Magic In All Its Forms: Void

Void
Void magic is the true opposite of Light magic. Where Light magic is the magic of creation, Void is the power of entropy. Void magic is the principle realm of the Old Gods and is used as a magic of decay and insanity. Those who use void magic must be very cautious to not stray too far into the realm of the Old Gods, lest they go insane and succumb to the magic they seek to use. The Void is a source of great power, but the power comes at a high price.
Void is the principle magic used by those cults who have had their minds consumed by insanity brought about by the Old Gods such as the Twilight Cult. Shaman have also used the Void to enslave elementals, becoming Dark Shaman. Additionally there are some warlocks who use the void in addition to the Fel to to consume the souls of their opponents. Souls consumed this way leave echos behind, these remnants simply being the anguish felt by the soul as it was consumed by the Void.
Necromancy is tied to the powers of the Void, the energy preventing souls from completely fusing with bodies they’re returned to. This results in undead feeling very little in general, and explains why the Light hurts them so much. Much like shadows, the Void causes feelings of despair and doubt but also progresses into insanity and presumably the person’s soul being consumed by the Void.
Practitioners of Void magic employ the powers of the Old Gods. They inflict insanity on their targets and summon tentacles and minions of the Old Gods to attack their enemies. Many of the people who use this magic are those who are involved with the Twilight’s Cult and have little regard for themselves. In their insanity they are unpredictable and wholly taken by the Void’s powers.
This makes them dangerous opponents to fight as they are vessels through which the Void manifests and seek to draw others into their insanity. Like fighting shadow magic, one has to steel their mind against the mental attacks sure to come from the Void magic. Damage to one’s soul is a significant problem that can happen if they’re injured by Void magic.
Artifacts of the Void are often meant to allow the Old Gods and the Void to bleed into our realm, or to draw people into the insanity caused by the Old Gods. Like Shadow artifacts, these are often cursed objects meant to be the undoing of a specific person, but unlike Shadow they’re often meant to work on a much grander scale. Artifacts meant to bring down kingdoms by causing insanity in their leaders, or to draw out those in society who have weak minds to become part of cults.
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