Inner Realms

The Inner Realms, also called the Terrestrial Realms, are those domains maintained by the Old Ones, bound into the very substance of Vala, and hidden from mundane eyes by powerful enchantment. Only the will of the presiding deity can open the doors to its realm, though there are said to be doors that even the gods have forgotten. Those devoted to the deity are sent to their realm after death, where they dwell as ancestor spirits for as long as the deity wishes. Then they are reborn in Vala. The Gloam is said to offer passage into the Inner Realms, which appear shrouded in mists and magic. Each of these realms exists in continuum with Vala, though they are also timeless, spiritual places that are distinct from the world. Mortus and Veres are the only Old Ones who have realms within the Abyss, for it was determined that their dominion over death and life required separation from Vala, for Mortus and Veres are not tied to any landscape or celestial body. Rather, they are pervading spirits responsible for fundamental forces that involve all mortal beings upon the planet.
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Category:Inner Realms