Planets And Spheres

Although both planets and spheres may appear similar from afar, they are governed by different principles. Planets are natural worlds, shaped by physical laws of nature and evolution. Spheres, by contrast, are altered or transformed worlds. Spheres are planets that have been engulfed and rewritten by the mysterious energy anomaly known as the Great Empty.

Planets

Planets are conventional celestial bodies that are governed by stable natural laws. They orbit stars, possess predictable climates and geologies, and evolve according to understood and documented processes. While many planets contain traces of magical energy, such energy is generally secondary to their material reality rather than the force that defines them.

On planets, gravity, the atmosphere, and time behave consistently. Life evolves through ecological and biological systems that are recognizable and explainable. Mountains, oceans, and continents remain stable over long periods. Matter behaves consistently, and spacefaring vessels can chart and approach planets using traditional means of navigation. Planets may be strange or possess inherent magical phenomena, but they remain fundamentally ‘real’ in the ordinary sense.

Spheres

Spheres are worlds enveloped by pockets of the Great Empty and have been transformed by its influence.

A sphere may have once been a normal planet, or it may have emerged through entirely unknown means. Once the Great Empty takes hold, the world becomes something fundamentally different. Within a sphere, reality itself may bend. On spheres, physical laws may change or contradict themselves. Entire environments may be altered into forms science struggles to explain. Magic and energy anomalies often permeate every aspect of existence. Landscapes may shift or behave in strange ways. Travelers may experience distance distortions or spatial paradoxes.

Each sphere is surrounded by Great Empty energy fields that isolate and sustain its altered state.