The Netherworld

Many of the dimensions beyond Earth’s plane are “netherworlds.” Each dimension in the Cosmic Coil has a Master Mage, its most powerful and skilled adept of the mystic arts. In some dimensions (such as Earth’s), the Master Mage is a responsible guardian of order. In many others, the Master Mage is driven by a lust for power or has been corrupted by the power of the office, imposing her will on the very fabric of reality. In time, the dimension becomes a netherworld, and its Master Mage becomes a Dark Lord.
The netherworlds are places where magic reigns supreme, and physical laws are largely matters of convenience, existing almost entirely at the whim of its ruling Dark Lord. The orderly nature of reality gives way to chaos, shaped at the will of the netherworld’s ruler. Netherworlds tend to take on the character of their ruling Dark Lord, reflecting personal preferences and idiosyncrasies.
Dark Lords often war against each other as they seek to expand their domains. Netherworlds can engulf and swallow each other or be sundered by internal strife, particularly if another powerful sorcerer rises to challenge the ruling Dark Lord. The Dark Lords have only ever cooperated once in their known history, and it would take a similar threat to force them to band together once more.
The most infamous of Dark Lords is Una, the ruler of the largest and most extensive netherworld (simply known as “the Netherworld” by inhabitants of Earth). She is a long-time foe of Adrian Eldrich, Earth’s Master Mage, and would like nothing more than to humble him and to add Earth to her realm.

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