Prologue

It started with a storm.

The skies of Atmos were alit with lightning and the earth was met with destruction at its mighty strike. Cyclones tore through the land and broke it to pieces until only the mantle remained; the sweltering depths of lava and rock that would eventually be known as the Wastelands. The little land that remained unharmed were the tops of mountains that peaked above the clouds.

The exposed molten rock of the mantle combined with the mysterious elements of the great storm created crystals with extraordinary properties. The terrain torn from the earth was pushed out to the brink of the storm, casting a shadow over the tattered land as great cliffs rose up above the clouds. What was beyond would forever be unknown to the rest of the world.

Until now.