Cinderfell Realms And Afterlife
Cinderfell, when it comes to the afterlife and possible realms, Has a simple way that gods have set up to deal with Souls that pass… As it is known, Mortals are able to travel between the Mortal realm and over realms; Such as Pocket dimensions that people have created, all the way to bigger dimensions that are able to be crossed into by either death, or extreme use of skilled magicks.This is what Scholars have speculated to be the afterlife, consisting of three major realms; The Brimstone Canyon, Dystopia, and the Spirit realm which surround the mortal plain. It's assumed that depending on your mental state during life and the actions you have done will determine where you go beyond death. To confirm these Scholars theories, Tieflings that originated from the Brimstone canons confirmed stories of traveling spirits that used to be horrid souls that plagued the mortal realm.
More Depth will be added to the Realms later, as this is to allow constructive player criticism and feedback, along with it tying into other future lore pieces which are currently Works in progress. Everything is subject to change!
Brimstone Canyon
"The scent of pain and fear is heavy in the air..."
The Red Canyon is for those who lived lives entirely devoid of an overarching moral goal or satisfying desire outside of blatant hedonism, self centered people who even if they may have died satisfied, held no higher goals in life which hold spiritual value. These people at best found satisfaction and meaning only in the suffering of others, or found none at all, due to an innate hatred of life. This is the place where truly monstrous souls go. Serial killers, sadists, etc. They were out only for themselves in life, and thus now their punishment is that they'll be stuck in an anarchy which evens the playing field, and puts them in that exact scenario on the losing end. An afterlife of trying to Survive and avoid the pains of their environment. Within the Red Canyon, it takes longer for Souls who have gone there after death to break down into their ‘base components’ and reincarnate. People here are left to suffer as much as possible before being turned to a new life.
The Red Canyon is a vast, dull, stony place, one containing few buildings and more-so a massive stone canyon, gaining its name from it's Canyon-Like Aspects and it's Crimson Atmosphere, a curse having been set upon the place to keep the sky a Dark, Crimson Red.. The Red Canyon Is Massive, Retaining Separate Islands, of sorts, which can be flown to, A Deep, Dark Void right beneath it.. If one were to fall into it, who knows what would happen? The Day and night cycle is nonexistent, only keeping the same, Dark Crimson Hue over the area. Some Parts of the Red canyon are composed of several large masses of Magmatic Rock, half-buried in the ash, with deposits of Charred and Ruined Minerals interspersed within it. Across the Plane there are house-like structures, some more ruined than others, as if they were built ions ago.
Those who tend to Tread those Lands And/or are born within such are often known as "The Banished". These Races That Withhold The Title Are Tieflings, Some capable of Escaping The Red Canyon, Though those who reside within the Hellish Landscape. often hunt down those decrepit souls who dared to commit what some gods consider ‘Sin’. Tieflings having a natural Hatred towards the souls banished to their lands, due to their homeland being invaded by Nasty souls, they spend their time clearing out the Canyon and hunting down the souls that are sent here for sport.
Though, in the towns in which Tieflings and other banished races reside, they tend to often be vandalized due to the inhabitants and souls that are sent down. The Red Canyon would be known for its hostility, fights, robberies and Anarchy state of being.
Whilst some towns can try, most aren't capable of upholding what people see as "Moral Laws" in the Red Canyon, due to its natural nature of the realm being where accursed, horrid souls go to. So The Law of Coin doesn't exist, leaving people to fend for themselves in terms of obtaining basic survival needs.
Dystopia
Dystopia, Much Like The Red Canyon, Is Made up Of Islands within a Magenta, Swirling Void. Natural Resources Such as Water, Rocks, Wood, etc. Exist here, though, oddly enough, a lack in grass and leaves. Any greenery you’d expect to come with such things.
Purgatory/Dystopia is for Souls which lived neither fully satisfied, nor completely aimless/horrific lives. These are people who may have lived a life suffering much hardship, or died with a great regret, or even died young for their race. These souls live in a dreamlike realm which is both vague, beautiful, but confusing and unsatisfying, like their lives they led before. Whereas unsatisfied souls all end up in Dystopia. Their realm is like a dream and their time there is the shortest, though A Regular 10 minutes in the Mortal Realm would feel like an Hour in Dystopia.
Dystopias Boring and Never-ending Landscape, although it may put most mortals in awe at its Miraculous Colors and Weird gravitational floating islands… Puts Unsatisfied souls at uneasy, causing them to feel a large sense of Boredom and unaccomplishment, leaving them to ponder about their lives as they slowly break down into base components. Unfortunate souls are only left to think about such whilst they watch themselves fade away, giving some a dreaded feeling of their life finally ending.. Little do they know that they will reincarnate into something brand new by breaking into their base-soul components, but will never be the same as their previous self.. An unknowing Second-chance.
Within Dystopia, it’s a short process for Souls who have gone there after death to break down into their ‘base components’ and reincarnate, Compared to The Red Canyon.
Spirit Realm
The Spirit Realm, Or what some may call it, “The After-Life”, Or “Heaven”, Depending on one’s Culture And/or Religion, Is the final resting-place for souls and spirits alike that have fulfilled their life goals and wants, and are pleased with their past life.
Mortals are In-capable of crossing into this Realm, but those with Certain Divination Subclasses, or Necrotic Subclasses are capable of coming into contact with those who lay resting within such.
Heaven is for people who lived satisfying, full lives with minimal regret. Their souls can finally rest here for eternity. This is paradise afterlife. No reincarnation occurs here as they are finally satisfied with their life, Morales, And their Mental state was clear and at peace.
Custom Pocket Realms
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