations by the man in the east, referring to the emperor of the Eclipse, Otami Kurosai. The Goker claims he could go kill him which causes Doubt to laugh at his audacity. He questions if the Goker really wishes to do so, take the burden, and right the wrongs being committed. The Goker responds by requesting to be returned to his comrades. Doubt hands him a coin which he can use to communicate again. Eventually he realizes flipping the coin returns him to the realm. He does so shortly after with his whole party, including Coots, Stinkler Smelgore, Mori Suzuki, and Dirst the First.

As they appear, Doubt is surprised that they returned so quickly. He asks if they discussed his request which the Goker attempts to quickly explain to his party. Doubt then speaks of how the Pale Emperor delves into powers that he should not and how his rise to power was not the result of his ambition or strategy but instead that he read a story he should not have, a Fable, which gave him forbidden knowledge and wisdom. As Doubt keeps talking, the Goker causes the party to enter and leave the realm by flipping the coin, interrupting the conversation. After he finishes joking around, Doubt continues his story of how the continent normally has an order where there is an emperor in which each element gets a turn to lead. However this time, ambition claimed the emperor's throne and broke the cycle. Thus the continent beings to unravel and he's exposed to terrible creatures unleashed from the calamity that twist and contort. He talks of how the north is corrupted and soon will travel to the south.

Doubt claims that an emperor must be named or even fixing all of the corruption will not matter. He tells of how the wind has too long been denied its place and how the time as come for *A Divine Wind* to blow. He reveals that a child has been born who could become the new emperor but he must be protected or else the Eclipse will conquer the continent. He proposes that the party seek the child, see him placed on the throne, guide him, teach him, and keep him safe. He offers the party aid should they choose to except the commitment. He does not require them to answer right away and for their consideration offers them the treasure that lies within the tower. The party leaves the begins to search the tower for treasure.

## References

1. ↑ Shadow of Tyre: Episode 08
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lost at Sea: Episode 04