The Rainbow Braid
This spinning twine of living colors pierces the center of the planet. It is the Meridian, spinning slightly faster than the world it threads through. This desynchronization of rotation between the Braid and the planet has produced several strange effects in the world.
Firstly, it has blurred the Braid from sight, submerging it in a “shadowy” dimension and keeping it mostly hidden from view. The resulting friction disperses energy in the form of unraveling colors from the central, or Prime Braid. These threads are then flung chaotically across the world. Though they are technically in a sub-reality, they are still held inside the atmosphere by gravity.
At times, warped gravity pools that have formed across the planet coalesce into small vortexes, whirlpools of tightly bound color capable of piercing the shadow veil. While each of the colors has specific traits and characteristics, they can also blend and combine to create new manifestations of power.
As the Braid’s threads, or “the Braid,” encircles the planet, the raw magic within the colors penetrates everything. Since its introduction to the Realm of Reality, it has saturated both organic and inorganic matter. The Braid has been born into every living creature, giving them an internal source of colorless magic.
By using this internal magic source, people have learned to become micro-gravity wells that lure the Braid toward them. This can be extremely fatiguing, but like any muscle, the magical core can be strengthened through disciplined use and focus.