The Cyst
The Cyst is a shell that protects the portal to the prison of Tharizdun’s mind, a demiplane that orbits the last layer of the abyss.
Description
The Cyst is a massive, egg-shaped shell made of a thick black and porous stone-like material. The material behaves similar to dead stone, it resists all attempts to damage, transmute, or otherwise affect it using magic or physical force. Any spells cast at the shell are absorbed and redirected back at the caster.
If not embedded in walls, rocks, or other solid surfaces, the Cyst will float in the air, hovering two feet above the ground. When inspected closely, the shell contains multiple runes and sigils that seem to shift and change when observed.
The shell is warm to the touch, and a faint hum can be heard when one touches their ear to the surface.
Accessing the Portal
To access the portal, one must touch the shell with their bare hand while holding the key to the prison of Tharizdun’s mind. The key is a small, black, and perfectly smooth grain of sand. When the Cyst activates, the shell will open, revealing a swirling vortex of black and purple energy. This portal leads to the prison of Tharizdun’s mind, transporting only the person who activated the portal and anything or anyone they are touching. Once used, the portal will close, the shell will return to its dormant state and a random grain of sand across the multiverse will turn into the key to the portal. When leaving the prison, the portal will return the person to the exact location they left from, regardless of the time spent in theprison.
History
The Cyst was created by the True Gods to contain Tharizdun’s mind during the Creation Era. To ensure that the prison would not be accessed by anyone, the True Gods created the portal to require a key that would be impossible to find. The key was then scattered across the multiverse, ensuring that no one would ever find it.
Locations
The Cyst can be found in the following locations:
| d6 | Location |
|---|---|
| 1 | Echo planes |
| 2 | Liminal planes |
| 3 | Metaphysical planes |
| 4 | Metapsychic planes |
| 5 | Material Plane |
| 6 | Reroll |
Echo Planes
The Cyst can be found in the Echo Planes, a series of planes that echo the events of the Material Plane. These are the options for the location of the Cyst in the Echo Planes:
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d4 Location 1 Feywild 2 Shadowfell 3 Material Plane 4 Border Ethereal
Liminal Planes
The Cyst can be found in the Liminal Planes, a series of planes that exist between the other planes. These are the options for the location of the Cyst in the Liminal Planes:
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d4 Location 1-2 Astral Plane 3-4 Ethereal Plane
Metaphysical Planes
The Cyst can be found in the Metaphysical Planes, a series of planes that exist within the Material Plane. These are the options for the location of the Cyst in the Metaphysical Planes:
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d4 Plane 1-2 Elemental Chaos 3-4 Elemental Planes
Elemental planes
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d100 Plane Tier 1-20 Plane of Air 1 21-41 Plane of Earth 1 41-61 Plane of Fire 1 60-79 Plane of Water 1 79 Plane of Metal 2 80 Plane of Acid 2 81 Plane of Poison 2 82 Plane of Electricity 2 83 Plane of Cold 2 84 Plane of Energy 2 85 Plane of Life 3 86 Plane of Necromancy 3 87 Plane of Transmutation 3 88 Plane of Divination 3 89 Plane of Invocation 3 90 Plane of Abjuration 3 91 Plane of Divine 3 92 Plane of Corruption 3 93 Plane of Mind 3 94 Plane of Gravity 4 95 Plane of Void 4 96 Plane of Darkness 4 97 Plane of Chaos 5 98 Plane of Order 5 99 Plane of Time 5 100 Plane of Creation 6
Metapsychic Planes
The Cyst can be found in the Metapsychic Planes, a series of planes that exist beyond material plane and create the minds of sentient beings. These are the options for the location of the Cyst in the Metapsychic Planes
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d20 Metapsychic Plane Alignment 1 Mount Celestia LG 2 Bytopia NG, LG 3 Elysium NG 4 The Beastlands NG, CG 5 Arborea CG 6 Ysgard CN, CG 7 Limbo CN 8 Pandemonium CN, CE 9 The Abyss CE 10 Carceri NE, CE 11 Hades NE 12 Gehenna NE, LE 13 The Nine Hells LE 14 Acheron LN, LE 15 Mechanus LN 16 Arcadia LN, LG 17-20 The Outlands NN - Yawnohim None/Hidden