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The Lady, Her Serenity, the most high-up of all of [[Sigil]]’s bloods, is a mystery wrapped in an enigma. She never speaks, yet her will is plain to the [[dabus]] without a sound. What is the meaning of Our Lady’s dread silence? No one knows. Her servitors, the dabus, don’t utter a sound either, but their images speak for them. The strange symbiosis between the dabus and the Lady has been commented on by more than one graybeard, but few are willing to go the next step and suggest that perhaps the Lady is one of the dabus, perhaps their queen, or even their (whisper it) goddess. There’s no evidence for it, yet it seems plausible. | The Lady, Her Serenity, the most high-up of all of [[Sigil]]’s bloods, is a mystery wrapped in an enigma. She never speaks, yet her will is plain to the [[dabus]] without a sound. What is the meaning of Our Lady’s dread silence? No one knows. Her servitors, the dabus, don’t utter a sound either, but their images speak for them. The strange symbiosis between the dabus and the Lady has been commented on by more than one graybeard, but few are willing to go the next step and suggest that perhaps the Lady is one of the dabus, perhaps their queen, or even their (whisper it) goddess. There’s no evidence for it, yet it seems plausible. | ||
| − | The Lady of Pain has been the ruler of Sigil as long as living and written memory tells us. Tales of only a few events of her long life have survived the passing of years, and those events are all tied to the city that cages her. The full details of the secret history and intrigues of the Lady are best left unexplored; her compassion for her chroniclers has never been very profound. Her destruction of her enemies has always been swift and merciless. | + | The '''Lady of Pain''' has been the ruler of Sigil as long as living and written memory tells us. Tales of only a few events of her long life have survived the passing of years, and those events are all tied to the city that cages her. The full details of the secret history and intrigues of the Lady are best left unexplored; her compassion for her chroniclers has never been very profound. Her destruction of her enemies has always been swift and merciless. |
Little is known about the Lady’s origins or history, but a few of her behaviors follow a pattern. The Lady never speaks. Some say that she just doesn’t waste her time talking to those who aren’t her equals - and any equals would be cast into a Maze. The statistical indexes and compilations of the Guvners have also established the fact that when the dabus are disturbed, the Lady’s mind is troubled. How the dabus know, however, is a question that brings no useful answer from the mute dabus. | Little is known about the Lady’s origins or history, but a few of her behaviors follow a pattern. The Lady never speaks. Some say that she just doesn’t waste her time talking to those who aren’t her equals - and any equals would be cast into a Maze. The statistical indexes and compilations of the Guvners have also established the fact that when the dabus are disturbed, the Lady’s mind is troubled. How the dabus know, however, is a question that brings no useful answer from the mute dabus. | ||
| − | ''Note: The Lady of Pain originally appeared in this form in [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ | + | ''Note: The Lady of Pain originally appeared in this form in [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0006PHVOW/johnshelprous-20 In the Cage: A Guide to Sigil] for the AD&D game from TSR. Her use here is for the purposes of providing context for the campaign only.'' |
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Latest revision as of 18:45, 14 March 2024
The Lady, Her Serenity, the most high-up of all of Sigil’s bloods, is a mystery wrapped in an enigma. She never speaks, yet her will is plain to the dabus without a sound. What is the meaning of Our Lady’s dread silence? No one knows. Her servitors, the dabus, don’t utter a sound either, but their images speak for them. The strange symbiosis between the dabus and the Lady has been commented on by more than one graybeard, but few are willing to go the next step and suggest that perhaps the Lady is one of the dabus, perhaps their queen, or even their (whisper it) goddess. There’s no evidence for it, yet it seems plausible.
The Lady of Pain has been the ruler of Sigil as long as living and written memory tells us. Tales of only a few events of her long life have survived the passing of years, and those events are all tied to the city that cages her. The full details of the secret history and intrigues of the Lady are best left unexplored; her compassion for her chroniclers has never been very profound. Her destruction of her enemies has always been swift and merciless.
Little is known about the Lady’s origins or history, but a few of her behaviors follow a pattern. The Lady never speaks. Some say that she just doesn’t waste her time talking to those who aren’t her equals - and any equals would be cast into a Maze. The statistical indexes and compilations of the Guvners have also established the fact that when the dabus are disturbed, the Lady’s mind is troubled. How the dabus know, however, is a question that brings no useful answer from the mute dabus.
Note: The Lady of Pain originally appeared in this form in In the Cage: A Guide to Sigil for the AD&D game from TSR. Her use here is for the purposes of providing context for the campaign only.