The Border Effect - Revision history

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	'''The Border Effect''' is term used to describe the unexplained phenomena that prohibits all forms of communications ~~to Far Lands~~. It is observed to render electronics, including all forms of telecommunications, entirely unusable, as well as inflict a mysterious illness on those who have crossed The Border Effect and managed to return alive.<br/>		'''The Border Effect''' is a term used to describe the unexplained phenomena that prohibits all forms of communications between [[Surface]] and the [[Hinterlands]]. It is observed to render electronics, including all forms of telecommunications, entirely unusable, as well as inflict a mysterious illness on those who have crossed The Border Effect and managed to return alive.<br/>
	Throughout time, many have tried to venture towards ~~Far Lands~~, yet very few have ever returned.		Throughout time, many have tried to venture towards the Hinterlands, yet very few have ever returned.

	==Observed effects==		==Observed effects==
	In 1913, an expedition group set out ~~directly~~ north of [[~~Tinville~~]] in order to map out ~~areas north~~ of [[Slouthceister]]. Communication with the group was lost around 2 km north of Slouthceister's ~~port~~. After 7 days, the group returned. While some were very heavily affected by The Border Effect, the least affected stated they had travelled 7 km into unmapped land before returning. They described the terrain as "barren, plain, but surprisingly moderate in climate". At the most northern point they reached, "it felt as if it was physically impossible to move on," and that the "atmosphere felt suffocating".		In 1913, an expedition group set out north of [[Slouthceister]] in order to map out the various coastlines on the other side of Seaport Slouthceister. Communication with the group was lost around 2 km north of Slouthceister's northernmost border. After 7 days, the group returned. While some were very heavily affected by The Border Effect, the least affected stated they had travelled 7 km into unmapped land before returning. They described the terrain as "barren, plain, but surprisingly moderate in climate". At the most northern point they reached, "it felt as if it was physically impossible to move on," and that the "atmosphere felt suffocating".

	==Cause==		==Cause==

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	The Border Effect is actually a by-product of the event that destroyed [[Mankind]]'s previous world: the aptly named ''Cataclysm''.		The Border Effect is actually a by-product of the event that destroyed [[Mankind]]'s previous world: the aptly named ''Cataclysm''.

	The destruction witnessed during [[World History#~~Ancient_History~~\|the Cataclysm]] was on a magnitude so colossal that it caused unpredictable collateral damage to the surrounding spacetime itself. The Old World was shattered into several 'fragments'; these can be described as a sort of 'alternate world', an isolated pocket universe that exists in the same space but outside the world's sense of time. To outside observers, it is as if this 'New World' doesn't exist, while the inhabitants of the New World, while oblivious to the existence of the Old World, are still very much affected by it.		The destruction witnessed during [[World History#Ancient_history\|the Cataclysm]] was on a magnitude so colossal that it caused unpredictable collateral damage to the surrounding spacetime itself. The Old World was shattered into several 'fragments'; these can be described as a sort of 'alternate world', an isolated pocket universe that exists in the same space but outside the world's sense of time. To outside observers, it is as if this 'New World' doesn't exist, while the inhabitants of the New World, while oblivious to the existence of the Old World, are still very much affected by it.

	Because of the event's unpredictable nature, however, this New World is not a perfect replication of the Old World; instead, its overlap is very unevenly distributed. There are areas with low to no overlap--these are the areas least affected by the Old World--and areas with high overlap, where one could say the 'wall' that keeps the worlds separate is very thin. These areas, which would be described as the Far Lands, act as anchor points of the world where, either through Cosmic [[Magic]] or by spacetime fluctuations that cause a 100% overlap, travel between the worlds is possible.		Because of the event's unpredictable nature, however, this New World is not a perfect replication of the Old World; instead, its overlap is very unevenly distributed. There are areas with low to no overlap--these are the areas least affected by the Old World--and areas with high overlap, where one could say the 'wall' that keeps the worlds separate is very thin. These areas, which would be described as the Far Lands, act as anchor points of the world where, either through Cosmic [[Magic]] or by spacetime fluctuations that cause a 100% overlap, travel between the worlds is possible.

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	The Border Effect is actually a by-product of the event that destroyed [[Mankind]]'s previous world: the aptly named ''Cataclysm''.		The Border Effect is actually a by-product of the event that destroyed [[Mankind]]'s previous world: the aptly named ''Cataclysm''.

