Celestial Tangle

The celestial tangle is the name given to the cross-planetary lines that line the planets of Ealdremen; modern understandings of it come from discoveries made only after the Godbomb, making it unclear if the celestial tangle existed at all prior to 4100 or simply went unnoticed. While not a precise science yet, scholars of magic indicate that some planets are more magically inclined than others, which may have given rise to the varying magic-related cultures of different planets prior to space travel. The usual comparison is Estvoled to Beyne, the former being exceedingly rich in magical theory all throughout its history and the latter having little to no magic to speak of even in the modern day.
Numina can be found throughout the celestial tangle, and numen-abundant areas are, in fact, how the celestial tangle was mapped out; numen traces were found along particular routes to locations rich with numina. This is what gave rise to the notion that the celestial tangle was crafted by gods -- if not deliberately, then simply by meandering about the worlds, and their paths created magic in the planets (or perhaps amplified already-existing traces of Chrono). Due to the strength of the gods, some parts of the celestial tangle are said to be reflected in the geography of the planets themselves, such as natural paths through mountains or rivers that have unclear points of origin.
Recent movements in the study of the celestial tangle are attempting to discern similarities in paths between different planets as well as any possible similarity to the stars in the sky; it is accepted among celestial tangle scholars that the entirety of the celestial tangle has yet to be mapped out and may even cross into other planes of existence that mortals cannot access or see easily.
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