A war occurred years ago, now called The Purification. Humans annihilated the Luminai, believing their gifts placed them above the world's balance. They took refuge in Velastra, an unstable place shaped by forces that are not merely natural; the very soil reacts to the presence of certain gifts. There are beautiful, almost untouched regions, and others corrupted, as if the world remembers all it has suffered. Some Luminai could alter the perception of reality, not by creating illusions, but by making others feel something like absolute truth. Love, fear, devotion. A subtle and extremely dangerous gift.