The Echo

The Echo is a rare and repeated magical / metaphysical phenomenon that occurs about every 50 years due to the massive magical impact of The Great Calamity / The Heliocide. It is not widely known about by most, however some tenured scholars or great mages will know this to be true as well. During the catastrophic events where Helios obliterated Aegon: Former Moon of Astara, the collision of the two deities released such a super massive amount of magical energy that it is theorized to have tore a hole in the fabric of reality. This tear has resulted in what is called an echo, or the resonating of magical energy (resonant energy) where energy waves will ebb and flow between two states of reality (see Energy and Magic).

This ebb and flow is like the tides of an ocean and has occurred every 50 years since the calamity, echoing that event. It is not yet known what the full implications are of this or if the tear in reality will ever heal. However, one known effect is whenever this occurs, people from other realities are suddenly merged into the timeline almost seamlessly, as if they've always been there. Now stranded in a world familiar but different, these confused folks are known as Travelers.

It is unclear why or how certain individuals are selected as Travelers, however it is thought that perhaps these individuals resonate themselves with a similar magical frequency as the echo, such that it pulls them along with it as it ebbs back into Astara.

Type

Metaphysical, Astral