The Far Outside

Also known as the Far Realm, the Far Outside defies easy classification. Common sense dictates it be described as a plane of existence, but in reality is far more than that. Besides, common sense and the Far Outside do not go hand in hand.
As its name implies, this realm lies outside the multiverse known as the Trine Cosmic and thus outside space and time. Those few gods who have dared speak about it, and the creatures from the Far Outside that deigned to share their lore with mortals, claim that the Outside is the space between all multiverses and the true face of the Omniverse .
The Far Outside cannot be easily described. It obeys physics that are completely incompatible with mortal perception. It constantly shifts and changes and is composed of myriads of dimensional planes all visible and traversable at the same time like the layers of an onion. Being there feels like being immersed in warm liquid—almost like a sludge—even though one’s movements are not restricted. It is not a bright place, nor dark but often it is wracked by flashes of light in colors that should not exist. And no matter where you look, titanic tentacled monstrosities and colossal eyes are always perceived by the periphery of your vision.
The plane is timeless, therefore creatures there do not age or feel hunger or thirst. This offers little respite however, as the constant sensory assault has a psychic effect that batters down on the sanity of creatures from the Trine Cosmic. And after a while, even their corporeal form starts to shift and mutate to better match this plane of madness. Simply put, the Far Realm is not a place you can survive for long.
The Far Realm is ostensibly ruled by incomprehensible entities called the Outer Gods though it’s unclear if there is any sense of collaboration among them. Some of the entities known as the Elder Evils in the Trine Cosmic are thought to be Outer Gods that managed to enter the multiverse ages ago.
Many aberrations hail from the Far Outside, chief amongst them the aboleths. The Aboleth Empire in Erdos has repeatedly attempted to open a permanent gateway to the Far Realm.
Mind Flayers too hail from the Far Outside, though they deny it. In truth, the creatures known as neothelids came from Outside. Though within the multiverse, neothelids are viewed as the result of the mind flayer reproductive cycle going terribly wrong, neothelids are actually the natural state of ilithids. Which is why, ironically enough, mind flayers do not look kindly on the Far Realm and its servants and have a long-standing feud with the aboleths.

Alternative Name(s)

The Far Realm

Type

Plane of Existence

Location under

The Omniverse

Owner/Ruler

Azathoth

Owning Organization

The Outer Gods