The Crystal Nexus

Mystical crystalline bridges made from the roots and branches of the Crystal Tree, which connect all things of the Veritas in some way, shape or form. They always lead you to where you wish to be, so that one does not get confused in the nexus. Under the bridges is a hidden city of utter ruin, known as Valparaiso, the lawless land, as well as a dark forest where many creatures roam free. Legend has it that the Crystal Tree itself guides those down the correct pathway, and those that mean ill harm to the village as a whole, to their deaths.

Large, sturdy flatlands that are the congregation of many bridges in one area. These are considered as rest stops, or as transitional points where one may, at any given time, change their course from one land to the next. There are many of them and from them stem many more bridges. Some of them are known to have lodging and rest areas, or even replenishing springs, just in case travel is far.


Some of the Crystal Heights are not rooted or branched and are capable of freely flying about. They can be called down and taken swiftly to other Crystal Height hotspots, however they usually do not take one completely from one area to the next, for they are meant for swift travel between the Crystal Heights and not from each continent. If one is close to their destination, they are capable of taking them directly to the edge, though. They are not very stable in terms of prolonged flight and, if not charged sufficiently, are known to fall, which is why they are used only for traveling short distances between the nearest Crystal Heights.

Some pathways lead specifically inside of the Crystal Tree itself, which will bring one into the deeper, darker part of the Crystal Bridges. There are known to be many treasures inside of the Crystal Tree passes that can only be accessed through taking the Crystal Nexus, however they are known to be very dangerous due to the many creatures that either roam the inside of the Crystal Tree, wander from their continents and get lost within, or are generated by the Crystal Tree to protect whatever secrets are within. It's a very intricate maze-like system inside. Some who find a safe spot are known to live inside of the Crystal Tree...


Many of the caverns look like this, and lead inside of the Crystal Tree from the Crystal Bridges located on the outside passes.


Just as beautiful and colorful as the outside bridges, the passes on the inside that are the safest are littered with spectral lights that are easy on the eyes and tend to guide one to where they wish to go. However, the deeper one gets inside, the less light there is, and the more cavernous the inside of the Crystal Tree becomes, depending on where one is located. This is not because the light cannot reach, but because the light is purposefully being withheld from these places to hide the secrets, treasures and creatures that protect the tree roaming within. It's best to be careful.

The dark cavernous interior of the Crystal Tree that is devoid of most light in order to ensure that very few enter or exit the Crystal Tree that are not supposed to be. It leads toward the center of the Crystal Tree, where many of the most valuable treasures and most profound secrets reside. There are many great bests that lurk in the Crystal Caverns that protect these things, however, and the caverns within become fare more intricate and complex in order to confound anyone who seeks to enter with harmful or evil intent, which is why the light is purposefully kept from these caves as if to be a barrier of sorts. One is said to be able to enter the lost village of the Depths from here, as well.


At the very center of the Crystal Tree, where the light from the Caverns has been drawn in and concentrated, are the rarest, purest and most valuable gems, jewels and crystals in all the Veritas. From here are where most of the gems are born, and to the world are where they grow at the leisure of the Crystal Tree, sprouting up in random places. All known Chrysms and Prysms, as well as many unknown and completely new gems and jewels are known to grow here all the time, and they are charged with the great power of the very Tree of Life itself. Though most of this land seems to be crystallized, it also seems to be organic and agriculturally sound, as though natural life not only can grow, but also can be crystallized here, or vice versa from crystal to organic life. The mysteries and wonders that are within the center of the Crystal Tree are widely unknown save to the Tree itself and the Crystal Family that this world belongs to.