Great Beyond

The Great Beyond is an ancient, nearly unstoppable force of chaos. It exists beyond the edge of the Universe, hence the name. It is an endless sea of unstable matter, that transfers its instability to all that it touches.

Unlike the Celestial Gearworks, the Great Beyond does not seem to have any vital role in the cosmos, aside from supplying starlight. The stars themselves, indeed, are little more than tears in the fabric of space through which the unstable matter of the Beyond leaks through, though the energies of the Gearworks cause it to dissipate fairly quickly.

The Great Beyond is hazardous even to gods, as even the most stable and sane among them are susceptible to instant and potentially deadly alteration via its energies. The Great Beyond is historically associated with the Titan Vinus, who was known for his ability to weather the changes it inflicts with no ill effects whatsoever. Even Mortan feared the Beyond for this reason, and he never knew a time in which it did not exist. Still, he speculates that some great cataclysm was responsible for its creation.