Connects to: 03.30, 03.31, 13.08, 29.14.05 and 29.14.40.
Overview
Deep below the plains lies a large cavern (approximately 180’ in diameter) with perfectly smooth walls. The cavern can be accessed by a small well shaft in an abandoned farmstead. Inside the cavern is a sphere, 30’ in diameter, that is as black as the darkest night. In fact, this is a sentient Sphere of Annihilation.
The Sphere awakened at the dawn of time as a mere spec in the fabric of reality. Slowly, over countless millennia The Sphere has grown in size as it carved out this small chamber. The Sphere has limited mobility, moving less than one inch a year and seems to drift aimlessly around its chamber (in as much as anyone can actually observe its movements).
The chamber was first discovered by Dormond of the Crooked Oak, an apprentice to the wizard Severard of the Seven Circles (13.08) (Dormand is also the author of the Treatise on Magics Related to Matter and Spirit). The wizard spent the next three decades observing and analyzing this strange entity. During this time he was able to make contact with this entity; and was able to conclude that it was, in fact, sentient. The entity was able to communicate a limited number of words in the language of the earth (rock, water, mineral, etc.).
Dormond was last heard from a little over a decade ago when he surfaced to publish his treatise. However, the High Priest of the Creche of a Million Young (29.14.05’) claims to be Dormond but never removes his robe or veil.
Connections
- Local farmers (03.30) dump unwanted items into the Nothing.
- The local farmers used to dump their victims here, which seems to have resulted in invisible stalkers (03.31).
- Dormond has a history of cooperate with Iraine the Suitor (29.14.40).
Hooks
- Is the masked and veiled man really Dormond?
- What clues about the entity did Dormond write into his treatise?
- Who else may be aware of the existence of The Sphere?
