====== The Void ======

The Void is one of three alternative planes that can be travelled to, along with [[Inferno]] and [[Kokytos]]. It is the realm of the otherworldly creatures of R'lyeh and those exposed to it are likely to become permanently [[insane]] should they return at all.

=== Methods of Access ===

Unlike the other two planes, there is no direct method to send an opponent to the Void.

  * Certain [[random events]] may banish commanders to the Void
  * Outcomes from the R'lyeh [[Void Gate]] can result in sending the summoner to the Void
  * Being teleported by the spells ??Returning?? or ??Vortex of Returning?? has a 7% chance to send a recipient to the Void instead of their capital province. The ??Ring of Returning?? and ??Ritual of Returning?? seem to not carry this risk.
  * Being hit by the ??Dimensional Rod?? and failing the resulting MR check.
  * Temporarily, when casting or being the target of ??Dreams of R'lyeh??

=== Mechanics ===

Being in the Void is hazardous to anyone who makes it there. Each turn, the following things happen (([[:user:loggy:void|Obtained from the executable, with some aspects still not understood]]))

  * Any non-commanders who are in the Void invariably die without any chance of survival.
  * All units in the Void have a 100% chance to gain 1d6 (exploding) Insanity. This chance is divided by the unit's [[Void Sanity]] value, if any.
  * There is a 15% chance that the commander comes under attack by various void creatures. Creatures without Void Sanity fight under the effects of [[Dimension Overload]].

^ Chance ^ Attacker ^
| 1/5 | 5x ??Lesser Otherness??es |
| 1/25 | 4x ??Vile Thing??s |
| 1/25 | 3x ??Thing of Many Eyes?? |
| 1/25 | 3x ??Thing from the Void?? |
| 1/25 | 5x ??Elder Thing??s |
| 1/25 | 4x ??Formless Spawn??s |
| 1/25 | 4x ??Otherness??es |
| 1/25 | 3x ??Thing from the Beyond?? |
| 1/25 | 2x ??Dweller in the Deep?? |
| 1/25 | 4x ??Greater Otherness??es |
| 1/25 | 5x ??Thing that should not be?? |
| 1/25 | 1x ??Vastness?? |
| 9/25 | 2x ??Greater Otherness??es |

  * Irrespective of being attacked or not, the chance of returning is rolled next. This is 5% plus any void returning modifiers (given by ??Lightless Lantern??s, ??The Forbidden Light?? and ??The Gift of Kurgi??).
  * Upon returning, there is a 30% chance of gaining +1 astral and +2d50 (exploding) insanity. This cannot occur for units with {{path>S4}} or higher already.
  * When returning, there is a 10% + (20% per astral level) to return in a province belonging to the owner of the lost unit. If not successful, a province is picked at random. In either case, the returning unit immediately drowns if appropriate, and then attacks the province if it is hostile.