You depart from the tormented soul, his anguish too heavy a burden to carry alongside the myriad other traumas haunting this world. Death, devastation, suffering, and despair—these themes echo throughout the lives of those you encounter. Each one bears their own baggage, a weight they struggle to bear and often use to infect other worlds with corruption. It seems that this world, once known as The Old World but now dubbed
Surface, serves as a crucible for facing and releasing one's trauma, transcending it to find peace.

Contemplating the roles of The Poet and The Wandering Merchant, along with the enigmatic "others," you recognize them as guides, beings beyond mortal comprehension, manipulating the threads of fate within
Surface. The cataclysmic events—the demise of Fliniguss and the thwarted Ascension of The Child—resulted in the shattering of Surface, trapping the twisted delusions within it. Yet, Fliniguss himself remains ensnared
in another realm, known as Twisted Delusions.

Your quest now centers on The Wandering Prince, sealed within his own world, as curiosity tugs at your thoughts, urging you to uncover the secrets beyond the gate. Equally compelling is the pursuit of Fliniguss, for his
insight into The Poet's machinations and the manipulations of the nameless entities.

Then, a realization dawns upon you. The woman you encountered possesses knowledge far beyond the norm for this plane, hinting at a deeper connection to the mysteries that shroud this world.