Other Realms

No matter how a world is envisioned, there are some manner of barriers that keep that world separate from other worlds. The physical barrier would be the atmosphere, but what about the magical barriers?

Worlds are separated from others by various means, and each of these means is either stronger or weaker. One of the major issues with Sylansse is that many of its magical barriers are weak. This means that the world is not as well defended against “other dimensional” creatures, such as devils, demons and angels. Because of this, the gods of Sylansse have an easier time making their desires known and lending aid when they choose to.

But the weaker barriers are not just between Sylansse and the various heavens and hells, the barriers between physical worlds are weaker as well. Many ponder why this is, with more popular explanations being that the world is so magical that it has weakened its own barriers, or that when the Gancassocaer Comet ripped through the world’s barriers that they simply have not yet “healed”, or that in some manner Sylansse sits in a central region in the metaphysical universe and therefore it is surrounded by other worlds and has a significantly higher number of interactions.

No matter what the actual reason is, it is clear that Sylansse forms easier connections to other worlds then what is considered “normal” by travelers amongst the various worlds. In some ways these easy paths to Sylansse follow some of the world’s ley lines, with stories of other worldly creatures being able to simply “swim” through the ley lines in order to arrive on Sylansse. This must only be metaphorical, because ley lines do not have any volume and cannot be entered.