Void Realm

Alle arrives in the Void Realm alongside countless other victims.

### Inhabitants

The God of Futility, Lar Ka Rel (Former), The Charmer Queen, Samsun (Former), Serke

**The Void Realm** is a penal realm under the auspices of the Order of the Five, the ruling council of the druid peoples. It is populated by murderers, evildoers and monsters who have been exiled to the Realm as a result of their crimes against the laws upheld by the Order. It is infested with a variety of large, violent creatures and exists in a state of perpetual geographical chaos. Its most notable feature is the shattered moon that remains unmoving in its sky.

## History

Created by the titanic being known as the God of Futility, the Void Realm was originally designed to exile any creature that the God of Futility deemed unworthy of living on Earth with it. However, when the Order of the Five combined the might of every sworn member of its ranks, the creature's power was absorbed and turned back against it, forcing it from Earth into its own realm of exile.

The Order would, for generations, exile criminals, heathens and monsters to this realm, but eventually foresaw the consolidation of their enemies, and so created the Wall of Trapped Souls, a replacement punitive measure, which contained an endless vacuum from which no magic user could summon a return portal. This essentially outmoded the usage of the Void Realm altogether as a penal realm, although The Order would maintain vigil over it, and intervene when necessary.

During the events of Charismagic Volume 1, every non-magical human on Earth would be transported to the Void Realm, so as to act as sacrifices to facilitate the escape of Samsun, the magical being who had been sentenced to an eternity within the Realm for his extreme crimes against the Order. Though many humans would be returned to Earth with lasting, dreamlike memories of their horrific experiences, there were some who had perished during their stay in the Void Realm.

Following this catastrophe, the wizard, Kon, as the last remaining member of the Order of the Five would, by grim necessity take a much more active role in the Void Realm, working tirelessly to return innocent humans to Earth.

## Geography

It would be nearly impossible to map the Void Realm on account of the perpetual calamity that is its geographical makeup. It is comprised almost entirely of stone, forming rolling mesas and canyons of sharply jutting rock that stretch for miles. The realm exhibits negligible flora, no doubt a result of the sunless, and icy climate. The only known region of relative stability is the immediate demesne of Serke, where one of his Temples is located.

## Inhabitants

### Wildlife/Fauna

The beasts that roam the wastes of the Void Realm are disparate and varied, although they commonly sport black fur and carapaces, no doubt as a natural form of camouflage, as well as glowing red eyes, presumably to facilitate sight in extremely low-light conditions.

They are wildly violent and will attack any person on sight unless they are subdued by magic. It is unknown as to what their diet consists of, although the universal tendency toward violence suggests some form of instinctual food chain.

The creatures can be subdued, killed or even controlled, should the magic user be proficient enough at his respective arts to accomplish that task. A notable example of this is Serke, who would make use of mind controlled flying insectoids to ferry victims to his temple.

### Detainees

There are a number of known figures who have been banished to the Void Realm over the course of its history including:

* The God of Futility, for its cruel, tyrannical dominion over Earth and its populace. Exiled to the Void by the combined might of the Order of the Five.
* Lar Ka Rel, for its insatiable appetite and murder of the hundreds of thousands of creatures and humanoids, including the druid, Canter. Exiled by the wizard, Kon.
* The Charmer Queen, for her petrification of humanoids and unauthorised creation of an army of stone. Exiled with her army by the Order of the Five.
* Samsun, for his excessive crimes against the laws upheld by the Order of the Five, including mass murder. Exiled by the combined might of the Order of the Five.
* Serke, for crimes against the laws upheld by the Order of the Five. Exiled by the wizard, Kon.

## Culture

There is no ruling governance, save the isolated interventions of the wizard Kon, who is sometimes perceived as "ruling because he can," and so anarchy is generally considered the rule. Strength is respected, and so a general harmony exists between influential individuals and their respective factions, should they represent one.

Information or education is also seen as a valued commodity. For instance, Samsun would find companionship in Serke, who offered him tutelage, most notably in conjuration magic.

Throughout the history of its usage as a penal facility, many fresh detainees would share stories of the realms that they were banished from, precipitating an inter-dimensional melting pot of ideas and cultures, as well as a steady supply of information regarding the outside world, should any one of them achieve the impossible and escape.

Outsiders are admittedly rare, and human beings have, until the crisis brought about but Samsun, rarely, if ever, set foot in the Void Realm, and so the usage of outside magics is highly controlled by influential detainees. Usage of human magic, for example, may well offend a detainee to the point where the hapless offender is captured and killed.

## Trivia

* The Void Realm originally appeared in Charismagic Volume 1, Issue 0, created and written by Vince Hernandez.