Throughout the ages, scholars have sought to learn all there is to know about
the environment around them, and to push the boundaries of exploration, and
knowledge. A select group discovered how to open holes in this reality, and
tunnel through to other dimensions and worlds. These holes were named rifts,
and the group came to be known as riftwalkers.

The Guild of Riftwalkers explored many worlds, but knowledge of the complex
manipulation of rift energies required to travel to them has been lost over
the decades. The guild itself vanished from our own world and was forgotten,
until now...

A fisherman has come running into Shadowkeep screaming about a huge black
sphere coming down in the lake to the northwest. The spheres landing caused
such a large splash that the fisherman was completely soaked, and was heard
saying 'Oh my dear lord, I wept when I saw all those dead fish washing up on
the shore'. When asked about the sphere he replied 'I only took it as a sphere
because it was round, but now I've had time to think, it looked more like a
huge hole in the air! Before I had chance to recover, the sphere had floated
off into the deeper parts of the lake. I'm no great swimmer, and to be honest
I'm not sure I have the guts to go take a closer look!'

Rumours are now widespread of the reappearance of the guild in Rothikgen.
Information has leaked which suggests the guild still retains the required
expertise necessary to open a rift and travel to one particular world, with
which it has had a long standing relationship with. The close link the guild
has with this single world is in the form of rift entities. Riftwalkers have
the necessary abilities to capture these beings of pure energy, and summon
them into this reality to make them serve. Although much knowledge has been
lost, a benevolent supporter of rift research has arisen, and continues to
expand the guilds reach.