The Unlasting

The Unlasting are a mysterious cabal of powerful priests and monks that have appeared in the post-Tor Weave Remnant. The cabal is responsible for much of the remnant factions' long range communications, and serve as a vital, if somewhat untrusted pillar of the civilisations of the former Weave.

## History

The Unlasting first appeared several millennia after the disaster created by Tor, when the civilisations of the Weave were still reeling from its following catastrophes. In the time period when the Linelayers were beginning to make a return, individuals purporting to venerate a particular Outer God known as the Absent God appeared, possessing an ability that allowed them to communicate with others over extremely long stretches of the Void known as the Kaleidoscopic Gift. While untrusted due to having no prior history with the various Weave factions, these abilities quickly earned them a role of critical importance in the development of the post-Tor Weave remnants, where they were active as the primary means of long distance communication between distant realities. While critically important, these individuals did not elaborate on their beliefs nor the tenets of their faith, leading to a distrust that lasts to the present day.

In the years following their appearance large organisations emerged out of these individuals, and these organisations in turn became critically important to the function of alliances such as the Negentropic Union and the Aedentide. The organisations established networks with each other, forming the groundwork for the founding of the Unlasting. Despite the distrust in their members, the organisations that comprise the Unlasting held immense political power from their inception, being that they were of vital importance in the field of communication. Notably, none of their members have revealed anything about the being they venerate. and thus the Absent God remains an extremely mysterious entity. Very few beings publicly question the Unlasting nor inquire into its workings and faith, as their vital role has created an unspoken rule in regards to uncovering more information on their component groups.

## Organisation

The Unlasting are a diverse confederation of of organisations, sharing the common belief of venerating the Absent God. The various organisations themselves are very opaque in their workings to outsiders, with recruitment being based on recommendations by initiated members.

## The Gift

All fully initiated members possess the ability known as the Kaleidoscopic Gift, an ability that allows its users to telepathically communicate and transfer information across vast stretches of the Void with no lag. Those that hold the gift are able to 'lock on' to distant universes in the Void with their sensory abilities, sending signals directly to the universe. This gift is known to be extremely resistant to jamming and being tapped, with reported incidents of such coming from greater Tor fragments and beings on the magnitude of Arish hosts and Patra. Users of the gift have also been reported as having the ability to use the senses of those they are communicating with, provided the recipient was willing to do so.