The Genesis Kiln

A device created by the Caeloraan, motivated by the destruction of their civilization, to open pathways to worlds unsundered by the Mana’s ascension. The Genesis Kiln was used to great and terrible effect - it did indeed create portals to unknown realms, but those portals welcomed in unfathomable horrors, and the Kiln’s creators were ultimately forced to seal it shut to protect what little remained. According to history passed down by the Solarians, the Caeloraan were subsequently afflicted with a blood curse that ensured one dangerous beast would always be among their number. Kjoll’s group of Nabatan adventurers stumbled upon the Kiln, finding it open to a nightmarish realm, and managed to once again seal its portals shut.

Murals within the Genesis Kiln, as well as cautionary recordings left by the Caeloraan, depict Lycians, Arathans, and Nabatans departing through the portal before the project was abandoned. Thus, while the Caeloraan’s creation ended in tragedy, it also allowed an entire second world to flourish anew.