::The room is large and circular. A round carpet depicting the twelve signs of the Zodiac covers the majority of the floor, and the ceiling is a dome ringed with sconces holding clear crystals that glow with a soft light illuminating the room. On the opposite side of the room, you see a dais on which is a throne of obsidian padded with dark-green upholstery on the seat and back. Next to the throne, to your left, embedded into the gleaming black stone of the wall is the Vortex Mirror itself: an unnaturally reflective panel of obsidian that stands seven feet tall and is three feet across::

The Vortex Mirror, the Symbol of Space itself, has the power to take anyone that steps through it to any place at all in the many realities of the Multiverse that exists. ::She points to the Mirror, which begins to glow with an odd, blackish-green light. The surface ripples and shimmers, the reflection of the room disappearing like a reflection in a disturbed lake::

::The blond Author turns back to those of you that have stayed or have returned:: All right, now that we're done here, do you have another room in mind for me to show you? Just let me know and we'll continue on our tour of the Obsidian Tower.

::She smiles, waiting patiently for you to make your choice::