POWERS THAT BE

The 1st Fold of the World: Alternatively (and many would say erroneously) called the First World. The so-called “Real” World or World of Man or such. Where magic is at it's weakest but also most stable. It's “Wrinkles” are alternative realities that are usually difficult to access without specific power types. For many reasons this Fold has the most engrained rules governing the empowered.

 

The 2nd Fold of the World: The most common part is often called the Astral Plane, though technically the term would also encompass the 3rd fold. It has many other names, with varying accuracy, most actually being names for it's various “Wrinkles”. Magic in this fold is at its most balanced. Many of the rules of the First Fold regarding the empowered do not apply in this Fold of the World. The common part is basically a reflection of the First World, though

 

The 3rd Fold of the World: The true magic realm. Though it may Where magic is at it's most powerful but also least stable. It's “Wrinkles” are numerous and varied. Virtually any realm of fiction or fantasy exists in the this fold. From Narnia, to Oz, to Tir Na Nog, to Avalon, and so forth.

 

The Beyond: The various lands of the dead, where spirits usually go after their physical forms are no more. Some believe the Beyond to simply be an extension of the 3rd fold, whereas some call it the 4th fold, but most simply think of it as the beyond. Within it there exists many heavens, hells, purgatories, and more from a multitude of cultures and religions. It is believed by many that since spirits of the dead can themselves be killed or destroyed that there is even a realm beyond the Beyond.