Thread:ElsaRules!!!/@comment-3270170-20190714015652/@comment-24588058-20190714034235

Okay. I would assume the records are from Warehouse 2?

I think the idea of something worse being here is interesting and worth pursuing. And hints of it might be sprinkled around, as well as evidence of the previous battle between Ra and Apophis.

If the pocket dimension really did house the souls of dead people at one point, then something may have happened. The place might have been an "Ellis Island" of sorts for the world of the dead (an entrance that you don't stay at), or perhaps it was abandoned after the battle of Ra? The other possibility is that the Dormant nature of the AEZ prevented additional souls from entering the area. The only problem I see with the latter is that, assuming it's separate from the first two, then the souls should still be there.

If the initial two possibilities are feasible, then it further implies a much larger world/dimension than can be explored. It might be a place that only souls can traverse, and living beings are limited in where they can go.

I like the idea of a unique version of the Book of the Dead. I have it in my head that it is able to tell you the death of every person who has ever died. If the artifact was created in this pocket dimension, then it might be more feasible for the primary effects, at least. It could pretty easily have a limitation that makes it difficult to use (can only look up direct descendants, written in an unknown language unable to be translated, etc.), but foreign enough to warrant curiosity.

Here's an interesting idea (one that might be told on hieroglyphs in this dimension, perhaps?): What if "Ra" was actually a human? The idea would be that the dimension was struggling with a being, a powerful one at that. This human, either by luck, choice or chosen, decided to slay the beast. However, no weapon at the time could affect it. Therefore, he travelled back and forth between this world and theirs, seeking an object powerful enough to destroy the creature. This story takes place over many years, and obviously it was altered in our world to better suit a "God" image, but the very basics remain true. Eventually, the human does discover an artifact powerful enough to destroy the creature. As a reward, the Gods (or the living beings in this dimension) offered him the choice to stay there among them, which he accepted (or not; it would likely unaffect the present regardless of his choice given the amount of time which has passed).