In the Age of Silence, five archmages of the Unified Arcanum discovered the resonance frequency of the soul, using it to puncture the veil and claim the vacant seats of cosmic power.

A pentagonal astral structure where five spires of crystallized mana support the firmament of the Prime Material Plane.

The Pentarchy, a loose meritocratic council where seniority is dictated by the chronological order of their ascension.

The Ascended view mortals as 'unperfected ancestors' and rarely intervene, preferring to let their intricate mechanical laws of magic dictate the world's flow.

The Resonance Forge, where souls are distilled into pure quintessence to fuel the further expansion of the Ascended's celestial realms.