The Myst

Background
Rumor is that before anything else existing in this realm, the entirety of the realm was the Myst that make up the Shrouds and the Pale. At some point in the distance past, a being that has the ability to control the Myst as a whole found this realm and shaped it into a proper place for the races that have arrived here since to live and thrive.

The Myst is a supernatural force, it does not have its own consciousness or will, but rather exists to be utilized by other sentient beings that possess the knowledge or innate connection to it. The power contained within the Myst is capable of nearly limitless effects, but the potency of each such effect is highly depending on the wielder of the power and their level of attunement to the Myst. In every known realm except this one, the Myst is ever-present and always available for use. The reason why the Myst is less accessible in this realm is due to the Founder having built this realm from the void and most of the Myst’s potency in this place is tied up just keeping the whole thing from imploding or exploding violently.

There are two main forms that the Myst occur as in our realm, in the Shrouds and in the Pale. The Shrouds are portals to the realms that make up the Beyond. These come in many forms, but all have the same nature; they act as a gateway to a realm in the Beyond. The Pale is the vision obscuring mist that surrounds all of the continents and oceans that make up the known portions of the current realm. This unnatural barrier does not impede the progress of those that wish to travel through it any more than natural mist does, but the vast majority of voyagers that travel through the Pale never return. Many speculate that there is nothing but the void beyond the boundaries of the Pale, while other assume there are an infinite number of oceans and continents dotted all throughout the Pale.