Dimensional Fracturing

The magical event of dimensional fracturing is a magical disruption of the very fabric of reality and the planes of existence. These disruptions may grow into unstable rifts to other planes of existence. These rifts act as portals, allowing beings and energies from diverse and often dangerous realms to reach the material plane.

Planar Disruption

Dimensional fractures occur as a result of severe disruptions in the balance and the manipulation of interdimensional barriers. These fractures are often triggered when individuals or groups attempt to open portals to other planes of existence without proper knowledge and precautions on how to do so. The process of opening a new portal or magically traveling to a different plane of existence, involves the channeling of immense amounts of arcane energy. When a magical link between dimensions is not properly made or severed, the magical forces that flows between the dimensions can create a disruptive loop that slowly tears away at the barriers between those dimensions. Over time, such energy may grow and become increasingly unstable and open rifts between these planes of existence.

An Open Rift

When a dimensional fracture takes place, the affected area becomes unstable, shimmering distortions and ethereal anomalies may appear. If the fracture is not mended, the uncontained magical energy may cause dimensional rifts to open. These rifts usually start out small and insignificant, but may grow to immense sizes. Rifts are thought by some to potentially tear the material plane to threats, but it is for certain that creatures from other planes may travel through them. Some creatures that travel to the material plane might be harmless, but others may pose an incredible threat. In any case, most scholars agree that it is imperative to close and seal rifts as soon as possible, before they grow too powerful and unstable to mend. Closing these dimensional rifts is crucial for the preservation of the material plane's stability but doing so involves a careful understanding of the underlying magical mechanics and the interweaving of dimensional arcane energies. The process is complex and not without danger. Closing a rift is different each time, because the process is different depending on the magical energies that is on the planes of existence, as well as the specific location of the rift on those planes. In the Kingdom of Wolfsbrunn a rift to the Plane of Light was mended with the use of the Heart of the Wilderness by the druid Illikan Thuliaga.

The Dark Days

The most pivotal moment in known history concerning dimensional fracturing, was when the entire world was plunged into chaos due to a catastrophic attempt to bring back The Red Queen to the material plane through the use of an Astris Tree in the Blackvald. In an attempt to open a portal to the dimension the Red Queen was banished to, The Blood underestimated the power of the Keys of the Red Queen and the tree itself. This caused the entire planet to be ripped from the material plane and be transported to a dimension of darkness. This dimension is thought to have been beyond The Veil, but opinions differ on the details of it. Even though the world was only shortly in this dimension, Divines and other powerful ancient beings were able to exert some influence on the mortal world. As such, the effects of this event have changed the arcane and mundane powers of the world permanently in many ways.