Cosmology of The Realm

Here are some story ideas about the innate living magic of The Realm. Sometimes the conflict in games can have less to do with misunderstanding and war between the clans and instead be rooted in the very nature of a magical and sentient land.

In The Realm all of existence is thought of as The Cloth of Life. Thing, a name for the unknowable primal creative energy, dreams of The Weavers to weave the strands of fate that lead us all to our fortune or doom. Sometimes great heroes and thinkers can influence The Cloth of Life or even change or cut the weft and warp of the cloth itself.

However, all of this noisy and chaotic weaving and changing and cutting angers what lies in between the threads of the cloth, what lies in The Quiet, the original nothingness from which life sprang. What rests in The Quiet despises being roused from its infinite slumber and seeks to quiet all life and bring things back to the nothingness before the web of life sprang into being.

The Sorrows

What lies in The Quiet are often called Sorrows; for the actions they take to quiet all of noisy chaotic life, brings sorrow to the living. Though initially without physical form, these malevolent Sorrows can be devastating as they quietly creep and manifest themselves into all aspects of life.

A Sorrow is often called a Shadow when it begins to rule a House. Such as, “A Shadow has fallen upon the House of Drake after a century of war. Their hearts seem now to be ruled more by suspicion than by love.”

A Sorrow is often called a Shiver when it begins to control an area and threaten things nearby. Such as “The Arkan Hills hold a Shiver these days. The hill-paths are now dark and noisome. Travellers of the hills would rather not speak of things experienced there!”

A Sorrow is often called a Horror when it becomes physically manifest and threatening. “A Horror now haunts Tacheanel Bridge. It takes the form of a monstrous spider thing… that talks!”