	The destruction witnessed during the Cataclysm was on a magnitude so colossal that it caused unpredictable collateral damage to the surrounding spacetime itself. The Old World was shattered into several 'fragments'; these can be described as a sort of 'alternate world', an isolated pocket universe that exists in the same space but outside the world's sense of time. To outside observers, it is as if this 'New World' doesn't exist, while the inhabitants of the New World, while oblivious to the existence of the Old World, are still very much affected by it.		The destruction witnessed during [[World History#Ancient_History\|the Cataclysm]] was on a magnitude so colossal that it caused unpredictable collateral damage to the surrounding spacetime itself. The Old World was shattered into several 'fragments'; these can be described as a sort of 'alternate world', an isolated pocket universe that exists in the same space but outside the world's sense of time. To outside observers, it is as if this 'New World' doesn't exist, while the inhabitants of the New World, while oblivious to the existence of the Old World, are still very much affected by it.

	Because of the event's unpredictable nature, however, this New World is not a perfect replication of the Old World; instead, its overlap is very unevenly distributed. There are areas with low to no overlap--these are the areas least affected by the Old World--and areas with high overlap, where one could say the 'wall' that keeps the worlds separate is very thin. These areas, which would be described as the Far Lands, act as anchor points of the world where, either through Cosmic [[Magic]] or by spacetime fluctuations that cause a 100% overlap, travel between the worlds is possible.		Because of the event's unpredictable nature, however, this New World is not a perfect replication of the Old World; instead, its overlap is very unevenly distributed. There are areas with low to no overlap--these are the areas least affected by the Old World--and areas with high overlap, where one could say the 'wall' that keeps the worlds separate is very thin. These areas, which would be described as the Far Lands, act as anchor points of the world where, either through Cosmic [[Magic]] or by spacetime fluctuations that cause a 100% overlap, travel between the worlds is possible.

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	Should one be able to cross over to the Old World, one would find a desolate planet in ruins. The sky would appear to be in stasis, and remnants from the Cataclysm itself can be seen, seemingly frozen in time. Any remaining life would come in strange, almost incomprehensible forms; amalgamations of previous beasts, corrupted and held prisoner by the Cataclysm. These beings would appear ethereal, shifting in and out of existence, as their existence is partly anchored in the various sub-worlds that share the space.		Should one be able to cross over to the Old World, one would find a desolate planet in ruins. The sky would appear to be in stasis, and remnants from the Cataclysm itself can be seen, seemingly frozen in time. Any remaining life would come in strange, almost incomprehensible forms; amalgamations of previous beasts, corrupted and held prisoner by the Cataclysm. These beings would appear ethereal, shifting in and out of existence, as their existence is partly anchored in the various sub-worlds that share the space.


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 Throughout time, many have tried to venture towards Far Lands, yet very few have ever returned.
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 In 1913, an expedition group set out directly north of [[Tinville]] in order to map out areas north of [[Slouthceister]]. Communication with the group was lost around 2 km north of Slouthceister's port. After 7 days, the group returned. While some were very heavily affected by The Border Effect, the least affected stated they had travelled 7 km into unmapped land before returning. They described the terrain as "barren, plain, but surprisingly moderate in climate". At the most northern point they reached, "it felt as if it was physically impossible to move on," and that the "atmosphere felt suffocating".

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'''The Border Effect''' is term used to describe the unexplained phenomena that prohibits all forms of communications to Far Lands. It is observed to render electronics, including all forms of telecommunications, entirely unusable, as well as inflict a mysterious illness on those who have crossed The Border Effect and managed to return alive.<br/>
Throughout time, many have tried to venture towards Far Lands, yet very few have ever returned.

==Effects==
In 1913, an expedition group set out directly north of [[Tinville]] in order to map out areas north of [[Slouthceister]]. Communication with the group was lost around 2 km north of Slouthceister's port. After 7 days, the group returned. While some were very heavily affected by The Border Effect, the least affected stated they had travelled 7 km into unmapped land before returning. They described the terrain as "barren, plain, but surprisingly moderate in climate". At the most northern point they reached, "it felt as if it was physically impossible to move on," and that the "atmosphere felt suffocating".