Velamus (vayl-uh-muhs)

Realm of the Veil

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Realm of the Veil

by Blook

Creation Era

First

Adherence Title

Cracked Mind

Sophont Count

Ten

Nidorus

Stellaus

Realmic Introduction

A land of gray and blue, bathed in the light of an unchanging moon, Velamus is a realm of deep sadness made home by the lost souls of the Cosmos. At the center of the realm sits the Veil, a great tower that collects souls so that their power may be scattered across the Cosmos, in a way, giving them a new life.

Those that call Velamus home understand the Veil as the giver of life but regard it with great fear, not understanding how or why the tower exists. Many are tasked with the curating of souls, giving them direction in a directionless world. And yet others have decided that their place in the realm is preying upon these very souls before they can reach their goal.

Energy Sources

As a Realm of Confliction, the natural magical forces present within Velamus are extremely difficult to wield. Most creatures, Sophontic or otherwise, instead rely on energy leaked from the exoteric Souls as they are broken down by the Veil before their essence is returned to the Cosmos.

Glow

Glow manifests as two forms on Velamus, the first being a heated gas released by the Veil and the second being a distilled liquid that gradually coalesces each day on flora across the Realm. Many of these plants absorb the magical essence in replacement for more natural nutrients giving them a distinct blue glow.

Primal

The souls of Adherents are drawn into Velamus just the same as the rest. These elementally-infused souls, when broken down, release themselves from any elemental bonds that may have occurred over the Sophonts lifetime. Doing so forces the primal energies to radiate out from the Veil and into the hungering Realm it inhabits.

Faith

For the living things of Velamus, Faith is their primary form of magical energy. Faith is released in abundance as each Soul is broken down. Most of this energy is channeled back into the tower itself to sustain its endless summons for the souls of the Cosmos, yet sufficient leakage occurs to flood the entire realm.

The Veil

At the center of the realm stands a tower of white. Its foundation juts from the deformed landscape as if having escaped from unimaginable depths while its pinnacle reaches ever-upwards, escaping the realm, until it pierces the Great Empty above.

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Its architect unknown and its origin undefinable, the Veil works as a beacon of Light that shines through the darkness of the Cosmos. This light, unseen by the living, calls the souls of dead Sophonts to it so that they can be processed and returned to Cosmos as pure energy.

Velamus

Realm of the Veil

Shadow

Light

Realmic Index

PT-UEJ

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General Information

Primary Element

Shadow

Type

Magical Realm

Location under

Death's Hourglass

Adhere to Velamus

Velamus Cracked Mind

Environment

The blue, monochromatic landscape of Velamus is cataclysmic in appearance. Shattered mountain ranges cross the seemingly unending continent that surrounds the Veil while islands float precariously over immense craters where they once resided. Ocean-sized lacks dominate regions of the Realm with waves that crash against crystaline shores. Velamus has a disastrous beauty that makes no effort to be understood.

With no sun to divide the days and no seasons to divide the years, Velamus exists in weatherless serenity outside of the concept of track̵able time. Even the great moon above that bathes the realm in dim moonlight seems to have forgotten its duty to cross the sky.

Flora

Infused with distilled Glow that leaks from the Veil, most of the flora on Velamus leak an eerie blue light that lights up much of the realm. Able to rely on the readily available Glow for nutrients, the plant life is able to grow in logic-defying places. Large, haunting forests of monochromatic trees reside atop floating islands while massive, open plains of white grass claw at the sky guided by lost souls. Some flora has even been able to grow in places of complete darkness with no need for photosynthesis.

Fauna

The lost souls from other realms, trapped in a state of being both alive and dead, sometimes escape consumption by the Veil. Those souls that wander the realm long enough bec̵ome permanent fixtures of the realm functioning as incorporeal fauna. Those creatures that are natural to Velamus tend to feed on these lost souls, rending their magical essence from them in a process not dissimilar to the Veil.

Fungi

With death being a less direct existence on Velamus, most fungi are parasitic instead of decomposing. Some have even developed feeding methods on Primal Light that is emitted from flora and fauna alike.

Sophonts

Beastfolk

Estian (Soulfolk)
Celest Dracul (Dragonfolk)

Blessedfolk

Essorem

Deadfolk

Caretaker
Curator
Vinx

Faefolk

Fragment
Luxin
Whisper

Manfolk

Wanderling

Technology

Little has been invented, discovered, or understood on Velamus. As a realm of wandering souls, most are just trying to survive. Magic is also barely understood and is more thought of as just a natural part of living alongside the Veil.

Aligned Realms

Shadow Realms	Altus Caligus Larus Sepulus Sulumus Tenamus Ubrus Velamus Venarus

Light Realms	Auctus Castus Lucus Meridius Perdus Radiaus Stellaus Velamus Vicus

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Almighty Deity Ademal

Jun 11, 2024 05:13 by Ademal

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Councilor of the Inner Sanctum Serukis

Aug 14, 2024 00:25 by Dr Emily Vair-Turnbull

Oooo, so fancy, love the update. That artistic rendition of the tower gave me a jumpscare, hahaha. Not a realm I would want to spend much time in, I don't think.

Emy x
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