The Void

Home of horrors eldritch in nature, and beings too strange and old to comprehend.

The Outside. The Beyond. The Far Realm. The Void.
The Void encompasses everything that lies beyond the borders of Aonas, and of reality as we know it. There, in the vacuous emptiness, exist creatures beyond imagining, horrifying and strange. Little is known of these creatures, or the realm itself but from accounts of the over-curious and insane. From those accounts it can be surmised that any creature that lives within that space is more alien in nature than anything born within the confines of the universe of Aonas. Alien in form and mind, most who reach out to them are driven mad or worse from simple exposure to their strange and overwhelming thoughts and presence. But one thing is known over all: those beings of the outside desire desperately influence over the this universe, whether for knowledge, dominion, consumption, or simple destruction.

Creatures

Creatures who act as patrons for Great Old One warlocks originate, and likely (hopefully) still exist, within the Void or are those who have been fundamentally influenced by the Void. Illithid and Gith are among the few creatures who have been able to make a foothold within the universe, the latter somewhat welcomed, the former regrettably.

Effects of Magic

Magic that originates from the Void is antithesis to the universe, and as such is difficult to locate, as are the creatures who use it. Those who look upon energies or magic from the Void with magical sensors through spells or abilities such as detect magic find that they do not give off the same magic, instead appearing as empty space that almost threaten to draw them in to it. For this reason it is theorized that most creatures from the Void are resistant to magic and more powerful horrors that successfully pass the Outer Gate may even claim immunity to most forms of magic.

History

In the time before the Void Epoch, there was no known interference from the Outside upon the universe, but the being that became known as the Chained Twilight changed that forever when they broke through the Wall of Night at the edge of the universe, creating a breach between the universe of Aonas and the terrors of the Void. Since then, the breach has been stabilized into what is now known as the Outer Gate, but a constant influx of creatures from Beyond pour through it, held back by warriors both divine and fae.

Alternative Name(s)

The Outside, The Beyond, Far Realm

Type

Void