The Immortal Realm, also known as the Unseen Land[1], is the natural habitat of Supernals [2]. It is separated from the Mortal Realm by the Veil.
Creation[]
The Immortal Realm was supposedly created by Father Chaos, as explained in the story of the Timeless Titans. Simultaneously the Mortal Realm was created by Mother Cosmos. Before either of the two were created, there was only Void. [3]
The Veil[]
Main article: The Veil
The Veil has been described as a sort of membrane that separates the immortal realm from the mortal [1][4]. The veil supposedly allows magic to seep through from the immortal realm to the mortal [5]. It has also been said that when a person dies, their soul passes through the veil to rest in the domain of their god [6].
Description[]
The Immortal Realm is a place of tumult and entropy [3]. It has been described as if containing all that mortals can imagine and much more. It has also been described as something that cannot be understood [7]. [2]
Supposedly, all people see their own form of passage into the Immortal Realm. For some it may appear as a large, dark river made of groaning souls. [8]
It is said that very few mortals have witnessed the Immortal Realm, and the records of those visits are inconsistent and have very little in common. The descriptions have included: [2]
- An impossibly proportioned castle
- Fields of clouds
- Endless shifting forest
- A great feast hall
- A place of nothing but colour and sounds
- A vortex where up and down is replaced by inward and outward
The gods are said to hold their own regions in the Immortal Realm.[6] Some have described these realms as spheres, floating in a swirling void. Examples include a sphere with a sacred glade, home of some elven deity. Another containing a stone holdfast of a dwarven god. [8]
Hell[]
Main article: Hell
Hell is said to be a place in the Immortal Realm. It is where those who have sworn their soul with the Pact to one of the seven Dark Gods comes after they die. Seemingly to be punished for their failures. [8]
Supposedly, hell borders a domain where those who merely worship the Dark Gods (as opposed to being sworn to them), those called Barbarians. Entry to hell can be arranged from here, for some in a ferry boat across a dark river. [8]
Hell itself is said to consist of seven circles, one for each Dark Gods, constantly passing over, under, between and through one another. Floating above a grasping void of deep power, each circle tries to push downwards, only to be replaced by another. [8]
Sources[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marco Iandoli; “Educational” speeches at the village of Börnichen (T9A:FB Rulebook, v1.3.5, p38)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Verdorben Kantu (784 A.S.) Immortal Beings and Where to Find Them (T9A:FB Rulebook, v1.3.5, p134)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Timeless Titans; inscription found in one of the oldest temples of Avras (Warriors of the Dark Gods armybook, p20-21)
- ↑ Collected teachings of Simoni Kasradze, Tutor to Princess Josefa (T9A:FB Paths of Magic, v1.3.1, p3)
- ↑ Part of a letter from Wizard Ada Müller, to her daughter, 899 A.S. (T9A:FB Rulebook, v1.3.5, p121)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Emerentius (907 A.S.) A Study of the Gods: Prologue (T9A:FB Rulebook, v1.3.5, p132)
- ↑ Part of a letter from Wizard Ada Müller, to her daughter, 899 A.S. (T9A:FB Rulebook, v1.3.5, p121)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Nazario Calegari (953 A.S.) Circling the Abyss: part I - Nazario Calegari comes to the gates of Hell (T9A: Circling the Abyss, p4)