Dark Cúrovi Field

Category:Culture
== Overview ==
The Dark Cúrovi field was a nebulous energy attracted by evil. It was particularly high (and the only place where it was consequentially so) in Cúrovi itself. It was often repulsive to most, though tempting to others. Upon people, immersion into the field was achieved only by a surrender of the soul into the forces of darkness and death, and an abandonment of that which the core tenets of that ordinarily distinguish life as being lived rather than merely an existence. As such, the ruling Velners of Cúrovi were granted exceptionally long life and an ability to experiment within the field itself, which could provide visions of that which has been, could be but never what must always be. Their immense power could also be felt by the mentally enslaved population of Cúrovi, creating an unintelligible yet arresting grip over the nature of their thoughts.
Such experimentation was extended to non-sentient life by Belỏr Veln, who was said to have dominion over all non-sentient life in Cúrovi, deepening the link between the dark energy of the field and lifeforce itself more than any Veln had before his time. This was thought to have strengthened the field's grip on life in the accursed continent greatly, bending most fauna to his will should he wish via the field. In addition, the Dzıąš-Kiįūn (important families) within the kingdom also exhibited a degree of immersion in the field, though with far less wide-reaching powers, merely exhibiting long lives and a loss of humanity. Finally, the Council of Emissaries were also immersed in the field. 
Each member was deprived of any parental affiliation and promptly blinded at birth with the purported purpose of honing their senses, the cruelty of which attracted the Field to them. Aside from physical contortions, this gave them access to dark powers, largely a matter of mere speculation among outsiders. The absorption of written information was among these powers, whether by intense engagement or physical contact, allowing them to read without seeing. In addition, the emissaries were responsive to beings around them in a state of quasi-vision which harnessed the mysterious dark energy. 
Across the Cúrovi continent, the field often produced localised instances of corruption, which could latch itself onto non-sentient animals to turn them into short-lived, ravenous beasts whose lifeforce was quickly depleted. Nature itself in Cúrovi was imbalanced as a consequence of these abominations. The field concentrate would later be exploited by parties by 301 AG for its potential application to sentient lifeforms including humans. Outsiders tempted by the field upon exposure included Varco and Tommard Grenthyx.