User blog:Skylord Elberich/Stories - Chapter 7: The Nightlanders & a condensed guide to The Empty City

You... I've heard about you... If you were any other human, I'd tell you that you do not belong here... but you are no ordinary human, are you? No, you are the Collector, coming for my story.

I am Caligg, spokesman of the Nightlanders and official tour guide of the Empty City. I was once human, a gentleman scientist, I think. But one day, I opened a door the wrong way, and ended up here. After being stripped of flesh & bone, I was revered by other Nightlanders for my intelligence and rational thinking. I was given the name Caligg, which means 'Thinker' in Nightlandish, and was elected as the spokesman of the my kin. I do my best to stop other humans from going down Nightland Lane, but often to no avail. People are too curious, and even if they don't go down that lane, they usually get killed by whatever creatures inhabit the city, and everyone knows that if you die in the Empty City, you end up going Nightlandish anyway. It's a law of the City.

So, I don't suppose you'd like to take a tour of the city? You would? Exellent! Well, we are currently at Timeless Square, which is where most people, including myself, enter the City. Come, please, follow. Here on your left is the Zoo of Abominations, where all creatures of eldritch origin are collected for public viewing. Notable creatures include Shoggoths, Algernon Frogs, and the famous Bolla. We are now going down Pandæmonium Street, which is home to a portal that leads straight to Hell. Look, you can see it just now. Ooh, you must see this; This is the Blind Man's Column, built to pay tribute to The Blind Man, and how he liberated us from the reign of Transgression. Over here, we have a Seven-legged Death Mammoth, rushing towards us at high speeds, and THAT IS THE END OF THE TOUR GOODBYE!!!