purgastory | farewell, sinners.

judgment day.

The final day has arrived.

The hourglass embedded in the middle of the large, sprawling tree at the center of the garden runs down to the final grain of sand. Did you do all that you could to save your Eurydice? Orpheus, do you trust that this journey down here has been worthwhile?

For those who have completed their time here in Purgatory, a pathway out of the garden free of fog will reveal a staircase that spirals ever upward. You know that it will bring you home. For you wanderers, you can even follow someone else up the staircase if you've met the requirements so that you can cross over to their world. However you'll find you can only make that choice once—you ought to say your farewells to those you may not meet again until your next foray into the underworld.

Any of the following may happen:

for naught (worst): You have failed to open your heart to the maze. Characters who have taken more steps backward than they have forward will find themselves rooted to the same spot. The flowers of the garden begin to curl over your feet, climbing up your ankles, your shins. Your Eurydice does not wake. The place beyond the meadow, further into the fog, calls you. Try, try again.

this hell with you (bad): You have made some progress… and your Eurydice wakes. A flutter of their eyes, a big yawn, and a gentle rise from the garden. Your reunion may ensue… and in fact, continue. Those who did not take enough steps forward will instead find that the pathway forward does not open for them. They cannot even see it. Instead, the flowers continue on and on… into the fog. You and your Eurydice must endure another round of mazes in order to properly escape. Perhaps this time, with company, you might get it right.

distance makes the heart grow fonder (better): You have made a moderate amount of progress—and yet. Your reunion with your Eurydice is joyous and warm. It is also short-lived. The pathway ahead only has room for one. Either you may walk ahead to return home without your Eurydice, or… your Eurydice can go on without you. However, you cannot stay together. One of you must walk forward and believe—trust—that one day, some day, the other will follow.

what legends are made of (best): This is the conclusion that all know. Orpheus and Eurydice may walk together to leave the underworld—but Orpheus, you must have faith that you can put one foot in front of the other. The path out of here opens, welcoming you both… as long as your anxiety does not get the better of you. Do you trust? Do you have certainty, after everything, that this isn’t another trick? Or worse, do you love so dearly that you cannot help but look back?

Or…

walk on?: Perhaps this isn’t time for your journey in Purgatory to end. Even if you retrieved your Eurydice… do you only have one love in your life? Your Eurydice wakes, and regardless of wherever they walk to, you might find yet another mirror shard in your pocket. Another figure, this time asleep in gorgeous, golden sand. Do you continue?

Welcome to the end; the making and unmaking of your long, long journey.

mod notes.

Thank you all for playing in Purgastory! At this final log, you have the choice of how your character’s journey ends. Mods will not make any final calls for your finale. You may use the steps forward or backward from Activity Check as guidelines, as fun little flavor text, but you may ultimately choose the ending you find most fitting for your sinner. Even a character who has taken multiple steps back, or who has died, has a chance to go home in the Best Ending if you really want. Similarly, a character who has passed every AC can also fail and be trapped if you really want. All we ask is that you try to at least slightly justify these choices in your meta.

In addition, please note that there is no worldhop or cross-world communication. You're free to do as you want in your PSLs, but for official game canon purposes, there's none to be found. Characters may leave to another person's home world with them, but they cannot cross back to their own home after.

Feel free to tag your final choices with each other! If you would like to have a friend (or you in a mask) play your Eurydice if they woke up, feel free!

A hearty thank you again for playing with us in Purgastory. We hope that this tale was satisfying to its very end.

farewell, sinners.

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