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−	The Realm Between Worlds does not exist ~~in any part of~~ the ~~multiverse~~. It is not a dimension or a demesne, ~~it is not inside~~ or ~~outside~~ of ~~time~~. It borders just beyond the infinity of the [[Astral]] plane, a cold and empty reality opposite the burning energy of [[Hyperspace]]. It has been called many things: the Negative Zone; the Anti-Matter Universe; the Dark Dimension; and the Phantom Zone.	+	The Realm Between Worlds does not exist the material universe. It is not a mere dimension or a demesne, or part of our reality. It borders just beyond the infinity of the [[Astral]] plane, a cold and empty reality opposite the burning energy of [[Hyperspace]]. It has been called many things: the Negative Zone; the Anti-Matter Universe; the Dark Dimension; and the Phantom Zone.

	Nothing in the Realm Between Worlds makes sense to a mortal mind. Even gods struggle to understand it. Time does not flow in a linear fashion. Rules of natural causality are casually broken and reassembled on a whim. Whereas 'our' reality is constantly expanding, the Realm Between Worlds is already crunching down on itself, becoming ever smaller and more chaotic. Entropy rules the land, as all things become less energetic and more chaotic.		Nothing in the Realm Between Worlds makes sense to a mortal mind. Even gods struggle to understand it. Time does not flow in a linear fashion. Rules of natural causality are casually broken and reassembled on a whim. Whereas 'our' reality is constantly expanding, the Realm Between Worlds is already crunching down on itself, becoming ever smaller and more chaotic. Entropy rules the land, as all things become less energetic and more chaotic.

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 Younger, hungrier Old Ones periodically make their presence known at the edge of our reality. They peek into the rips and tears between the universe, reaching out to feed and snack. Sometimes they gain enough of a psychic foothold to project their will, allowing cults of devout worshippers to call them forth. They may send emissaries and agents, often called Outsiders, to advance their agendas. Their motivations and desires are unfathomable, beyond such simple definitions as 'hate' and 'cruelty'. Some hunger for souls, while others feed on the psychic energy of violence. Others inspire madness and feed on disorder. If the Old Gods have a single weakness, it is that they are as blind and confused in our universe as we are in theirs. The light from our universe is darkness to them. It requires specific effort to open the Outer Gates to the Realm Between Worlds, let alone to wake an Old One and then guide it to the rift.
-Old Ones do not just threaten worlds, or life. They threaten reality itself, seeking to undo creation. Some, such as [[Trigon]], are born of mortal malevolence given life in the Negative Zone. [[Dormammu]] hungers for the [[Life Entity]] at the heart of Earth, seeking to corrupt all life in the universe through it. Still others, such as mighty Azatoth and Yog-Sothoth, are so hideously alien and repugnant that they actively damage our universe simply by venturing near it. Fortunately, many of the Old Ones live in a state of eternal, endless dreaming, rarely waking.
+Old Ones do not just threaten worlds, or life. They threaten reality itself, seeking to undo creation. Some, such as [[Trigon]], are born of mortal malevolence given life in the Negative Zone. [[Dormammu]] hungers for the [[Life Entity]] at the heart of Earth, seeking to corrupt all life in the universe through it. Still others, such as mighty Azatoth and Yog-Sothoth, are so hideously alien and repugnant that they actively damage our universe simply by venturing near it. Fortunately, many of the Old Ones live in a state of eternal, endless dreaming, rarely waking. The [[Endless]] seem to play a role in this, particularly the entity known as [[Endless Dream|Dream]].
 The least of the Old Gods is a threat of incalculable magnitude. Deities of Earth have been slain in the effort to contain such an invasion, beings that are otherwise nearly immortal. The power of an Old God can consume entire demesnes, stripping it of power and souls alike.

