With light there is shadow, and as the birth of Crystalia cast its brilliance throughout the etherium the Dark Realm was born, a grim reflection of Crystalia’s beauty and radiance. Here, the evil of creation took root, ever seeking to break through and spread its corruption to the Realm of Light.
- A Timeline of Crystalia, compiled by Master Librarian Nikolai Ten
The nature of the universe is one of absolute balance. This balance is more powerful than all peoples of Crystalia, -greater than the Goddess itself.
When the light of Crystalia was cast forth into the sea of the etherium, a perfect shadow of its stony mountains, lush forests, and prosperous fields was birthed at the same time. Within this Dark Realm, the landscapes were corrupt reflections of the beauty and majesty of Crystalia. Its inhabitants as cruel and brutal as the land where they were born.
The Dark Realm was connected to Crystalia by paths that no man or creature from both worlds was able to take.