The Astral Cluster
Outside the vast unknown of the universe is a realm of magic and mind known as the Astral Plane. While many believe it is formed of the collective thoughts of every living being in every universe, that couldn’t be farther from the truth. The entire Plane was all brought into existence by the will of one unfathomably immense Entity, who resides at its centre surrounded by a purple ocean filled with dimensional spheres holding countless worlds. The Entity and the spheres make up the Astral Cluster, but nobody knows exactly how many World Spheres revolve around the Entity; the number that can be observed fluctuates wildly depending on who is viewing it and when. Some denizens of the Cluster say there are less than ten other spheres, others say there are tens of thousands. The creation of accurate maps is considered an impossibility, and some have gone mad trying. Navigation between worlds is a contradiction; what should take centuries instead takes only days as the astral void accommodates travelers. There are no maps in the Astral Cluster... only destinations.
World Spheres
Not to be confused with planets — World Spheres usually contain a land mass with some of its surrounding oceans, suspended in an atmospheric bubble. From the outside they appear not unlike looking into a snowglobe. Inside, they are often far larger or smaller than expected and may be a considerably different shape. Each bubble has its own day/night cycle, and a strange purple shimmer on the horizon marks the world’s edge. Some World Spheres are densely populated, while others are only filled with flora and the occasional fauna.
The Astral Ocean
Also known as the space between worlds, The Astral Ocean is a mysterious purple void that separates the world spheres. No one knows how it works — it just does. The laws of physics fluctuate constantly; light, sound, gravity, time, and space are all unpredictable factors when traveling between World Spheres. The only thing travelers in the Astral Ocean can rely on is being able to breathe. Citizens of the Astral Cluster use zeppelins, blimps, dirigibles, planes, starships — and the occasional pedal boat — to travel between World Spheres, and the Astral Ocean seems more than happy to accommodate these travelers… as long as their intentions remain pure. Many an attempted hostile takeover has been thwarted by the Astral Ocean simply not allowing invading armies to navigate it.
The Entity (“George”)
The Entity is the (presumably) benevolent savior of all worlds in the Astral Ocean, and the known center of the Astral Cluster. The Entity is an observer. The Entity never meddles with the internal affairs of each World Sphere, and The Entity never interferes in the affairs between World Spheres unless all-out war is imminent. When one World Sphere is in danger of being destroyed by another, The Entity closes the flow of the Astral Ocean between them, making inter-dimensional battle impossible. Nobody knows much about The Entity but they do know that The Entity watches every. Single. Mageball. Game. From backyard games, to grand Arch-League events, The Entity is ever present. The Entity also only takes tribute in the form of personalized team merch. Though, for mysterious reasons, The Entity only accepts merch personalized with the name “George”.