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-The Realm Between Worlds does not exist in any part of the multiverse. It is not a dimension or a demesne, it is not inside or outside of time. It borders just beyond the infinity of the [[Astral]] plane, a cold and empty reality opposite the burning energy of [[Hyperspace]]. It has been called many things: the Negative Zone, the Anti-Matter Universe, and the Phantom Zone.
+The Realm Between Worlds does not exist in any part of the multiverse. It is not a dimension or a demesne, it is not inside or outside of time. It borders just beyond the infinity of the [[Astral]] plane, a cold and empty reality opposite the burning energy of [[Hyperspace]]. It has been called many things: the Negative Zone; the Anti-Matter Universe; the Dark Dimension; and the Phantom Zone.
 Nothing in the Realm Between Worlds makes sense to a mortal mind. Even gods struggle to understand it. Time does not flow in a linear fashion. Rules of natural causality are casually broken and reassembled on a whim. Whereas 'our' reality is constantly expanding, the Realm Between Worlds is already crunching down on itself, becoming ever smaller and more chaotic. Entropy rules the land, as all things become less energetic and more chaotic.
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 Younger, hungrier Old Ones periodically make their presence known at the edge of our reality. They peek into the rips and tears between the universe, reaching out to feed and snack. Sometimes they gain enough of a psychic foothold to project their will, allowing cults of devout worshippers to call them forth. They may send emissaries and agents, often called Outsiders, to advance their agendas. Their motivations and desires are unfathomable, beyond such simple definitions as 'hate' and 'cruelty'. Some hunger for souls, while others feed on the psychic energy of violence. Others inspire madness and feed on disorder. If the Old Gods have a single weakness, it is that they are as blind and confused in our universe as we are in theirs. The light from our universe is darkness to them. It requires specific effort to open the Outer Gates to the Realm Between Worlds, let alone to wake an Old One and then guide it to the rift.
-Old Ones do not just threaten worlds, or life. They threaten reality itself, seeking to undo creation. Some, such as [[Trigon]], are born of mortal malevolence given life in the Negative Zone. Others, like Shuma-Gorath, can slip between into the cracks of reality, and have been called forth by the reckless and foolhardy who think they can control such a being. Still others, such as mighty Azatoth and Yog-Sothoth, are so hideously alien and repugnant that they actively damage our universe simply by venturing near it. Fortunately, many of the Old Ones live in a state of eternal, endless dreaming, rarely waking.
+Old Ones do not just threaten worlds, or life. They threaten reality itself, seeking to undo creation. Some, such as [[Trigon]], are born of mortal malevolence given life in the Negative Zone. [[Dormammu]] hungers for the [[Life Entity]] at the heart of Earth, seeking to corrupt all life in the universe through it. Still others, such as mighty Azatoth and Yog-Sothoth, are so hideously alien and repugnant that they actively damage our universe simply by venturing near it. Fortunately, many of the Old Ones live in a state of eternal, endless dreaming, rarely waking.
-The least of the Old Gods is a threat of incredible magnitude. Deities of Earth have been slain in the effort to contain such an invasion, beings that are otherwise nearly immortal. The power of an Old God can consume entire demesnes, stripping it of power and souls alike.
+The least of the Old Gods is a threat of incalculable magnitude. Deities of Earth have been slain in the effort to contain such an invasion, beings that are otherwise nearly immortal. The power of an Old God can consume entire demesnes, stripping it of power and souls alike.
 At the fall of [[Atlantis]], desperate cultists reached out and broke open the Outer Gates to try and prevent [[Ragnarok]]. They succeeded in calling forth the ancient alien entity C'thulu, though [[Merlyn]] and the [[Vishanti]] bound him to the sunken city and banished both into a demiplane that sits at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. There he slumbers, the Atlantean city of R'lyeh twisting around his eldritch horror.

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 The Realm Between Worlds does not exist in any part of the multiverse. It is not a dimension or a demesne, it is not inside or outside of time. It borders just beyond the infinity of the [[Astral]] plane, a cold and empty reality opposite the burning energy of [[Hyperspace]]. It has been called many things: the Negative Zone, the Anti-Matter Universe, and the Phantom Zone.
-Nothing in the Realm Between Worlds makes sense to a mortal mind. Even gods struggle to understand it. Time does not flow in a linear fashion. Rules of natural causality are casually broken and reassembled on a whim. Whereas 'our' reality is constantly expanding, the Realm Between Worlds is already crunching down on itself, becoming ever smaller and more chaotic. It is enthalpic instead of entropic; repulsive instead of attractive.
+Nothing in the Realm Between Worlds makes sense to a mortal mind. Even gods struggle to understand it. Time does not flow in a linear fashion. Rules of natural causality are casually broken and reassembled on a whim. Whereas 'our' reality is constantly expanding, the Realm Between Worlds is already crunching down on itself, becoming ever smaller and more chaotic. Entropy rules the land, as all things become less energetic and more chaotic.
 It is a broken and nightmarish place, filled with strange architecture and stars in the sky that are living, tortured beings. Monsters dwell in this land-- called the Old Gods, or Old Ones-- the Formless, the Many-Angled-- they are hideous and defy any semblance of natural order or evolution. Some are capable of inspiring insanity simply by being observed. These tortured beings are the echoes of the [[First Gods]] who were destroyed when [[Oa]] broke the First Firmament, and found themselves displaced into this nightmare realm.

