The Receiving Skiff
The river-mist presses close against the wet oak hull of the barge. Here, the newly boarded survivors and the metaphysically wounded are placed into the heavy, high-backed Intake Chair. Sister Maelin stands here with wet hands, not with blood, but with the cold dampness of the river to wash away the worldly pigments and "stabilize" the mind against the swift currents.
Drive Your Stakes In The Mud
The current accepts your weight. The Ledger remembers you.
The Mercy Deck
A peaceful, dimly lit row of cot spaces divided by gray linen curtains. The windows are left open to let the moving current sing its soothing, continuous murmur. Here lie the souls beginning to divide against themselves, anchored physically by heavy Black River-Stones placed upon their chests to absorb the friction.
Soothe Your Division
Click to place a heavy Black River-Stone upon your chest. The deep weight will pull your split thoughts back into a single grounding resonance.
The Bell Gallery
Apprentices stand silently in the gallery, observing the volatile. To diagnose the severity of a spiritual fracture, we count the heartbeats between a patient's physical breath and their phantom Resonant Echo. A late echo reveals a soul drifting further toward the underworld Vein.
Perform the Echo-Lag Diagnostic
Click the center core to start the diagnostic pulse. Watch and listen. When you see/hear the secondary gray Echo Pulse, immediately click the core to record the timing!
Awaiting diagnostic activation...
The Lantern Hold
A quiet ward below the waterline, lit by amber and gold lantern light. Here we watch those afflicted by "The Hiding": the tragic compaction of a breaking mind trying to squirrel away mundane items to fix their disappearing reality.
Examine the Compartments
Click to search the shadows for the tokens of "The Hiding":
The Veil Chamber
Lined with heavy, gray linen curtains that screen the dark river from sight to prevent Reflection Phobia. When a patient panics here, apprentices must speak exclusively in the Calm Tone: a flat, procedural voice devoid of high-frequency emotion.
Pacify the Air with the Calm Tone
Align your vocal resonance. Click the button to project a perfectly flat, zero-vibration harmonic wave to ground a trembling soul.
The Reed Chapel
The bow of the vessel the threshold. Here, as we transition into the subterranean waters of the Vein Beneath the World, the final worldly "fixatives" are stripped away. The stakes are pulled. We touch the deceased's uncovered palm, and strike the last bell.