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A roaring river awaits you on the other side… as well as a small, stone staircase, this one far newer that the ones below but still old. Climbing up it you finally find yourself outside, under the bare sky, right next to the bridge of the city. How did you even end up all the way over here? Taking a deep breath, you’re left disappointed, as the air up here is just as heavy as the one in the caves, making it feel like it’s almost trying to strangle you. It’s like the very air has gone bad. And the sky… it’s blood red... what is going on here?
Thinking back to your time in the town, you make a mental map of your current location. You are on the bridge, which practically right next to the crossroad at the edge of town.
To the north there is a loud commotion, as loud chanting and screaming can be heard from the center of town. Even from here you can see a large horde of people moving about the main square… all of them wearing robes…
To the west you can see the mansion… and how the fire you set has started to spread. Black smoke billows from one of the windows… yet otherwise everything is still and silent over there.
To the south the Mistmire woods stands menacingly, the fog thick around the trees and underbrush. The church bell sticking out of from the sea of green does give you some comfort, even if it looks like its being consumed by the very forest itself. Then… there’s an old brick chimney, barely standing, on the other side of the woods from the church. Has it always been there and you only now noticed it?
Finally, to the east… in a sea of mist, the lighthouse stands. You cannot see the bottom of it, but the tower rises up from the fog like the mast of a sinking ship, the top of it unlit and dark, with five windows going down its side, three of which has been boarded up…
You are on a crossroad… and a cold wind moves past, makes you shiver as it freezing you to the
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