The Otherworld
The Otherworld
Life beyond death, a long forgotten reality veiled in mystery and wonder, the Otherworld has been forgotten by all but those who call it home. It is a realm above all else, a brightly infinite plain of craggy mountains and star filled skies. It is what remained of something that came before. The last heavenly remnant of one almighty power that had once benevolently ruled everything. A place of bliss absent of time and reality, one cast into being by the final action of one almighty hand. The Otherworld is an apology; a beautiful fragment of euphoric oblivion cleaved from a Godly power that no longer exists. It is the last reminder of He Who Came Before; one final shred of heaven left for all things worthy of it once they prove themselves so.
The previous cosmos called it Heaven, a land of peace and sanctuary, guarded by angels and kept warm only for those who were welcomed through its pearly white gates. But while that is only what was… the ghost of it still remains.
Little else is known of this remarkable place. None are yet to return from its blissful plains and no stories have been told of its divine nature. Only those from the mouths of the few who saw what came before, the rare few who lived through the Great Collision and witnessed their father use his last kernel of power to forge a home not for them, but for all those he asked them to protect.
The Midworld
The Midworld
The land of the living. That is the simplest explanation of the Midworld. It is everything that lies between. It is the body of the cosmos, its flexing muscles and hardened skeleton, its callused skin and aged exterior… If the Otherworld and Underworld are two sides to one ancient coin, the Midworld would be the metal binding each side to the whole.
It is a plane of infinite life, endless worlds brimming with the wonders of the cosmos. Snowy, jagged mountain passes, ceaselessly vast oceans, forests of unimaginable magnitude and fascination, and frozen wastelands that rival even the harshness of the Underworlds Infinite Plains. All of this is simply what can be witnessed throughout the uncountable number of celestial bodies scattering the Midworld. But there is one world that remains a focal point, a single world acting as a nexus between all three realms stacked on top of one another. A pathway between them. A gateway. Soror-Terra.
With the Kingdom of Roimh at its centre, Soror-Terra is home to innumerable tales of magic and intrigue. Some hidden in the dark, and others buried deeper than even gods can see. But those lain bare beneath the light… those open to the Voids wandering gaze… they are where we shall start.
The Underworld
The Underworld
Hell. A name given, a name earned. With vastly dark shadows looming forever above it, the Underworld is the third and lowest realm in the trinity that blend the physical and intangible. It is a realm of death and decay, yet also one of beauty, order and justice.
One might not think it, but the Underworld is a remarkable place. The black sand dunes of the Infinite Plains roll on as far as any set of eyes can see, veridian wildfire spreads across blackened trees in a beautiful blanket of warmth for the countless souls that may never find refuge. And even if one never finds the Eternal City, they may simply gaze upwards into the endless abyss above and get lost in its beauty until time takes them.