Ordo Calamitas Ruins

This place... Ordo Calamitas... is no ordinary place. [...] This is a place where memories are unpredictable.

The Magistrate^[1]

The Ordo Calamitas Ruins is one of the present locations in Paranormal Order: Calamity. They are ruins located under The Colosseum which can only be accessed through a secret passage, the Semper Clausa. It is known that these ruins connect with the underground corridors of Domus Aurea. The place was built by Kian at the past and housed the organization Ordo Calamitas, which was made up of warriors and intellectuals who sought to destroy the paranormal. In these ruins, three Relics of Calamity were stored at the same time, they being: the Devil's Throne, the Host and the Despair Mask. The place was accessed by Ordo Realitas during their investigation at The Colosseum, where they discovered that this place appears to have some kind of temporal distortion.

History[]

Past[]

Around A.D. 67, the day after the conquest of the Relic of Energy and arriving at the capture of the 3rd of the 4 Relics of Calamity, the members of Ordo Calamitas amalgamated with the members of the Team Vultures meets in the meeting room to discuss what would be the next steps of the research to understand the relics and the location of the last Relic of Calamity, the Relic of Death. Until the members of Ordo Calamitas feel a chill, sensing terrible things that are about to happen.^[2] When analyzing the environment, they are faced with a movement in the walls of the base, a Black Ooze, aggressively advances through the base with the appearance of black tentacles on the walls. Accompanied by several cries by the mediations of the base, amid the ooze they come across a huge black silhouette bringing a huge wave of death, killing everything that crosses their path.

Seeking refuge the survivors of the Ordo Calamitas along with Nero, arrive at the room where the Relic of Energy was being held in a metallic cube emitting a strong purple glow. Upon arriving at the site, 6 individuals are attracted by the Relic, forming a cycle around it until the Relic projects in the direction of Gaius, merging with his face, creating a metal mask in constant transformation, completely changing the personality of its wearer.^[3] He becomes Amphitruo, the first governor of The Colosseum that was represented in one of the paintings of the Art Gallery in 2021. After this, a series of games are held with members of the Ordo Calamitas, where in the end only Celestine, amalgamated with Joui Jouki, gets out alive. At the moment that Amphitruo would reward her for winning in his games, Veritus appears under influence of Kian, interrupting them. Amphitruo, as his last resort, gives to Celestine the Despair Mask to impose rules on Kian, making her consequently The Magistrate.

Arnaldo Fritz[]

Folha Grimorio Anfiteatro Flaviano - Luz Negra — Calamity Grimoire's page.^[4]

Arnaldo Fritz was an Order agent who discovered that the ruins of Ordo Calamitas existed and it is known that he came into contact with Manuel Cruzes and Vinicio Ludos to study the site. In his grimoire, he writes that he had found the history of those who were equivalent to Ordo Realitas in the past.

He treats Ordo Calamitas as a place where he would get the answers to the secrets he needed to unravel about fighting the Other Side. It is said by Manuel Cruzes, in a hostile letter to Vinicio, that Arnaldo had attended the Coliseum Museum the day before his supposed plane crash in February 2009. In addition, there are records that someone had visited the site and entered the ruins in an unknown manner.^[5]

Before going to the Colosseum, Arnaldo says that the site was protected by the Balance and writes in his grimoire about it. He states that the Colosseum was:

Created by Reality
Known by many
Stained by Blood
Ruled by Chaos
and that refuses to ruin with Time.

Dante, in 2021, transcends within the ruins of Ordo Calamitas and amalgamates with Arnaldo Fritz, who in 2009 visited the site and found The Magistrate. The woman shows Arnaldo a vision of the moment Kian interrupts Celestine and Amphitruo in A.D. 67. Upon returning from the vision, the Magistrate says he has the right to ask a question. Arnaldo asks how he could stop Kian and the woman replies that only using a relic and imposing the rules on him. In addition, she states that one of the relics had already found him and, soon after, Arnaldo’s pocket watch reveals itself as the Relic of Energy.

