Noxveil is the cursed realm that exists in opposition to the Great Luminance within the cosmology of the Luminal Creed. A place where all light is extinguished, Noxveil is believed to be a domain of endless shadow, torment, and spiritual decay. Those who fall fully from Luma‘s grace—or commit unspeakable acts against the natural balance—are said to be condemned to noxveil for all eternity.
To the devout, noxveil is a cautionary truth. It represents not just a place, but a state of being: despair, cruelty, and the willful rejection of unity and light. Noxveil is believed to writhe at the very edge of the cosmos, hidden beyond all illumination, hungering for lost souls to claim.
Due to its evocative imagery, “noxveil” has transcended spiritual use and become a common term throughout the Galactic Commons:
- As a curse: “What in noxveil is going on?”
- As a descriptor for suffering: “That outpost was straight noxveil.”
- As a colloquial expression of contempt or dismissal: “They can rot in noxveil for all I care.”