Beyond civilization’s bounds stretch untamed wilds haunted by monsters and horrors beyond description. Yet here and there, in tiny pockets, communities huddle. Some take refuge in the Underdark, while others make their homes in treetop villages. They might not have the same amenities a city can provide, but they have the same determination to survive.

Many roads can lead to psionic mastery and each has its apologists. Civilized people believe they have the truth about psionic magic and raise grand edifices to their mastery, but they are not alone in psionic magic’s use. People beyond the grand academies, sheltering in the unforgiving wilderness or in fantastical realms beyond the natural world, can learn and wield psionic power in their own ways, and they can come to their understanding through unconventional means.