The Further

None are pretty sure about the Further's origins. Some speculate that Ganemede created this realm as a parody or parallel to our plane of existence. Others reason that the unique existence and dichotomy of the Furthert are what gave Ganemede life in the first place. What is widely known and recorded is that the realm of Further does exist, and that it influences our world in subtle and not so subtle ways.

The Further is a parallel dimension to our own, comprised of the Twilight and the Limelight realms, which are thus composed of chaotic and orderly energies respectively. The Twilight is a dim land, ever changing and moving. Raging energies and rampaging creatures populate its lands. Rarely does anything last for long in the Twilight... or, just for the sake of randomness, some structure or city or featured landscape might stand for eons at a time. The Limelight, in contrast, is a land of eternal light. Nothing changes within its lands. The weather always remains the same. The same structures remain standing. Everything seems to be in place, and rarely does its landscape change. Some might call it eternal bliss. Others stagnation. Likewise, the Twilight would be considered dangerous by some, while others would call it entertaining and exciting.

The two lands clash at the center of the realm, creating the Grey Maelstrom. The Maelstrom is where the most energy from both realms is collected, as both find themselves clashing against each other eternally. The forces of order and chaos often try to stamp each other out... and yet cannot live without the other. Thus the Grey Maelstrom is a war-torn landscape, where the forces of order and chaos rage against each other and feed each other at the same time.

Sentient species that die often find themselves traveling to the Twilight and Limelight. Most simply pass through. Others are drawn toward the forces of order or chaos, often opting to remain in either land. Those that do are twisted into the elemental and oftentimes ethereal beings called the Enas and Yzarc. The Enas are Order elementals, while the Yzarc belong to Chaos.

Those denizens of the Twilight and Limelight can sometimes attempt, and succeed, to cross over into our realm. Driven to spread the forces of order and chaos whenever the other threatens to become too great, the Enas and Yzarc can spell either doom or salvation for those that find themselves in a situation that warrants their attention. The forces of Order and Chaos do not respectively represent good and evil. Rather, they are fundamental aspects of nature... it is the alignment of individual Enas and Yzarc that determine whether either can become beneficial or a horrible nightmare upon the world of Ganemede.