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 It is a broken and nightmarish place, filled with strange architecture and stars in the sky that are living, tortured beings. Monsters dwell in this land-- called the Old Gods, or Old Ones-- the Formless, the Many-Angled-- they are hideous and defy any semblance of natural order or evolution. Some are capable of inspiring insanity simply by being observed. These tortured beings are the echoes of the [[First Gods]] who were destroyed when [[Oa]] broke the First Firmament, and found themselves displaced into this nightmare realm.
-Younger, hungrier Old Ones periodically make their presence known at the edge of our reality. They peek into the rips and tears between the universe, reaching out to feed and snack. Sometimes they gain enough of a psychic foothold to project their will, allowing cults of devout worshippers to call them forth. Their motivations and desires are unfathomable, beyond such simple definitions as 'hate' and 'cruelty'. Some hunger for souls, while others feed on the psychic energy of violence. Others inspire madness and feed on disorder. If the Old Gods have a single weakness, it is that they are as blind and confused in our universe as we are in theirs. The light from our universe is darkness to them. It requires specific effort to open the Outer Gates to the Realm Between Worlds, let alone to wake an Old One and then guide it to the rift.
+Younger, hungrier Old Ones periodically make their presence known at the edge of our reality. They peek into the rips and tears between the universe, reaching out to feed and snack. Sometimes they gain enough of a psychic foothold to project their will, allowing cults of devout worshippers to call them forth. They may send emissaries and agents, often called Outsiders, to advance their agendas. Their motivations and desires are unfathomable, beyond such simple definitions as 'hate' and 'cruelty'. Some hunger for souls, while others feed on the psychic energy of violence. Others inspire madness and feed on disorder. If the Old Gods have a single weakness, it is that they are as blind and confused in our universe as we are in theirs. The light from our universe is darkness to them. It requires specific effort to open the Outer Gates to the Realm Between Worlds, let alone to wake an Old One and then guide it to the rift.
-Old Ones do not just threaten worlds, or life. They threaten reality itself, seeking to undo creation. Some, such as [[Trigon]], are born of mortal malevolence given life in the Negative Zone. Others, like Shuma-Gorath, can slip between into the cracks of reality, and have been called forth by the reckless and foolhardy who think they can control such a being. Still others, such as mighty Azatoth and Yog-Sothoth, are so hideously alien and repugnant that they actively damage our universe simply by venturing near it. Fortunately, many of the Old Ones live in a state of eternal, endless dreaming, rarely wakening.
+Old Ones do not just threaten worlds, or life. They threaten reality itself, seeking to undo creation. Some, such as [[Trigon]], are born of mortal malevolence given life in the Negative Zone. Others, like Shuma-Gorath, can slip between into the cracks of reality, and have been called forth by the reckless and foolhardy who think they can control such a being. Still others, such as mighty Azatoth and Yog-Sothoth, are so hideously alien and repugnant that they actively damage our universe simply by venturing near it. Fortunately, many of the Old Ones live in a state of eternal, endless dreaming, rarely waking.
 The least of the Old Gods is a threat of incredible magnitude. Deities of Earth have been slain in the effort to contain such an invasion, beings that are otherwise nearly immortal. The power of an Old God can consume entire demesnes, stripping it of power and souls alike.

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 At the fall of [[Atlantis]], desperate cultists reached out and broke open the Outer Gates to try and prevent [[Ragnarok]]. They succeeded in calling forth the ancient alien entity C'thulu, though [[Merlyn]] and the [[Vishanti]] bound him to the sunken city and banished both into a demiplane that sits at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. There he slumbers, the Atlantean city of R'lyeh twisting around his eldritch horror.
-In 1908 CE, insane zealots of Hastur summoned its emissary: Irktuni, Knight of the Yellow Banner. Their ritual drew the Old One to a region of Russia called Tunguska. The resulting battle with the Slavic deities resulted in the death of the arch-god Deivos and many of his children, their dimension drained of energy and the souls within consumed. Surviving gods dwelt on Earth as mortals or found other realms to inhabit.
+In 1908 CE, insane zealots of Hastur summoned its emissary: Irktuni, Knight of the Yellow Banner. Their ritual drew the Old One to a region of Russia called Tunguska. The resulting battle with the Slavic deities resulted in the death of the [[Primarch]] Deivos and many of his children, their dimension drained of energy and the souls within consumed. Surviving gods dwelt on Earth as mortals or found other realms to inhabit.
 Should one of the sleeping Great Old Ones actively be summoned into reality, the response would be cataclysmic.