Kolas Rift

A deadly fracture in time and space, the Kolas Rift is the largest area of moderate to severe spatial distortion within Aero. It is well-known for its periodic bursts of unstable dimensional merges, where a nearby unreachable pocket dimension has been bleeding through regularly. It is located very close to the borders of Aero, where many edgebound bodies pass through it.

Formation
The Kolas Rift is believed to have been created when two beings of astounding power were warring with each other when the universe was young. The rift caused a dimensional overlap between a small pocket reality and Aero, causing strange temporal and spatial anomalies to take place. After these two beings perished, the overlap extended its reach into areas where planets were to form.

Effects
It is rare for rifts to be located so close to the edges of the universe, where the distortion of the borders already make it difficult for anything to cut throught or damage the fabric of reality. But because of the distortion it exerts, planets or stars that happen to get caught within it are stuck there. This has been apparent when previously edgebound bodies suddenly lose 92% of their momentum because they got caught within the Kolas Rift.

While it formed during two warring beings, the battle did not result in the rift cutting completely through. It merely bruised space, which is why the dimension that is on the other side never completely bleeds through. It is suspected, though, that it bleeds through more every time, which means that some day far in the future the Kolas Rift will tear wide open.

Time moves slower in the Kolas Rift. The approximate ratio between standard time and Kolas time is (A)21 seconds:(K)1 second.

Due to perceptual distortion, it is impossible to see stars and planets that are in the Kolas Rift. One must actually be inside the rift to see what is in the rift.