The Veil

The **Veil** is what separates the Mortal Realm from the Immortal Realm.

## Origins

The Veil is part of the very fundamentality of the world. It is said to have been used by Mother Cosmos to shield herself from Father Chaos at the very beginning.

## Function

The Veil protects the Mortal Realm from the magic of the Immortal Realm , a necessity for mortal life since magic is directly harmful to it in large quantities. However, some magic constantly seeps through, all over the world.

How much magic reaches the Mortal Realm is determined by the thickness of the Veil, the thinner it gets, the more seeps through . A place where the Veil is remarkably thin is in the Shattered Sea , *presumably why daemons said to be naturally occurring there* . *This would also hint that the Veil is thin in the Wasteland, where daemons are also said to be naturally occurring*  .

Magic is however not natural to the Mortal Realm, it will constantly be pushed back into the Immortal Realm by the Veil . This is why Supernals can only remain temporarily in the Mortal Realm.

### Death

It is believed that when a person dies, the soul leaves the body and crosses the Veil to enter the Immortal Realm . There the soul finds it way to the realm of the god the person worshipped in life, to rest eternally and to lend its strength to that god.

It is also believed that if a person has pleased their gods in life, they may be chosen to be reborn after death . For this to happen, Mother Cosmos must lift the Veil so that the soul can return to the Mortal Realm.

## Damage to the Veil

The Veil can be damaged, torn or even shattered when used extensively. When it breaks, the effects can be cataclysmic. Raw magic wells fourth, killing anyone close and leaving daemons in the wake.

The Veil is believed to have been shattered only twice in the history of the world:

* *The first time is presumably when the Skyhammer struck, arguably creating the Shattered Sea*. *Also probably why the Veil is still remarkably thin in the Shattered Sea*.
* *The second time was* at the creation of the Inferno in the Eighth Age, which also created the Wasteland.

It is also said that the Veil was torn, many centuries ago, in Avras. Supposedly this devastated and contaminated what is now know as the Ruined Quarter.

## Sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Collected teachings of Simoni Kasradze, Tutor to Princess Josefa (*T9A:FB Paths of Magic, v1.3.1, p3*)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Marco Iandoli; “Educational” speeches at the village of Börnichen (*T9A:FB Rulebook, v1.3.5, p38*)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Verdorben Kantu (784 A.S.) Immortal Beings and Where to Find Them (*T9A:FB Rulebook, v1.3.5, p134*)
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Timeless Titans; inscription found in one of the oldest temples of Avras (*T9A:FB Warriors of the Dark Gods, v0.201.0, p20-21*)
5. ↑ Part of a letter from Wizard Ada Müller, to her daughter, 899 A.S. (*T9A:FB Rulebook, v1.3.5, p121*)
6. ↑ Extract from an untitled tome, known to scholars as the Dark Chronicle of the West (*T9A:FB Warriors of the Dark Gods, v*0.201.0, *p28-31*)
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Jorge Zamoran; An account of the peoples, nations and monsters which inhabit the world: Daemon Legions (*T9A:FB Rulebook, v1.3.5, p144*)
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Transcript of proceedings in the Court of Tsuandan, approximately 405 A.S. (*T9A:FB Warriors of the Dark Gods, v0.201.0, p22*)
9. ↑ Emerentius (907 A.S.) A Study of the Gods: Prologue (T9A:FB Rulebook, v1.3.5, p132)
10. ↑ Diary of Claude le Petit, entry from Tandemar 3rd, 962 A.S. (*T9A:FB Rulebook, v1.3.5, p133*)