| Category | Rifts | ||||
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| Opened | 5 Witchrite 100 GE | ||||
| Closed | 17 Brightstar 126 GE |
The Sôvuk Sea Gate once served as a rift between the Abyssal world Kurun'Ush and the world Bal-Kriav. The architect of the Sôvuk Sea Gate was a powerful demon wizard named Gorag'theg. His knowledge of necromancy was so great that he figured out a way to use soul energy to power-up the Manes Chimneys.
This gateway to the Abyss was opened during the Demon Spawn War (89 GE - 269 GE). It an underwater grotto beneath the isle of Torvild, a rift opening, linking Bal-Kriav with a faraway world of the Abyss. Minions of Gorag'theg then dug a tunnel on a westerly course towards the waters of Morwuld Briin. To stabilize the rift, the Manes Chimneys were erected to serve as both protection against Covenant attacks and for funneling soul power into keeping the rift open.
In the Demon Spawn War, the Covenant made many attempts at closing this rift, losing thousands; even the weave spiders could not repair it as long as the Manes Chimneys burned.
On 17 Brightstar 126 GE, with a scarcity of manes, a million consumed, as the Manes Chimneys cooled, the Sôvuk Sea Gate rift was closed by the tireless wardens of The Weave.