It is said that when the Creator of all the world was alone in the void, he ached for company. He opened his mouth and gazed within, and expelled forth the world entire, inhabited by beasts and peoples and creatures all at once.
In the world can be found one of the Creator's teeth, ejected with the speed of genesis, and lost in the intricacy. Stories tell that it still exists, and it contains wonders undreamed-of. The World Cavity is a larger-than-normal sized tooth, nearly the size of a fist, and has what look like rotted holes within. If examined closely, these cavities contain details so miniscule that an investigator can determine vast multi-level buildings, chambers, and microscopic people, going about their lives. With the right magic, an examiner can enter into this world. It is contained within caverns, and has its own history, magic, and culture. Most examiners who have passed into this world have never returned. How you can use the World Cavity in your game: - Finding the World Cavity as a magical item makes it a fascinating curio for study. Just observing the miniscule, unaware inhabitants of the Cavity's world has been a subject for several sages over millenia of history. Such a sage might ask or commission your Player Characters to retrieve or escort the item. - An enemy fleeing the Player Characters (perhaps someone who has stolen an artifact, or imprisoned a soul which they need) escapes into the World Cavity. They must pursue the target into the different world of the Cavity, and not only find them, but then find a way to return to their world. - Exploring the inner workings of the Cavity's world reveal a culture much unlike anything familiar- a world without the terrible misunderstandings and historical events that exist. Such a world is beguiling and, although not without conflict, its lack of the expected makes it quite attractive to outsiders. Outsiders who stay long enough might even notice a few outsiders who have decided to stay themselves. Also posted on Game Masters Stash on 26 April 2019. Comments are closed.
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