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4: The Marigold

By Karp

It was dark when Markus woke up again. He felt disoriented at first, not remembering where he was, and when he did, how he'd gotten there. After a few minutes it all started to come back to him and he couldn't help wondering if it was a dream. Having a mysterious man come out of his mirror didn't exactly seem... »

Dictionary: Valenja and Leopold

By Karp

A couple in their late fifties, first seen when helping Lucifel find his way to the temple of Uriel and the Lower Gate. They are the owners of the Marigold Inn in the little village of Verna, to the north of which Markus lives. They are not religious people per se, but every three years they make a pilgrimage to... »

3: Breathing again

By Karp

For the first time in a thousand years he saw the sky and breathed clean air and it was as if none of all that time had passed since he last saw the surface. The orange globe that was the sun still crept lazily along the horizon, drowning everything in a reddish light. He hadn't wanted to arrive during the... »