The Mortal Realm

This, more than any other Paradigm, is the Milky Way Galaxy of mortal experience. For them, the Fifth comprises the whole of reality and is, in their eyes, the Universe. Some rare few believe in other realms and fewer still have actually seen them, but the vast majority live very much in the here and now. It is in the Fifth that the passion is found. The spirit, the spark of life, in every thing that feeds, breathes and breeds lends this Paradigm a particular fervor. While all lifeforms possess a spirit, the same is not true for souls. Truly, no one knows where they come from, but it is certain they are not spawned here. It is an impossible thing to categorize, as not even every member of a species, or even a bloodline, may be thus blessed. For unknown reasons, souls only seem to manifest in the Fifth. Souls found in other Paradigms invariably got there from here.

Sol System

Gaia

Central to the metaplot of the Fifth is what modern man refers to simply as "Earth". This planet is home to one of the manifestations of Babel, and its long history touches worlds across the galaxy.

Stellian System

Promacon

An ancient core world and the heart of the Promaconean Protectorate.

History

Beaorodor System

Taelkan

System in the Andromeda Galaxy, known only by visitation of three individuals to Earth following a "jump-gate malfunction". Irrefutable evidence of both extra-galactic life and that safe travel between galaxies is possible. There is no apparent way to recreate the accident with Earthly technology and the Taelin individuals have little to no understanding of their own technology.