The Cosmic Fracture

When the First Light vanished, its absence sent shockwaves across all of existence. The divine order shattered, the arcane lattice collapsed, and the natural flow of energy that sustained reality was violently disrupted. Where once the Leylines and the Weave maintained a delicate harmony, they now exist in a state of chaos, fragmentation, and decay.

The Forsakening was not an event that ended in a single moment—it continues even now, an unraveling that has yet to reach its final conclusion. Realms warp and erode, magic flickers unpredictably, and lost souls wander between existence and oblivion, unable to move forward. The forces that once stood in perfect equilibrium now drift toward entropy, corruption, or outright collapse.

This is the immediate aftermath of the Forsakening—the moment reality itself broke apart.

The Breaking of the Ley and the Weave

The Leylines, the very skeleton of existence, once formed an intricate network of cosmic energy, binding together all realms. The Weave, the great lattice of structured magic, ensured that power flowed smoothly between the divine, the arcane, and the natural world.

Both are now shattered.

The Fractured Leylines

The Leylines, once pure conduits of creation, now pulse erratically with wild, untamed energy.

Some collapsed outright, leaving entire regions drained of magic, creating dead zones where no arcane force can function.
Others became unstable, resulting in wild magic anomalies, where spells surge uncontrollably or mortal beings are rewritten by unstable arcane tides.
Some have been corrupted, bleeding entropy and void energy into the surrounding world, twisting the land into nightmarish distortions of its former self.
At the points where Leylines once converged into powerful Nexuses, these sacred places are now either dormant or seething with unstable energies. The most corrupted of these Nexuses have become sites of immense danger, forming arcane storms, gravity distortions, or portals leading to places that should not exist.

The Ley is not simply wounded—it is mutating, reshaping the cosmos in unpredictable and often terrifying ways.

The Weave in Ruin

The Weave, which once allowed mortals to harness magic safely, is now an unreliable shadow of its former self.

Spells no longer function as they should—a simple cantrip might ignite into a firestorm, while powerful rituals may collapse into nothingness.
Certain regions have become Wild Magic Zones, where the Weave surges in chaotic bursts, rewriting reality at random.
Other areas have become Dead Magic Voids, places where the Weave has completely unraveled, leaving magic impossible to cast.
The most fractured points of the Weave, known as Weave Scars, are places where reality itself is thin, fragile, and malleable—places where dreams take form, nightmares walk freely, and beings of raw arcane power emerge from the broken lattice.

Without the Weave’s stabilizing influence, the flow of magic is no longer predictable nor safe. Entire schools of spellcraft have collapsed, and ancient arcane institutions now struggle to understand the new nature of magic.

The Twigs of Fate: Remnants of the Weave’s Power

Scattered across the realms are the Twigs of Fate, fragments of the original Weave, carrying its last remnants of harmony.

These artifacts are believed to contain the last stable threads of magic, untouched by the Forsakening.
Some theorize that collecting them could allow the Weave to be reforged, stabilizing reality once more.
Others seek to exploit their power, believing them to be keys to ascension, control, or destruction.

But the Twigs of Fate are not easily found—they are scattered across ruined celestial cities, lost worlds, and forbidden realms. And those who seek them must contend with the forces that would rather see the Forsakening continue unchecked.

The Cosmic Fracture