The Tumult

Overview

The Confluence left behind a lasting but still poorly understood phenomenon: the Tumult. It acts as a remnant of the original scourge.

Manifestations

The Tumult can take a countless variety of forms: mist, drizzle, hurricane, concentrated mass, veil of light or darkness.

Tumult Singularities

Tumult Singularities are concentrated, localized manifestations of extreme Tumult activity. These events can germinate rapidly when certain conditions are met, such as disturbance of areas saturated with Mana or ancient energy sources. During the City of Scholars excavation in 393 AC, drilling into Sap reservoirs triggered a Singularity to form, causing Tesseracts throughout the abyss to move and connect with unusual frenzy. Yzmir Initiates, Gephyromancers, and Phonomancers responded to evacuate personnel through emergency portals.

Effects

Wherever the Tumult manifests, the world continues to mutate in an uncontrolled manner. Surviving inside it is nearly impossible, as anyone who enters it inevitably exposes themselves to its mutagenic effects.

Large geographical areas are still in the grip of the Tumult. In the span of moments, a lush jungle can transform into a field of ruins, an ocean into a mountain range.

Impact on Travel

This constant alteration makes territories affected by the Tumult extremely difficult to traverse, and living there is all the more complicated.

Relationship to Mana

The Tumult contains Mana, the unstable energy that appears to be the cause of perpetual mutations. However, survivors have found ways to stabilize Mana to push back the Tumult.

Adapted Life

Chimerae are living beings that have become accustomed to living within the Tumult, constantly mutating as a result.

Relationships

• Chimerae: Creatures adapted to living within the Tumult
• City of Scholars: Location where Singularity formed during Sap extraction (393 AC)
• Mana: Unstable energy that causes Tumult mutations
• Oases: Stable zones that resist Tumult influence
• Sap: Substance whose extraction triggered Singularity at City of Scholars
• Yzmir: Faction whose Initiates and mages respond to Singularity events