Connects to: 18.26.01.
This large cave is far under the earth and is well connected to other parts of the deep. In its center, tiles of ivory and of a strange black substance (18.26.01) have been laid to make a board of alternating colours. The cave, like those around it, is cold.
On some of the squares are stone statues. On others are blocks of ice entombing humanoids. By the side of the board lie rubble, ice and flesh, as if some of the pieces had been smashed.
The stone pieces are supposedly the petrified victims of a medusa, but who or what she has been playing against is unknown. It is also unclear when the last move was made, though by a pattern in the dust it appears one of the frozen pieces has recently been moved.
Hooks
- Who is playing? How long have they played for?
- What are the stakes?
- Is anyone important among the pieces?
- What are the rules of this strange game?
