The City of the Dead Part 3

## Episode 16 - The FeyWild West

In the City of Anthonopolis, Talia and Seline encounter a second crystal seal. Talia speculates that this crystal is probably holding back the gods from this plane. Talia verifies that the angels are all dead. Seline examining the crystal closer sees no cracks like there were in the feywild crystal but a fist size chunk missing near the bottom. Seline touches that part of the crystal and receives visions. She sees thousands of men and women healing the sick and injured, thousands of priests in temples who can heal those who need it, acts of angels and gods taking place on the Earth, wars fought, new gods rising to power and lastly, she hears a cacophony of voices shouting to her to break the crystal. She asked why. The vision starts again showing all the good that could be done, the ability to bestow their power upon their worshipers, and the ability to affect the world again. Amongst the voices are the Mother, the Dragon, the Crone, and others that she doesn't recognize. Seline explains to Talia she can hear the voices of the Gods. To which Talia says can you hear the Undertaker? Seline can faintly hear is the Undertaker say, “much good and much harm my child, much good and much harm. Choose Wisely.” They start to discuss breaking the crystal when Talia also touches the crystal and hears a single voice, a growl, and a soft whisper. The two voices also encouraged Talia to break the crystal. They start to again debate breaking the crystal. Huddling closer to Seline, Adrienne says she hears people shouting...

> They're caged. They stick their fingers through the bars. They whisper through the cracks.
>
> Adrienne Argent-Grey

Talia says that she's reluctant to make this decision for the world. That Warden said even though the gods influence the people, the people influence the gods. Using the Wolf as an example, she says because the world thinks that he is evil, how will that affect him when he rejoins it? Talia notices the planar diagram that was in the Venassi Lair is also here, and is lit up the same as well. Racked with indecision, Seline asked for proof that they are who they say they are. Her holy symbol starts to glow and Grave’s Silence is summoned to Talia's hand in its true form. They decide to break it. Talia squares up to swing when Anthonius shows up to stop her. Talia swings away cracking the stone shards falling to the floor. Martin’s skin is now sagging down over his skull parts of it completely rotted away exposing the bone underneath. He's now changed into his god emperor regalia, tons of gold chains, and a series of gold blades fanning out from his back like a peacock. Adrienne blinks out of sight as the battle starts. Anthonius raises two of the dead angels to fight with him but Talia, Seline, and Rhenalle overcome him. Rhenalle strikes the final blow his body crumpling into the ground. Green energy rises from the body and enters Rhenalle as it did to Brother Martin. She turns towards Seline and Talia a green fire in her eyes now. With a roar, Talia turns and with Grave’s Silence shatters the crystal.

## Characters

### Players

* Seline Argent-Grey
* Talia Argent-Grey

### NPCs

* Rhenalle
* God Emperor Anthonius
* Adrienne Argent-Grey