Gloom Rifts

You never want to see a rift with your own eyes or be near it. Those things just take away all the life around and drain you until you turn into a Gloomspawn, or you just fade. - Rift Breaker

Manifestation

Tear of Darkness

Gloom Rifts result from tears in the fabric of reality that allow The Gloom to manifest into the world. It is often through powerful negative emotions for long periods or dark powers that allow them to open. Allowing The Gloom to spread its dark power and twist it into its designs, often leading to a lifeless and barren wasteland with all creatures being corrupted by its presence. The rift will continue to spread as long as it is open and spread with no end, and it will become larger as time progresses. Its desire to consume all in its path is what gives it power and is unquenchable.

Bringer of Ruin

Nothing is immune to the power of the rift, and it will corrupt and kill with time as the land it covers becomes the result of what The Gloom plans if it can achieve its goal. Any remaining inhabitants will be turned into twisted images of their former selves and aid the consuming of all life around them. There have been many tales of lands destroyed by the power these rifts offer and the livelihoods that were lost with them. Even being near one brings a sense of dread and emptiness to anyone near them as it slowly causes them to give up on life and succumb to the darkness that it holds by either making them their servant or fading away into nothingness. These effects can be negated if one is equipped with the right tools to stop it influencing them and

Localization

An Empty and Lifeless Place

Gloom Rifts will often be in places with high amounts of negative emotions or can be forced open using Morbin Relics or some type of Gloomancy, such as hexes and curses that allow them to manifest. Once achieved, these rifts will often kill plant life and drain the color surrounding it. The spread and the rate of corruption it causes depend on how powerful the negativity around them allows them to spread and corrupt. But the destruction of the ecosystem and the increase of Gloomspawn and Duskbeasts are common for those caught in it. But the rift can be closed if enough Radiance or say a Radiant were able to reach it and close it. The effects of the rift, however, would take time to fade as the land tries to heal itself from the damage, which can take years or decades, depending on its size.

Type

Metaphysical, Supernatural

Sealing Rifts

While it is possible to close a Gloom Rift, it is not at all easy to achieve, and depending on the spread and power it has, it will often be costly to close it. The most common way to do this is to use Radiance of any kind to repair the damage, and the effect differs depending on the Radiance color and the amount needed to aid in the process. However, Bright Craft, with the aid of a Dawn Sparked, can use their skills in using Radiance to seal the rift much more quickly, depending on their caliber. But the most effective way to halt the power of the separation is with the presence of a Radiant, and with their strength, they can quickly close them with ease and, at times, prevent them from forming because of their power to halt the spread of the Gloom.