Iris and Orin

"Two souls offered in sacrifice,

a third given for unwavering loyalty.

The fourth, our fee, carefully weighed.

We grant your first wish out of pity,

the second to sate our curiosity,

and the last remains unspoken,

hidden from sight."

- Iris and Orin of the Weeping Faith

Iris and Orin of the Weeping Faith were a fabled Voidborn couple, bound together by love and their devotion to the arcane. In a cruel twist of fate, they found themselves ensnared within a wish cube, cursed by the very void they had sought to understand. Trapped within this mystical prison, they were condemned to serve as wish granters to weary travelers, their freedom granted only through the cunning riddles they posed.

One scorching day, a wanderer stumbled upon the wish cube in the heart of a vast desert. Driven by curiosity, he reached out a trembling hand to touch the enigmatic artifact. As his fingers brushed the surface, the cube shuddered to life, and Iris and Orin appeared before him.

"Weary traveler, you have awoken us from our timeless slumber," Iris began, her voice a melodious whisper. "We are Iris and Orin of the Weeping Faith, imprisoned within this accursed cube by the void's capricious whims."

"As our fate dictates, we shall pose to you a riddle," Orin continued, his voice deep and resonant. "Answer correctly, and we shall grant you three wishes. But beware, for the void's curse lingers upon us, and the wishes we grant are not without consequence."

The wanderer, parched and exhausted, listened intently as Iris and Orin presented their enigmatic riddle. He pondered their words carefully, his mind racing to unravel the hidden meaning. At last, he spoke the answer with cautious conviction, and the couple, bound by their eternal curse, granted his first wish.

With a grateful nod, the wanderer expressed his desire for water to quench his thirst. Iris and Orin, moved by pity for the man's plight, conjured a spring of clear, cool water. As he drank deeply, the couple regarded him with curiosity, waiting for his second wish.

Emboldened by the success of his first wish, the wanderer wished for knowledge of the arcane arts, hoping to wield the same power that Iris and Orin commanded. Intrigued by his ambition, they imparted to him a fragment of their wisdom, setting him on the path of arcane mastery.

Before the wanderer could voice his final wish, Iris and Orin spoke in unison, their voices tinged with sadness. "Your last wish remains unspoken, hidden from both our sight and yours. The void's curse shall see it fulfilled, in ways neither you nor we can foresee."

With their duty fulfilled, Iris and Orin vanished, returning to the depths of the wish cube to await the touch of another traveler. And so, the legend of the Weeping Faith endured, a testament to the allure of the arcane and the unfathomable power of the void.