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Transit 467 is complete
The next transit will occur (with confidence) in 22 days, 22 hours, 22 minutes.

We are in Golarion, in central Ustalav, approximately 1,064 miles North-Northwest of our previous location. This is a NON-recurrent event. In addition, we have experienced a significant time-shift. According to the local reckoning, it is now midnight in the year AR 3827… 896 years before our previous time-tick. In this region, at this point in Golarion’s history, the forces of the Shining Crusade have already - or soon will - defeat the Whispering Tyrant. Due to our proximity to this historic event and the likely hazards, the Council is meeting to determine how to proceed. Until their decisions are announced, NO ONE may leave the city. Expect further announcements. Thank you for your patience.

~H

Your ball, Choon!

"It was transit 35. At the time, we thought it was a happy accident. Knowing what we know now... we believe Threshold was sent to collect me. Like yours, my location was a 'one-off'."

"I haven't seen signs of transit yet. But, assuming you have all decided to stay, and assuming Anne is correct that you are the target of this transit... I should be hearing from the stars soon. If you were thinking about wandering to another city for a quick visit, I'd cancel that plan if I were you."

If you guys are ready for a change of pace, let me know and I'll Fast Forward and drop you into something with the potential for action.

"It may be semantics but I would say Threshold was fulfilling its purpose, not stolen. It simply wasn't the purpose Anne - or anyone else - expected. As for the who, I believe it is the work of a God or pantheon above the pantheons we know exist."

"I have no idea what their purpose might be. So far, their actions seem largely benign... but given the scale of their reach, and the eternity in which they must work, anything is possible. At best, we are seeing a small piece of their plan within a moment of time. They could be working towards a goal a thousand years from now."

"What is the shortest time between one transit and the next you have ever seen?"

Suddenly grim, Hemakhek replies, "We spent four minutes at the heart of the Plane of Shadow, where it brushes up against the Negative Energy Plane. They were the longest minutes of my life."

"Has a transit ever come so suddenly that people outside were accidentally left behind?"

"Yes, twice. Luckily - or purposefully - they were transits on soft worlds and we arrived at a different location in the same world, so we could easily retrieve our people."

Hemakhek cocks his head, as a dog might, at a curious sound. "I'm not offended at all. You have seen many strange things in your days here. Thinking there is some 'mystic' aspect to our way of seeing outsiders makes sense. Sadly, it is not mystic. I also can't read any of the placards. In some ways, it's a blessing as all this communication can be distracting."

The astromancer shifts subjects, addressing Xing's other questions. "I am an astronomer, astrologer, and oracle... so my methods are mundane, mathematical, and mystical. That's a lot of 'Ms'." He chuckles, amused with himself. "In broad terms, the Observatory acts like a spyglass or a resonator for some of my abilities."

"Predicting a transit is more a mystical 'art' than a science. It varies from location to location and plane to plane. In general, if we are at a location we've visited often, I can usually give a week or two notice - more than enough time to get our teams back to Threshold. For one-offs, there is always far less warning and the signs are subtler. After we arrive somewhere, determining the where and when are mostly science... with a splash of mysticism."

He belatedly adds, "And I'm not sure I could answer the 'how' of any of this."

Oh, you can totes kill him… and be royally f@c<ed in later transits. :D

Hemakhek smiles while not quite looking in your direction. ”Actually, I’m one of the few who can’t see an aura… around anyone. It’s kind of in my name.” He chuckles with an odd clacking of his jaws.

”To answer your first question, Xingxun Zhe, I try to predict when Threshold will move and - depending on the plane - where and when we have arrived. To answer the second question, the Well of Midnight, this Observatory, is both a tool and where I do my work. It is also the epicenter of our travels, though that involves the Campanile… this entire structure, not just my piece of it. Wondrous organomystic engineering.”

It stops moving, its dew-claws punctuating the choice with a final set of clicks. The creature’s voice is masculine but not particularly deep. The creature holds out a clawed hand in greeting. ”I am Hemakhek the Blind, Astromancer of Threshold. You now stand in the Observatory, often called the ‘Well of Midnight’. How may I serve?”

I'm not too familiar with MtG but this looks intriguing... so here is Hemakhek for consideration. He is a Red-Aligned Khenra (LG) Paladin of Hazoret the Fervent. Hopefully a LG Paladin of Hazoret makes sense. If not, I can tweak him as needed.