Exorloci

Exorloci, also known as Warped Spaces, are areas where localized dimensions are distorted. They are most commonly located in areas with high Ib population density or places of elemental significance. The exact process through which an exorlocus are formed naturally is yet to be fully understood, but some magical spells are able to recreate similar effects through massive expenditures of elemental energy. It is worth noting that Fey energy is far more efficient at creating Exorloci than traditional elemental energy and Fey settlements tend to exist in significantly more warped dimensional spaces.

## Sacred Realms

Sacred Realms are a form of Exorloci that manifest around particularly powerful Fey Die, often known as Fairy Queens. Sacred Realms are unique among Exorloci in that they distort the boundries between worlds. Unlike traditional Exorloci which exist in definite, albeit warped space, Sacred Realms often possesses branching veins that can bridge across regular space in unfathomable ways. Sacred Realms also appear to be intrinsically interwove with Dreamscapes and can grant true phsyicality to Dream Entities and similarly grant pure dream-like ethereality to physical beings. Indeed, whether Sacred Realms are themselves some form of intensly manifested Dreamscapes is a matter for scholarly debate; however, all evidence appears to indicate that they are something more real than dream, that is if they truly are anything at all.

Even with knowledge of the existence and location of a particular Sacred Realm, access into that Realm proper from the outside is exceptionally difficult to obtain. Entering into a Realm typically requires both a person's physical body on Aum and their Avatar in the Realm of Dreams to both be standing syncronized upon the proper threshold and for both to receive the consent of the ruling Fairy Queen, or else some way to force themselves inside through the use of an Artifact or incredible strength of spirit; it is possible for Ib to directly interact with their own Avatars while within Sacred Realms, though doing so is typically not recommended for innumerable, untold reasons. If one does enter into the location that a Sacred Realm rests on Aum without a corresponding entry with their Dream Avatar, they will only be able to enter into the physical space that exists as a reflection through a veil of the overlaying Sacred Realm. The Veiled Zones are often places of striking natural beauty, but possess a supernal quality that causes most Ib to not wish to linger. Permanent Settlements in these Zones are exceptionally rare, but paradoxically to the outside observer, they are often strewn with dreary ruins and abandoned residences; if one were to gain access into the Sacred Realm proper, they would find that those places are much more lively and still very much lived in.

### Notable Sacred Realms

#### Erewhon

Erewhon is a Sacred Realm located in the Moraine Valley Province of the Northern Kingdom

#### Naiasylve

Naiasylve is a Sacred Realm located in the Rolling Hills Province of the Western Kingdom.

#### Osiara

Osiara is a Sacred Realm located in the Blackwater Swamp Province of the Southern Kingdom

#### Alinash

Alinash is a Sacred Realm located in the Sahra Desert Province of the Central Kingdom

#### Nuanxiang

Nuanxiang is a Sacred Realm located in the Fengyuan Steppe Province of the Eastern Kingdom

#### Kyogenkai

Kyogenkai is a Sacred Realm located in the Kodaji Province of the Mikazuki Isles