The Follow

The Follow, referenced in The Four Worlds theory, is the 3rd of 4 worlds that Niarists believe in. Suggested to be the afterlife, The Follow is said to be where the faithful and devout transcend to when their mortal forms die in The Material. Though, in Devyntias Amberfern's later life, it is discovered to be a mixture of the afterlife and a separate, living world entirely.

Many Primordian artists imagined what The Follow might look like; stereotypically depicted as an endless paradise of dreams and splendour or a world in the blue sky above the clouds. As no-one on Eia knows for certain, it is completely speculation.

As mentioned before, Devyntias Amberfern discovered his true identity during his 40s-50s by walking between The Material and The Follow, but each time he returned, he was unable to remember there being any physical representation of the world, suggesting that Primordians may not even have a deep enough level of comprehension to perceive it. Most people took this as a cop-out for a hallucination, as he could bring no evidence to show for it.

As told in The Anthology of Eia series, those who die and still have a purpose (most people) go to The Follow and continue with a new life that serves the needs of said world, while being reunited with their loved ones. It is uncertain whether their deceased family/friends are there simply as a projected image or actually the physical embodiments of their souls.

The War in the Sky
In The Anthology of Eia series, it is revealed that the fabric of The Follow has been torn and has allowed The Afterkind to enter it as well as The Material, causing unforeseen dangers that the deceased must face outside of the 'living' world. It is suggested that if The Afterkind were to bring collapse to The Follow, all who inhabit it would reanimate in The Material and instantly create billions of pseudo-glooms, and bring the end to all living things. This results in some kind of spiritual war where the bridge between worlds must be sealed.