Kelestia
Kelestia is everything that exists, the sum total of all realities. Kelestia is not governed only by physical laws of space and time. While each universe has its own laws, there is also a set of master laws governing Kelestia as a whole. A planet may be inaccessible to other worlds in its own universe but, because of the warping of Kelestia, it may be possible to reach worlds in other universes using higher dimensional paths, referred to (somewhat imprecisely) as travel in the “Nth dimension.” Those who travel such routes refer to it as “walking in shadow,” “crossing the void,” and so on.
Linked Worlds
In the Nth dimension, worlds are arranged around a “parent” world, or nexus. The nexus world gathers lines of force and warps space-time to adopt alien worlds into the “family.” The arrangement is largely a random process. Because it is rare for the worlds of a family to lie in the same universe (and be governed by the same physical laws), the members of a family need not be similar. Travel between worlds is never easy, but travel between the nexus and others in the family is easiest. Accessibility between members of the family ranges from moderate to impossible. The Elsabar Plane of shadow is the connecting fabric between the worlds. It is through this plane that one passes when they travel to a another plane.Kethrian Family of Worlds
The world of Kethira, on which Hârn is located, is the nexus of a family of seven worlds. Kethira is a crossroads of sorts. No one in living memory has explored the whole family. There is a wide variation in the status of the gods, magic, and technology on the different worlds of the family. Two of the worlds of the family, Kethira and Yashain, have a unique relationship. The links with other worlds are generally shifting and vague, but between these two there are a large number of constant, point-to-point, even region-to-region, correspondences. Various sites exist (in some form) on both worlds at the same time. Most of the gods of Hârn are believed to reside on Yashain, which is Kethira’s “half-world.” Most Kethirans believe that they spend their afterlife on Yashain in the service of their chosen deities. Yashain is divided into kingdoms governed by the gods. Earldoms and baronies are ruled by demons and demigods. There is a constant state of war, good against evil, and order against chaos.Other Worlds
There are other worlds beyond the Kethrian family. They are vast and remote. No gates have yet to be discovered that connect Kethira directly to any of these other worlds.
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