Present[]

The Ordo Calamitas base was abandoned for hundreds of years underground where it is located The Colosseum nowadays, dominated by The Host. Such ruins are seemingly impossible to access, being discovered that numerous methods have been tested throughout history and none have worked. However, the Host had been working on ways to open Semper Clausa, the door that was always closed, and show the ruins privately to unknown investors. It is described that they would do this by placing the masks of each ruler of the Colosseum on their corresponding statue and by means of an already active unknown ritual.

Semper Clausa is opened by the Team Vultures' Markeds, who followed the process the Host would have organized, putting the masks of the rulers in the right statues.^[6] Inside there, the Sect of the Masks appears and says that place has unpredictable memories and that they themselves didn't know what happened in those ruins.^[7] Entering the installations, the team comes across a room with six statues of several people, these being, from left to right: Remus, Celestine, Gaius, Marius, Faustus and Amalia. By touching the statues, the Order's members amalgamated with the millennial members of the Ordo Calamitas having the ability to control the past.^[8]

After Gaius became the Host, a series of games were prepared by him, featuring as participants the members of Team Vultures amalgamated to the bodies of the members of the Ordo Calamitas. At the end of the games, only Celestine remains, Joui returns and Rubens passes out with the others protected by Carina. Creatures begin to come out of the statues and, with this, everyone wakes up and a battle begins. After the battle against the Unforgotten Wraiths, they go to a room with the transcend symbol. At that moment, Dante transcends and, in addition to amalgamating with Arnaldo Fritz in 2009, he opens the door leading to a corridor. Dante stays and the others descend towards the door. When the door opens, Joui, Balu, Rubens, Carina and Arthur meets The Devil and the then Host, Arnaldo Fritz

Among the questions, it's revealed that Arnaldo Fritz, seeking the Relics to stop Kian, ended up becoming The Host. Amid the dialogues, he shows, on a purple television with glitches, a video of Gal being hit by Kian on its abdomen and Clarissa appearing next. They see Clarissa torturing Gal, cutting him off as the man roars in pain. After a few moments, Dagan shows up, screaming for Gal. Clarissa uses her machine gun to kill him in cold blood and Gal promises revenge on Kian as well as Clarissa. Therefore, The Host gives a choice to Team Vultures: leave Gal to die or save him if they pressed the button that had appeared in front of the TV. A discussion between the members begins, Joui tries to stop Arthur and Dante from saving him, but ends failing. In the end, Arthur presses the button and Gal is carried away by a pink flame. The team argues with the Host and the Devil for both wanting to destroy Knowledge and, after a few moments, the Sect of the Masks appears.

At this time, the group discusses why the Masks want to protect the Balance and the reason for The Host to destroy the Despair Mask — according to him, that would destroy the bridge of Knowledge from the Other Side to Reality. However, after much discussion, the Vultures ally with the masks and depart for the entrance of the ruins of the Ordo Calamitas to face the Host. Arriving there, they see the Host transforming and multiplying, taking the form of the former governors of The Colosseum and they all begin to fight for the fate of Calamity.

At the end of the arduous battle against the Host, the team follows the Magistrate until she reveals a final door, which has not yet been opened. Inside, they visualize five mirrors, where each has thematic adornments of each of the Other Side Elements surrounding it: Blood, Death, Knowledge, Energy and Fear. From the inside of the mirrors, the agents acquire five different items: in the one of Blood, a beating heart; in the one of Death, a skull crying Black Ooze; in the one of Knowledge, a scroll; in the one of Energy, a golden watch with a photo of Arnaldo and Thiago Fritz; in the one of Fear, the final page of the Calamity's Grimoire.

