"Something twinkles within the dark window of the Neither as it leaches away. The star-spread of a night sky, interrupted by a canopy of leaves. A far-off jungle; dark fruits and many-fingered creatures sway in the trees. You tear yourself from the porthole, and when you look again, it is all gone."[1]
Neither are extremely mysterious creatures that roam the depths of the Unterzee. Upon dying their bodies liquefy into murk,[2] and any divers who approach are consumed by darkness and killed instantly, leaving nothing behind.[3] Shining a light upon a Neither's death-shadow reveals strange visions which vanish as soon as one looks away: unfamiliar skies, and a jungle populated by "hostile birds" and "many-fingered creatures."[4][5]
References[edit]
- ↑ Continue shining a light upon it, Sunless Sea
- ↑ Send crew into the carrion-slick, Sunless Sea "The body is liquefying and spreading. Soon it will be nothing but a swirl of shadowed water."
- ↑ Send crew into the carrion-slick, Sunless Sea "[...] there wasn't time for screaming. The dark slick gathered around their diving suits, enfolding them [...] they were bundled up in darkness, and then it was over. Only a little flotsam remained: the water was clear, as though the Neither had never been."
- ↑ Continue shining a light upon it, Sunless Sea "Your ship's lamps sparked strange twinkles in the spreading remains of the Neither. [...] within the blackness you could see an unfamiliar sky, grasping trees, the cries of hostile birds."
- ↑ Continue shining a light upon it, Sunless Sea "You turn the lamps upon the [...] carcass. [...] The star-spread of a night sky, interrupted by a canopy of leaves. A far-off jungle; dark fruits and many-fingered creatures sway in the trees. You tear yourself from the porthole, and when you look again, it is all gone."
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