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2023-10-09 - Silver Ravine Mystery Dungeon - Completed
The Voice previously explained in dreams that, while it can currently only reach the Nexus heroes during battle, it thinks it may also be able to speak with them through mystery dungeons, where the walls between worlds are thin. Ranger Nico agrees to help a small group explore Silver Ravine to see if that's really the case.
Logged by: Phoenixsong
Characters: Arctozolt, Leaf, Archie, Rodion
Tags: Nico, Voice, Plot, Group, Dungeon, Betel
Word count: 9.7k
Nico explains a bit more about how dungeons work, and about (what he knows of) the difference between wild dungeon-dwellers and dungeon phantasms. The group tangles with an aggressive ferrothorn that was probably definitely just a normal wild, and confirms that their connection to the Voice and their coordination is much clearer within the dungeon. They chat with the Voice a bit while moving toward the dungeon's core, and the Voice confirms that the previously-weakened Silver Ravine is starting to grow stronger (and therefore more uncanny and dangerous).
Eventually they discover a humble but definitely uncanny tree that serves as the dungeon's heart. The Voice asks the group to take a cutting and plant it outside the dungeon's entrance, which will help strengthen their connection further.
The Voice is somehow able to mask the party's presence from phantasms, or perhaps hold them back in some way. They are also able to open an exit from the dungeon's heart, which in this case led right back to the Silver Ravine entrance.
- Phoenixsong
