The Worldship Chronicles: Temporal Illusions

Temporal Illusions is a tale about an assassin forced to save the Worldship from the delusions of his employer, a psycophathic mutant trapped between time.

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THE WORLDSHIP MUST BE DESTROYED…

In a few twists and turns, they made their way to a tram, of sorts.  Red velvet cushions, leather, and brass gave the device the appearance of an ancient seagoing conveyance.  Its door opened automatically when Lilem moved to the tram.
The mage managed a question.  “How do you know about all of this?”
“My father was a member of a group called “Sanctus.”  He raised me to be one of them, as well, until I discovered the truth hidden in the archives -- the truth about the last days of our true home, Earth.”
“That’s just a myth,” replied the mage halfheartedly, fighting to remain conscious.  Outside the tram’s windows, they passed by great wonders, and she could barely manage to hold open her eyes.  Rounding a corner, they came upon a forest of transparent tubes as tall as a Forbidden City skyscraper.  Each contained an undulating plasma cloud.  Orbiting amongst them were whirling gyros of orange and black light, each appearing to be harvesting energy like sentimental bees gathering pollen.  It was beautiful and mysterious, thought Bethany.
“No, little mage, it is not just a myth.”  Lilem leaned in close and straightened her hair and helped her into a better sitting position.
“This ship, in reality, was created so that we would escape our true fate.  There was a vote … the faithful lost to the cowards, and humanity fled its rightful punishment…

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From the creator of Sci-fi-Fantasy role-playing comes this first adventure based on the World of Synnibarr, the invisible legend of the Centiverse.