Description
Sydiah's Hinterlands (Often called "The Hinterlands") is an extant region across the Suvaren Field, characterized by thousands of tiny rifts to the Lux Aeterna. Surrounding the Suvaren Field in a thick cloud of material, the Hinterlands have been known for eons, being referenced in many ancient texts, renowned as a unique feature of the Field. The Hinterlands was first catalogued and named by Vurilia Jutopati, after the disappearance of Sydiah. They are named after Sydiah - who tried to utilize The Aeterna to produce more members of Sydiah's Architects. Her risky attempt backfired, and produced The Hinterlands as a result.
With its closeness to The Aeterna, the Hinterlands has had a profound effect in Thaumaturgy. Reports of heightened abilities, increase in learning, and other boons have been observed and confirmed. These effects may sporadically become negative however, and as such most people stay clear from it.
Sydiah's Hinterlands, while mostly present in the Suvaren Field, is not exclusive to it. Instances of identical phenomena have been observed in other areas of Via Aylathiya, like Peleunsk, Via Aurum, and the Nisrine Cloud. Effects from The Aeterna are usually toned down in instances not from the Suvaren Field. Authorities from many nations have typically deemed Sydiah's Hinterlands to be non-eventful, with many regions even being colonized or deeply explored. Any dangerous areas which reside or appear are immediately zoned off, though there is nothing currently known which can stop it.
Notable Sites
History
The history of Sydiah's Hinterlands is violent, as it formed through many complications and misjudgments. Sydiah, the one which formed the Hinterlands, sought to rapidly create more members of Sydiah's Architects, as well as expand the reach of Sedrua. However, her usage of psychokinesis backfired, and caused a large disturbance in the Lux Aeterna. Known as the Wane of Reality, this event is commonly understood to be the beginning of decline for the nation of Sedrua. Eventually, Sydiah became trapped in The Aeterna, with her power being redistributed as openings in the realm of falsespace. For Sydiah, she went on to experience eons of time, as the outside universe reeled from her absence. With the creation of The Hinterlands, Drizuna Jutopati, a well-known member of the Sedruan Government and the Chosen of Sydiah, went rogue and left Vurilia Jutopati to be the leader of The Creed.
As soon as they formed, The Chosen of Sydiah, as well as the nation of Sedrua, noticed countless openings across national space. The disappearance of Sydiah caused a sense of isolationism in Sedrua, and so everything began to crumble. Vurilia pulled numerous assets from distant galaxies, which quelled the cascading threat of The Hinterlands. Over the course of many millennia, Sedrua entered a guttural decline, enforced by new isolationist ideologies and homeland issues. With time, The Hinterlands became more of a background threat, though Sedrua was never be the same.
As the ages progressed, so did Sedrua's management with the Hinterlands. Isolationism left many of its assets in the Suvaren Field, where the Hinterlands were the most present. It was only through years of long extermination efforts did any of the threats disappear. By the 7000s BCE, The Hinterlands were mostly mitigated, through a large number of collective effort. The effects of them remain to the modern day however, with small sites in the Suvaren Field.