Mundane World

The Mundane World is the place of origin for humans, halflings and gnomes, situated between the Elemental Planes. It is a realm of magic, gods and monsters. It is closely linked to the Feywild and the Shadowfell. 'Mundane World' is the arcanist term for the realm, which is commonly known as Orbis. However, due to the Aurum Empire claiming the name of Orbis for their island homeland, the term has steadily dropped out of usage, with the term 'world' generally being used instead.

It is known that deities are incapable of entering the Mundane World, though old manuscripts and attestations suggest this was not always the case. Gods tend to commune with beings through prayers, dreams and visions. On rare occasions, a deity may send an aspect of themselves to the Mundane World in order to commune with their followers, though this puts the being at substantial risk as their power is greatly reduced when made into an Aspect.

Fiends of all stripes are often looking for ways to enter the Mundane World, who seemingly fall under a similar barrier to entry as the gods.