The Isterica

Some… few thousand years ago—it rather took them a while to begin counting years again— the old universe collapsed. 

The fabric of the old reality was ripped away into an alien void. The Rending, as it has come to be known, caused the destruction and eradication of an incalculable number of planets and lifeforms, nothing was safe. It touched everything and everyone and left most worse off than it found them.

But not all was lost. Though most life perished, the old universe was so vast that trillions and trillions still lived, stranded on broken remnants of their old homes, homes where many of the old rules no longer applied. Where there is life, dear friend, there is love, hate, intrigue, war, peace, and other such things that stir the heart and challenge the mind.

A new order began to emerge, an order that to most appears to have no order at all. Individuals began to develop strange abilities within weeks of the Rending, and not long after that deities began to appear. Gods and Demigods fueled by concepts, ideas, and notions both obvious and abstract. The Gods, Demigods, and even normal people began to discover that bridges between worlds could be formed, and that The Isterica was so vast and so varied and so full of opportunity!

Within a short span of time—anything from a few days to a few years depending on your source—they began to contest each other over worlds, peoples, ideas, and more…unclear things. Needless to say, those living beings that were left were dragged into these disputes and started a fair few of their own. The remnants of the old reality and the new realms of Gods and Demigods became the battlefields of The Old War, the thousand-year conflict that very nearly solidified the eradication of The Rending.

But that’s enough background for now! You are here for stories, yes? If so, then you are fortunate indeed, for I have them in great abundance. Stay with me, and I shall make you privy to some truly fascinating tales. I will regale you with stories of magic, war, peace, love: The very best and worst of sentient nature.

We shall not begin at the beginning, as is traditional. The Isterica has been around for some time now, and we can revisit The Old War and the early days at any time. Since the Isterica has settled somewhat, we can safely take our journey into the happenings of today. There is no shortage of worlds filled with strange entities, unique individuals with unique abilities, and struggles and triumphs! A small city realm that serves as a haven for criminals, lowlifes, and runaways. An empire that spans the multiverse with a singular, driven purpose. A realm of Angels and men secreted away beyond the sight of the greater Isterica. So many more besides.

I am so very excited to begin!

Oh! And what, you ask, is my name? How kind of you to ask! You may call me The Observer, and I shall be your Guide.