The Realms
From Myths of Atalan Wiki
Three Realms are recognized by those within the continent of Eramere.
The first, is the Realm of the Mortals, where all life that is known lives, and breathes.
The second, is the Realms of the Overseers. All of the realm-born creatures and elementals that serve them, as well as the Overseers themselves, are believed to inhabit this Realm beyond the Realm of the Mortals. Each Overseer is thought to rule over a particular area of the Realms of the Overseers, and it is to this Realm that it is believed mortals return to when they die, later being birthed into life once more by Leeya, if they are so chosen.
The Beyond, however, is a much more recent discovery, made in the year 960 IY. The Beyond is an existence that nearly defies being described, let alone explained, in terms a human mind could comprehend without descending into sheer insanity. It isn't that nightmares inhabit The Beyond, or that gibbering creatures intent upon feasting on living beings hail from The Beyond, it is the fact that what The Beyond represents cannot be fathomed or fashioned into words that would make any sense to the listener. From the perspective of a living being, The Beyond simply should not be, its existence sending an odd sense of revulsion through those who ponder its existence for to long.
