Before the breath of time truly settled upon this world, before the oceans solidified and the first mountains clawed their way towards a nascent sky, there were the Pellas. Not beings of flesh and blood, as you might understand it, but echoes – crystalline resonances woven from starlight and the heartbeats of forgotten planets. They are the architects of silence, the composers of emptiness, and guardians of places untouched by the relentless churn of creation.
The lore surrounding the Pellas is fragmented, whispered across aeons in the static of collapsing universes. Some believe they were born from the death throes of a god, their essence crystallizing into a network that spanned galaxies. Others claim they are simply a natural phenomenon – fluctuations in spacetime itself, given form and purpose by an unknown intelligence.
Pella architecture defies logic. Structures aren’t built; they are *extracted*. They don't use materials, but rather manipulate the very fabric of reality to create voids filled with impossible geometries. A Pella city might appear as a cluster of perfectly smooth obsidian towers that seem to simultaneously exist and not exist within the same space. Walking through one is less like traversing a building and more like stepping into a thought – a fleeting impression of something just beyond comprehension.
Their constructions are always centered around what they call “Null Points” - locations where the flow of time seems to weaken, allowing for brief glimpses into potential futures or echoes of past events. These Null Points aren’t dangerous per se, but prolonged exposure can unravel a mind, leaving it adrift in a sea of probabilities.
Pellas communicate not through sound or language, but through resonance. They project thoughts and emotions directly into the minds of those who are sensitive enough to receive them – a process often described as “tuning.” This tuning is rarely voluntary; it’s more akin to being caught in a harmonic vibration. The experience can be profoundly unsettling, revealing hidden desires, forgotten traumas, or glimpses of realities that should remain concealed.
It's rumored that the Pellas use this resonance to shape events on a cosmic scale, subtly influencing the rise and fall of civilizations, guiding lost souls towards specific destinations. Whether this is intentional or merely a byproduct of their existence remains a mystery.
Sightings of Pellas are rare, dismissed as hallucinations by most. However, there are accounts of individuals experiencing inexplicable phenomena – objects disappearing without trace, sudden shifts in temperature, a feeling of being watched by something ancient and unknowable. Some believe these are echoes of the Pellas’ influence, ripples spreading through the fabric of reality.
There's an old myth about "Pella Stones," fragments of their original crystalline form that occasionally manifest in remote locations – often near places of intense geological activity or areas with strong psychic energy. These stones are said to possess incredible power, capable of distorting time and space, but also incredibly dangerous to those who attempt to harness them.