Creation of Nodes and Nexuses
Mana has a natural tendency to stay with the matter that generated it; if that matter moves on, so does the mana. This leads to mana conduits (sometimes called ley lines) in the natural world, as various sources of mana are joined together in life's web of interconnecting forces. When two or more conduits cross, they create a node — a place where mana "pools", slowed on its journey to wherever it was going. If a node becomes large enough and strong enough, it can form a nexus, the most powerful manological phenomenon in the material world.
Nexuses come in two types: mana springs, where mana flows into the material plane in great abundance; and mana wells, where mana is drawn out of the material plane and goes someplace else. The nexus at the heart of Metamor Keep is a mana spring. The nexus at the heart of Elderwood is a mana well, with its far terminus in the Second Hell. Obviously, a mana well on one end of the channel means a mana spring on the other, and vice versa.
Study and Exploration
Talia is known to be looking for different nexuses to study them and control them if possible.
Known Nodes
unknown
Known Mana Springs
Metamor Keep — Far terminus is unknown.
Telvari Rift — Far terminus is in a life-aspected part of the Aether.
Known Mana Wells
Elderwood, also the home of Talia. Far Terminus is in the Second Hell.
Forest of Darkness — Far terminus is in the Second Hell.
The Murk — Far terminus is in the Second Hell.
Jagoduun/Chateau Marzac — Far terminus was in the Underworld. This portal has, fortunately, been sealed, thanks to the actions of a group of heroes in December 707 CR.
