World Lore, Dice Rolls, Tables and Cypher System mechanics (Dropbox Folder)
There was a soft pop in my ears as I felt ground beneath my feet and the twisting of my gut stopped. The scroll I’d taken rest against my left hip like a gun holstered there for later use. My right wrist itched and as I pulled the sleeve of my red hoodie up I notice a very faint outline drawing of a phoenix etched into my skin in a soft purple ink. “What the fuck!” I scratched at the image and it changed right before my eyes. What had been a simple outline, was now slightly more elaborate, the details of the quarter size tattoo emphasized the flames and feather details.
A woman with silver glowing hair stood behind a opulent desk covered in holo screens. She seemed intent on her work but there was a sadness in the way she moved. The moment I had spoken she jumped and was hurrying towards my side. “That’s odd.” She said grabbing my hand. The glow of her skin was cooling, and she calmed my growing anxiety with the gentle touch. “I’ve never seen it change before.”
“You’ve seen tattoos magically appear on people before?”
She giggled. “Of course.” She lifted her shimmering robes and showed her own small tattoo, “Everyone in Everlight has one. It is what binds us here.” Sadness radiated from her voice, she didn’t want to be here.
“So you were about to die too?” I asked.
She looked up at me with bright blue eyes and the sadness deepened. “We all were. This is our afterlife. We do not get to be with the ones we loved, or the way we should. Forever plagued to live in Everlight.”
I looked around. “You’ve been here a long time haven’t you?”
She nodded, “Melancholy is all I have left.”
A second popping sound interrupted her sadness. A tinge of purple dance across my skin, and the world grew just a little bit more clear.
Aurora smiled as the man next to me fully formed from the twisting of the portal that released him. “Good, you are both here.” Her smile looked faked, but she was trying. “I am Aurora Starbright, and I would like to Welcome you to New Everlight.” Bags magically appeared in her hands and she thrust them at us.
The tattoo on my wrist began to itch again and it transformed again. The details becoming more intricate. “Jesus fucking Christ.” I growled.
Aurora chuckled softly. “I’ve never…” She looked at me and the scroll at my him. “That’ll do it.” She pointed at the scroll. “That is pure Chaos magic. No one ever makes that deal.”
I shrugged. “I have my reasons.”
She nodded. “I’m sure you do. We all have reasons for walking in Everlight. In these bags are everything you will need to get started here in New Everlight. Welcome to your life after death.” She sounded sad. “It’s best to stick together and fulfil your first quest together.”
“Quest?” I asked.
“It’s in the bag.” She nodded. “I’ll leave you two to figure things out.” She moved back to her desk and began flicking holo screens like Tony Stark in Iron Man.
I turned to the man who’d interrupted our conversation prior and my eyes went wide in recognition. My heart raced in a good way — not the I’m going to die way, and I had no fear that it might burst. “You’re him.” I said.
He smirked. Those piercing ice blue eyes lanced my heart and the smirk only drew my eyes to his lips. “And you’re him.” He laughed. “Alex.”
“Nox.” I held out my hand. “I was coming to see you play.” I waved my other hand to include the room, “Before all this…”
I remembered the deal I had to make and I stepped quickly in and closed the distance before placing a soft kiss on his lips.
The Mind of Nox 