The slow formation of a new Metaphysics
Let us start out with a rough listing of the knowledge and facts currently at my disposal.
We have come into possession of the Grotius Cube a spherical artefact that uses the Cubic law of Planar Stacking. Originally this device was used during the God Wars as a form of prison for highly powerful Collective Spontaneous Thaumological Fields (or deities as the layman insists on calling them). Created by the renowned artificer Nisendor Insenthel roughly 500 years ago, the Grotius Cube would appear to be a highly powerful artefact.
I have not encountered this law before. Indeed I have studied in depth the squared law of Planar stacking. It is this law that prevented the interpenetration of extra-dimensional spaces (leading to the question as to the state of this effect in the new Thaumalogical order). The cubic law of Planar Stacking was apparently forwarded by one Ansanthum Grotius, a theoretician that I am unfamiliar with (despite the fact that he predates me by several centuries).
I have seen a copy of the Malecarthium (a great magical work by written by Alosius Mark). All copies were assumed to be lost. I wish I could have gotten a chance to read it. Curiously it was much thinner than I expected.
I also, now have in my possession a memory core from the lost library of Anabaris (I had assumed the library a myth perpetrated by the uncreative theoreticians lamenting lost knowledge. The core would seem to tell the lie to my beliefs). Unfortunately, the core seems to be from the meta-biology wing and focuses entirely on various species of beast. Useful to be sure, but if I could get my hand on a Metaphysical core... Anabaris is supposedly located to the East, from where the civilized races came from before they settled where they are now in Haven, and it was lost in or before the Flight. So much was lost during the Flight... The Core I now possess, as well as the Malecarthium, were both obtained by Ancillin Eladrius. This would seem to indicate that either this Ancillin has found Anabris, or has stumbled across a collection of artefacts recovered from there. Unfortunately this is a name I am totally unfamiliar with so it does little good in helping to track down more information.
The Astral plane seems to have either been removed or amalgamated with wherever it is that the gods live. This has therefore likely resulted in a large reduction of the total number of planes. Since things powered or using the Squared Law of Planar stacking were highly dependent upon this number, a reduction in the total number of planes would have greatly reduced their power.
Unfortunately, I am forced to enter into speculation for a time here. I have been told (by a Spontaneous Thaumological Field known in the standard Pantheon as the Son) that the Metaphysical redistribution that we have experienced was confined mostly to Haven. Furlough experienced some temporary effects as a result of its linkage to Haven but has since reverted to its former state. I cannot confirm this but will, for the moment assume it to be true.
If this is true then Trian's multi-planar divergent theory appears to be at least partially correct. I was, however, told that there significant issue with the theory. Of course there are! Anyone even glancing at his meta-stasic calculations could see that!
Consider the following timeline (based upon our current apparent temporal location):
· Roughly 1100 years ago the Squared law of Planar stacking was postulated leading to the creation of extra-dimensional spaces and serving as the power source for the creation of the Aeries.
· Roughly 700 years ago (400 years later) Mount Pushkin was discovered and the link to Furlough was established. This increased the linked Realm count from one to two.
· Roughly 500 years ago, during the God Wars, the Grotius Cube was created. This was the first (and as far as I know only) example of an application of the Cubic law of Planar stacking.
· 97 years ago (roughly 400 years later) a magical realignment occurred. The result of this may have been (there is scant but mounting evidence...) the connection of a third Realm to Haven.
The above timeline is accurate, to the best of my knowledge, but it raises the possibility that the creation of the Cube may have started the process that resulted in the magical shift four hundred years later. Further, the power of the exponent in the Planar Stacking law(s) may be directly tied to the total number of Realms tied to Haven. Indeed the creation of an artefact relying upon a higher exponent may result in the universe attaching a new Realm in order to restore its balance.