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THE GRAY SCALES
An Ever-Expanding Lore Document

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• Backstory
• Supporting Characters
• Locations

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  Light and dark are part of a fragile balance. They complement one another, bring their own comforts... and their own horrors. For eons, Overseers of these two sides of the same coin ensured there was a balance across the multiverse. As time went on, though, these overseers' numbers declined until none remained. Knowledge was lost and war ensued in many universes, between light and dark. Typically, it played out the same: the rise of a foolish dark lord stirred a champion of the light who then neutralized the threat to the balance. Light prevailed and more self-righteous "heroes" started crusades to vanquish demons, witches, and monsters. Thus, the light people once equated with good became its own brand of evil, and they its servants.
  
  With all the blood spilled in the name of the light, people created and nourished a being representing their own self-righteousness, a god residing in the rift among universes. With its power growing exponentially, it began to compress the veil across time and space, slowly at first. Worlds soon began to merge violently, melding into one amalgamation as ages-old laws of nature were broken.
  
  Unfortunately, knowledge of the Melded Realm's existence did not come until it was too late in most cases. The destruction of many worlds killed trillions and uprooted thousands of souls, many of whom found themselves in the mysterious Conflux, a strange haven in the rift resembling a large gothic town. At its center is a small, indestructible castle housing a scrying pool and a powerful artifact, the Gray Scales. This is here the story begins, with an interloping witch harnessing the power of the Scales to summon help to mend the multiverse.
  
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  Alexia Scrimm
  A universe-hopping witch and keeper of forbidden lore who rediscovered the Gray Scales. She aims to use the artifact's magic to restore order to the multiverse. Although she did not intend for the people she summoned to lose much of their power, she is calm and confident in the outcome of this struggle. While Alexia is an expert hexblade and eerily precise with a throwing axe, she feels the need to stay at the tower, utilizing the scrying pool to determine the party's next destination.
  
  
  
  The Maiden in Black
  Canon: Demon's Souls
  One of the most powerful demons in her world, the Maiden in Black is not a threat to human life. Rather, she helped a human warrior by sealing away the Old One, a demon god dwelling far beneath the Nexus in Boletaria. She was able to bolster this chosen warrior's strength by converting the souls of other demons to unlock latent abilities, both physical and magical. Now free from the slumbering Old One, she extends her service to those fighting for the right cause.
  
  
  
  Operator Soranus
  Canon: Warframe (OC)
  Possibly the only male among the witches of the Coven of the Scales, Soranus comes from a distant future plagued by war. His esoteric Tenno power is drawn from the Void, a strange realm that defies logic and acts as a conduit to other worlds. Using the dark warframes Harrow and Nekros, he manipulates terrifying forces for a truer good. He is also capable of working the Tenno foundry system to customize guns and blades, making him a fellow weapon master's best friend.
  
  
  
  Margaret
  Canon: Persona 4
  Margaret is a humanoid originating from the Velvet Room, a place existing somewhere between the waking world and the subconscious world. Although mostly clueless to the functions of things in the waking world, she holds a grimoire of demons she can summon at will. Having once served a man who could also freely draw on these demons' power, she is extremely helpful to those who seek to augment their summoning and spellcasting abilities.
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  THE CONFLUX
  Sometimes also called Conflux City, this gothic settlement sat abandoned in the rift between worlds for millennia, though it shows no signs of degradation. It is currently home to those displaced by the destruction of their native universes. This is the starting point and an ever-available place of rest for those fighting to save the multiverse.
  
  
  
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  THE MELDED REALM
  This is the cancer that has spread across a large part of the multiverse. Despite being a place of light, the Melded Realm is a place of chaos and dread. Most would expect beings of the light to be beautiful and calming, but these abominations are twisted and frightful. Perhaps it is a mirror showing a grim image of what so many heroes have become on the inside.