The Fog

What is only a concept to those dwelling in the Dome, it is a real threat to those living above the sea level. It may look pretty - pitch black with small rainbow colored glitter within it, it has the appearance of something beautiful - but don't be fooled. This fog is simultaneously ice cold and searing hot. If touched briefly and only on small parts of the body, it will leave burn marks that leave behind scars that shimmer in many colors, almost as if the substance burned itself within the rexals very flesh. And woe to those that fall into it: It will consume them whole, leaving nothing - not even a speck of dust.

Rexal scientists are unsure what the fog consists of, but they have a hunch: It is just as magical as their own bodies - washing the magic out of the air and dissolving it to more of the dark substance that it consists of. The fact that rexals are inherently magical beings explains why they are the only ones that are even affected by it.

Animals, plants, even insects are not affected by it in the slightest. Tests have provided insight that animals can not see the fog at all, venturing into and out of it without hesitation or fear. This leads one to believe, that, since animals can also not see rexal's own magic, this fog is also magical of nature. Using this specific trait, many rexals that encounter the fog, have trained pets to scout it, however it proved to be difficult, since the animal is unaware of where exactly the fog starts and ends, which makes specific commands tricky.

Fog can be found in almost any place around the globe. It can penetrate any surface, venture through every substance and acts as if nothing is truly around it. Wind cannot move it - though it seems as if it shifts simply by chance. This is a blessing and a curse, especially to islands that are near areas where fog may gather: Storms cannot move it closer, but it makes it unreliable to trust it to stay in one place regardless. The only place reliably empty of it, is the deepest trench of the ocean where the Dome lays secured.

Rexals, however, mostly stay clear of areas where fog has gathered. Due to its dangerous nature, there is no way to shield one from its effects and only those daring enough, or those that don't have a choice, will go near it willingly.