The Maw's Astrolabe
The stars scream as reality unravels into the void.
A jagged spire of obsidian where gravity falters and shadows possess weight. The temple was once a center of celestial study but now serves as a festering wound in the fabric of existence.
The air smells of ozone and metallic blood while a constant, low-frequency hum vibrates through the floor. Dim violet light emanates from cracks in the stone, and the temperature fluctuates between freezing and blistering heat.
☠ Threat
Xal-Kazzur, a Void Weaver fueled by the Maw's entropy, seeks to expand the rift until it consumes the surrounding province. Its presence causes reality to 'glitch,' manifesting as spontaneous teleportation or the sudden reversal of elemental forces throughout the temple.
History
Built by the Order of the Glass Eye to chart entropic currents, the observatory fell when scholars attempted to siphon energy directly from the Maw. The resulting backlash fused the researchers with their instruments, creating a permanent rift that draws in demonic entities and warping local physics into a chaotic nightmare.
Encounter Table
CRA toad-like demon that leaves a trail of foul-smelling slime on the walls.
A mass of eyes and mouths that sound like the former scholars.
Rumours & Whispers
The stars above the observatory have begun to vanish one by one.
A scholar escaped the spire, but his skin was turned to transparent glass.
The legendary Staff of the Magi was lost in the observatory's vault during the cataclysm.
Quest Hooks
Quest giver: Archmage Elara
A dying wizard begs the party to retrieve the Star-Chart of Unmaking before the rift expands.
Free spell casting services and a Cape of the Mountebank.
Quest giver: Lord Hallow
A local noble's son went to the observatory to prove his bravery and hasn't returned.
10,000 gp and a title in the city.
Corridor Notes
The walls are transparent, showing a view of a swirling violet nebula instead of the outside world.
A stream of liquid gold flows across the ceiling, defying gravity.
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