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==The Silent Black==
==The Silent Black==
The Silent Black is assumed to be what lies opposed to the Astral Sea and the Outer Madness.  It may also be thought of as what lies 'between' the Silver Sea and the Outer Dark.  The various Material Planes may be thought of as existing 'within' the Silent Black, or perhaps the material Planes and bubbles in the Silent Black caused by the energies of the Fount and the Seed.  
The Silent Black is assumed to be what lies opposed to the Astral Sea and the Outer Madness.  It may also be thought of as what lies 'between' the Silver Sea and the Outer Dark.  The various Material Planes may be thought of as existing 'within' the Silent Black, or perhaps the material Planes are bubbles in the Silent Black caused by the energies of the Fount and the Seed.  


It is sometimes called The Silence, or the Place of Stillness, or even Purgatory.  It is the place where everything winds downs and grows tired and eventually grinds to a stop.  The Silence is a place of uncertain borders and unstable existence, were things can easily slip into the Final Madness, the True Void.  The edges, borders, properties, and even existence of the Silent Black is uncertain, and some scholars believe the Silent Black is simply the 'safe' portions of the Outer Madness, while others feel that the Outer Madness is simply those portions of the Silent Black which have gone mad. This is all made even more confusing by the proven fact that the Silent Black is infinite in scope, and yet contains the many Material Planes, which are also Infinite in scope. How these nested infinities may exist is beyond mortal ken, it seems, although the cyphers insist their arithmetic scribblings can contain hints.
It is sometimes called The Silence, or the Place of Stillness, or even Purgatory.  It is the place where everything winds downs and grows tired and eventually grinds to a stop.  The Silence is a place of uncertain borders and unstable existence, were things can easily slip into the Final Madness, the True Void.  The edges, borders, properties, and even existence of the Silent Black is uncertain, and some scholars believe the Silent Black is simply the 'safe' portions of the Outer Madness, while others feel that the Outer Madness is simply those portions of the Silent Black which have gone mad. This is all made even more confusing by the proven fact that the Silent Black is infinite in scope, and yet contains the many Material Planes, which are also Infinite in scope. How these nested infinities may exist is beyond mortal ken, it seems, although the cyphers insist their arithmetic scribblings can contain hints.

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