Corrupted Wall

The Corrupted Wall is a dark and mysterious mountain range situated in the northeast of Kyros. It is unknown how far the jagged rocks extend to the east, but it is clear that they were created to seal off a particular area from contact, for until recently they were believed to be intraversable. Encircling the Corrupted Wall is an inhosbitable area of scorched earth, death, and spellplague. Council citizens refer to this area as the Northern Devastation. Holy texts claim that the mountains were hastily raised by Kord and Bane soon after the conclusion of the Creation War around the year 1A3. The Wall has remained a mystery for many years despite the best efforts of scholars to learn its secrets. Sadly, many of these scholars were mad by simply staring at the jagged peaks for too long. Very few people could resist the debilitating effects of the mountains. Only residents of the small settlement of Myghal braved the Northern Devastation, but was constantly the subject of famine, madness, and worst of all, the Spellplague.

Spellplague
The effects of the Spellplague are still being studied, most thoroughly in the Arcaenium. However, it is known to infect all things including flesh, stone, magic, space and dimensional walls, and even the cosmology. It is clear that the Spellplague originated nearby or from beyond the Corrupted Wall. An afflicted object or being usually carries what is known as a Spellscar: a glowing blue mark wherever the infection originated. Creatures and people who bear spellscars have been known to develop strange and unnatural abilities for which they are exiled from society.