Pool of Possibility

A Pool of Possibility is the term referring to a region of the Void where basic ontological structures have formed, allowing the formation of universes and multiverses within. Such regions include the Dark Forest, created by the Outer God Un-Ruh. 
== Description ==
Within the Void, some of the basic structures that give rise to existence may spontaneously form, allowing a pool of possibilities to emerge. From this pool, both realities and entities can form, resulting in the emergence of multiverses and powerful entities, like the Material and the Empyrean within the Dark Forest. While Pools of Possibility are hardly necessary for the emergence of realities in the Void, they do provide an extremely stable foundation for their existence. Realities that are unsupported by Pools of Possibility are often less stable and frequently dissolve back into the Void as soon as they form.
Not every pool is equal, and differences between them can vary extremely wildly. Some pools of possibility may only allow the formation of a single universe and timeline with a single set of physics and metaphysics, while larger ones have been reported to give rise to entire infinite multiverses containing equally many different cosmologies and sets of metaphysical and physical laws. The key difference between small, medium and large pools is whether they are finite or infinite; small pools give rise to a finite number of universes, sets of physics/metaphysics and cosmologies, medium ones have an infinite number of realities but a finite number of sets of physics/metaphysics and cosmologies, and large pools have both an infinite number of realities and an infinite variety of sets of physics/metaphysics and cosmologies. 
Subjective sizes of these pools also vary; within the Void, where space-time, matter and energy do not exist, it is up to an individual's perception to determine something's size within the absence outside of existence. The aforementioned limited pools of possibility may only appear as single motes within the Void, while the larger varieties may take up whole swathes of an observer's perception. 
Pools of possibility are widely studied by every multiversal power with the resources to spare, as research into them often leads to extremely useful technology and abilities for them to make use of. Outer Gods have been known to hoard entire such pools to themselves and their associates, researching them as a means to their goals. Among the most powerful boons that came from the study of several pools are the One Million Gates, which were created by the Outer God Un-Ruh with the assistance of Oquut.
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Category:Phenomena