Rift Magic

Rift Magic Enters the World
Rift Magic entered the world during the Great Cataclysm, in which the Earth was torn asunder by mysterious rifts that began appearing all around the world. The first and largest rift to appear was the Great Rift, which appeared in the Atlantic Ocean between Greenland and Canada. Each rift that appeared began spewing an ethereal substance into the air known as Rift Magic. The rifts continued appearing for weeks, while the land and oceans bent to their will. It seemed as if the Earth would rip apart at any moment when suddenly everything stopped, leaving an erie silence in its wake. The dust settled and very different world arose from the ashes. A world that had been infused with Rift Magic.

Current Day
Rift Magic resides in the current world as a highly sought after source of power for many individuals. It typically manifests itself as a purplish red flame. Rift Magic can only be extracted from the rifts around the world with the main source being located at the Great Rift. It is a corrupt and powerful magic that can enhance attributes and prolong life among other things. This power comes with a price by polluting and slowly eating away at the minds and transforming the bodies of those that are continually exposed to the magic leaving behind only shreds of humanity. They become slaves to the magic causing a strong addiction to it. The longer those that use the magic go without being exposed to it, the quicker they slip into a deep psychosis following a vicious withdrawal period. Many describe the sensation of using the magic to be a euphoric experience.

Randy the Technomancer has become the kingpin of Rift Magic distribution throughout the world due to his dominion being located around the Great Rift. Randy has been able to create an extraction process where he can not only extract the magic from the rifts but also process and distribute the magic throughout the world in various forms such as liquids and solids. Extracting Rift Magic from the rifts is a dangerous process that almost always ends in death for those that attempt it. Randy positioned himself around the Great Rift and turned Rift Magic into a commodity that he uses to control those that need or want it. He also uses it as a weapon to gain more power and spread his empire throughout the world.