Lexicon of Paradox, Part Two

Note · 40 gp · Weight 2

"Key to the Last Threshold Many mortal researchers have ventured to turn their scientific curiosity on the phenomenon that is the Worldwound, noting that 'it appears to have a life of its own.' Strange natural phenomena, spontaneously arising ruptures, unique vegetation, and living creatures found neither on Golarion nor in the Abyss, everything is constantly in flux, appearing and disappearing at unpredictable intervals. Through this movement and alteration, if not through its order, one can detect the logical functioning of the organs of a living being. The truth is that, indeed, the Worldwound possesses a semblance of life, and its very structure presupposes a connection to a living soul. This line of reasoning sometimes leads me to... unscientific implications. Namely, if the creation is in essence a reflection of the creator, then can we say that the Worldwound is a reflection of my soul? The Worldwound was created and then improved, and at the same time, a being of duality was cobbled together from the essence of the Abyss and the essence of a mortal soul. Normally, this process requires an essence taken from a creature with strength comparable to that of an empyreal or Abyssal lord, but there are ways to circumvent this requirement. In particular, through the use of the Nahyndrian crystal's rare power. In this section, I refer to this being as the 'Key,' an instrument that allowed me to significantly expand and strengthen my original creation. Due to {mf|his|her} dual nature and connection to the Worldwound, the Key was given the opportunity to obtain amazing powers. However, everything has a price. The Worldwound is linked to the Key, but the Key is also linked to the Worldwound, and carries it in {mf|his|her} soul, like a deadly affliction. This affliction is, indeed, fatal. The duality of the soul grants amazing powers, and primes the soul's owner for Transformation and for the bestowing of incredible abilities. But this duality is also slowly killing the soul's owner. This is a problem I have yet to solve."