Ruins' Rooms[]

Main Hall[]

An ancient big hall with the Ordo Calamitas symbol on the floor. Following it there is a large corridor with several doors that give access to other rooms and at the end there is the hall with the statues of the warriors of the Ordo Calamitas. In this place, the battle between the Team Vultures along with the Sect of the Masks against the past Hosts and later Arnaldo Fritz's Host.

Quarters and Meeting Room[]

Old rooms in which the warriors of the Ordo Calamitas rested and a hall with a large table in the center that served for reunions and meetings of the organization. Following the left there is a large corridor that ends in another hall, where the Relic of Energy was being held. In that place, Celestine, Remus, Marius, Amalia, Faustus, Gaius, Marcellus, Cornelius, Cascadia, Veritus and Nero gathered to discuss the conquest of the Relic of Energy. After this, they were attacked by a powerful presence of Death, who makes them flee to the hall of the Relic of Energy.

Games' Rooms[]

Four rooms are selected by the Host for their games to happen.

Coffins' Room[]

A room with 12 coffins scattered on the walls. In this place, Balu and Rubens play the game "The Devil’s Coffins" on the bodies of Faustus and Amalia respectively, together from Veritus, Marcellus and Cascadia.

Masks' Room[]

A room at the end of the library in which Dante, Joui, Arthur, Balu and Rubens play the game "Masquerade Ball" on the bodies of Remus, Celestine, Marius, Faustus and Amalia respectively, along with Emperor Nero. The room has several different masks glued to the walls, in addition to having a door in one of the corners that results in the Transcend Room of the ruins.

Death Room[]

A large place with two rooms, one of them being larger and dark with a spiral in the center, and the other being smaller and brighter. There are two bookcases in the dark room and one in the light room. At this location, Joui, Arthur, Balu and Rubens play the game "Death Rooms" in the bodies of Celestine, Marius, Faustus and Amalia respectively, together with Cornelius and Karise.

Chaotic Room[]

A room that is on the upper left side of the hall of the statues of the warriors of the Ordo Calamitas. The room does not seem to make any sense, containing the outer space itself and possessing zero gravity. At this location, Joui and Rubens play the Energy game on the bodies of Celestine and Amalia respectively.

Transcend Room[]

A room with the Transcend symbol on the floor and with an altar in the center, a book can be seen at the top of this altar, containing several sigils of the Other Side. The room has three doors, one to the north that leads to the corridor of the Thrones' Room, another to the west that results in the Mirrors' Room, and to the south that leads to the Hall of Masks. In this place, Dante, Arthur, Carina and Rubens transcend with 55% of Paranormal Exposure.

Thrones' Room[]

A circular room with three thrones, a long carpet that extends to the thrones, plus a TV background. At that location, Team Vultures met The Devil, The Host, and right after, the Sect of the Masks. In addition, they also witnessed the scene of Clarissa's betrayal and Gal's torture through the television in the room, where they discuss about saving him or not. In that same room, in 2009, there was a meeting between The Magistrate and Arnaldo Fritz, that Dante witnessed by transcending; and in A.D. 67, between Amphitruo, Celestine eand Veritus, incorporated by Kian in that moment, that the Magistrate showed through a vision to Arnaldo. However, in both meetings, there was only one throne in the center of the room next to the large golden carpet, without the presence, of course, of the television in the back of the place.

Mirrors' Room[]

A room to the right of the place where the statues of the Marked warriors of Ordo Calamitas were. It was only opened after the battle against the Host, and within it were five mirrors, four of which represented each of the Other Side Elements and the last being just a simple mirror, however, floating. At this location, Balu nearly went crazy looking into the Blood’s mirror, but was eventually calmed down by the team. In addition, the Vultures found paranormal items inside each of these mirrors, including one of the pages of Arnaldo’s Grimoire. The room has a door in its opposite corner that exits into the Transcend Room.

Library[]

An old library with several books that have the same sheet on every page. With each Host's game finished, the pages changed, always revealing information about the relic related to the last game until then.