The Absence

A dead zone to the far north that can only be described as the antithesis of known reality, the Absence is a horrific region that has no clear beginning or end. Those that wander too far north of Gastok's borders will suddenly find themselves within a realm dominated by phenomena that defy logic. Those that become trapped within the Absence rarely return, and those that do are changed forever.

The Absence was supposedly created when the god of life and light, Nezha, was slain by Honerius. Such was her rage at him for committing this atrocity that in her final death throes her hatred transformed her into the god of death, Nezhito, and from her corpse sprung the Absence. Many attempts have been made to contain the Absence, such as the Wall of Menemirth and the Towers of Reil, but to no avail. More unsuspecting travelers seem to go missing every cycle, and there is a growing belief among scholars that the Absence is expanding.