That Which Lies Beneath

Worker’s hammers pounded beneath the City of Gaudiguch as the Grand Cipher, Dys Mzithrei was seen speaking with Mysrai, the Thousand Hands before the Lava Falls. Robed figures slipped to and from the Living Heart of the Eternal Flame in the wake of this conversation, moving with a strange purpose.

The Illuminati spoke little of their task. Vuris Ama’rua requested only that he be informed with the entities once more crawled the purple sands. Some spoke even less: Morshoth moved with silent resolve, flesh filling his hands, and Pectus De’Ancariisa kept vigil, herself moving with secretive purpose. At last, the guild gathered in secret within the depths of the Pyramid, their motives unknown and their final result shrouded from sight.

In time, it would become clear that the excavations were beneath the Pyramid of the Illuminati. What was revealed, however, was not spoken of. Questions remain: what use did the flesh go to? For what purpose did Dys Mzithrei meet with the Lord and Lady? And what lies beneath?