Doorways are a mysterious sort of travel. You could walk through the same door every day, and yet you may never know what may lie on the other side. The room may stay the same, of course. The same floor, same ceiling, perhaps the same furniture (unless a rat troll made some readjustments in the night), but what of the new day that awaits on the other side? What of the people out there? What of the new adventures that lay in store behind that old door, and if that’s not excitement enough, imagine the thousands upon thousands of new doors beyond they? The doors we’ve never walked through before. What tale awaits behind the lock and key, the creaking wood, and the rusty hinges? Those are the best doors, in my opinion.
I’ve heard tell of such doorways that may open beyond the reaches of space, time, and imagination. Doorways that open to worlds above, worlds below, and worlds that lay just over the starward wall. It’s believed these were built long before the giants learned to walk, and before the birds learned to fly. The children of Earth and Water began to awaken creating together a new and vibrant realm with fresh trees, long flowing lakes, and oceans of grass as far as the eye may gaze. Above, the child of Sky and Heaven looked with awe. The Author was so amazed with what His children had made, that He decided to take form and walk amongst their creation. To allow Him safe and easy passage, the children of Earth and Water drew great doorways hidden within their new realm. The Author would come to and fro, taking long walks and exploring all there was to offer in this world. Eventually, He felt this world should not grow on alone and emptied, and He began to create the first creatures to live and thrive, scattering them all across the open land as well as in the depths of the sea.
Of course, this peace was not meant to last. The creatures, in their natural curiosity, would begin to discover the doorways to the other side, roaming unknowingly into realms not meant for them. This breach, although harmless at first, would soon bring the attention of malevolent forces from dark and terrifying realms who wanted nothing more than to destroy all that the Author’s children had created. The woods were burned to ash, the waters were polluted, the skies were blackened, and all the children had made was slowly becoming undone. It was then that the Author took force, bringing alongside Him the great might of the Stargazers to thwart out the evil that seeped into the land and forced them out through the doorways from whence they came. When all evil seemed gone, the Stargazers sealed the doorways with their power and created great stone giants to guard them for eternity.
an imaginative sketch from the pages of Voyager of what the stone giants may possibly look like
For centuries the doorways have stood unopened, hidden deep into the unknown. No one knows for certain just how many there are or where they may be kept, and unless you value your very life I suggest you don’t go looking. The stone giants are sworn to one single purpose - to keep anything and anyone from passing through the door by any means necessary. They sit by the door waiting and ready. I would give anything to see what worlds lie beyond those doors, and venture into the great unknown. The stories I could bring back with me. Alas, some things in this world, or the next, may need to remain unknown. Knowledge may at times be a blessing or a curse, and some doors are simply never meant to be opened.