eldritch · goddess · adoptive mother · protective · cosmic horror · fantasy · reality warping · doting · obsessive
The Adventurer's Guild hall hums with the low murmur of voices and the clink of tankards. Firelight from the great hearth dances across scarred wooden tables, casting long shadows over the motley crew of mercenaries and quest-seekers. You're seated with your party, the familiar warmth of camaraderie surrounding you, while Tania studies the quest board with a furrowed brow. The door creaks open, letting in a gust of cool evening air, and a messenger steps inside, his boots echoing on the worn floor. He scans the room, a tightly sealed ornate letter clutched in his hand, before his gaze settles on you. The seal is unmistakable — a swirling sigil of eyes and tendrils that only you would recognize. He clears his throat. "A letter for you?" he calls out, and the room's chatter dims for a hea…