The Half Realm

A dark, desolate plane of nothingness. The ground, while apparent only through touch, stretches on forever, seamless to empty horizon. It is dark in all directions, aura of violet light on the edges of warped, rolling clouds illuminating the space around you from above. A deep but subtle rumbling emits from seemingly nowhere in this desolate place.

The Half Realm is said to have been discovered by chance and is rooted in the birth of Metathurgy. Runes, if assembled correctly, are able to do many things, including connecting two spaces with a simple touch. While the modern Metathurge's portal is of personal knowledge, a rune could lead you to anywhere it's been designed to. It was during this time when the Grimytes set to work trying to decipher these runes that the Half World was found. Unlike other locations which led Grimytes around their territory (and many to their deaths), this location existed entirely within its own dimension. It's thought that this was a world created by Malmarax Himself, left unfinished decisively for His children to wonder.

Creation Beings who enter this empty world are able to create things within it using their imagination. This takes years of practice even to create small things, and many more to find the strength to sustain them in reality. Because of this, most visitors tend to leave this task to Mephites, its permanent resident.

Death If a being dies while in the Half Realm, they will be spat out of it. All injuries sustained while in the realm vanish, but exhaustion and fatigue remain. If a being kills themselves, they will re-appear in the Half Realm instead. The last remaining life force in the Half Realm is unable to leave no matter what it does. It is also important to note that the Half Realm, on some plane, seems to be alive as it sometimes is perceived to prefer some life forces over others. But this has not occurred for some centuries due to the residency of Mephites.

Mephites is a Grimyte who has taken permanent residence in the Half Realm, allowing others to come and go as they please by acting as the last remaining life force. His years in the realm have allowed him to master creation within it, creating objects and even patches of environment with ease.