Gardener

The Gardener is part of a race of beings known as The Architects who reside in the Outer Plane. The Gardener is the entity responsible for the creation of this universe. The Gardener typically undergoes a regenerative Cycle typical for its kind, however this process has been halted due to the effect of Sorrow.

The Dream
The inactive phase of a Architect's cycle, also referred to as the "dream," or "dreaming sleep," results in the creation of a singularity. This singularity contains a reality defined by the Architect's mind and body prior to undergoing The Cycle. This universe and all aspects of reality are aspects of The Gardener and part of the its current dream.

A Story as Old as Time
The universe created by an Architect typically follows an arc defined by the flow of time and narrative inertia until it reaches a natural endpoint. After a universe ends it breaks apart and reforms into a new iteration of the individual who created it, completing The Cycle. The Gardener was prevented from completing its own cycle due to the interference of a force known as Sorrow.

Sorrow, in uncertain terms, grievously wounded The Gardener, locking it in its dreaming sleep. The sum of Sorrow's effects on reality are not entirely knowable, however the most severe of these was the creation of The Bog.

We All Come Back Here
Main Article: Bog

The Bog is the result of Sorrow's damage to reality. The Bog is The Gardener's wound and a hole in the fabric of the universe. The Bog is a point in space where the Inner and Outer Planes co-mingle. Thought and reality become one in the same and time is meaningless.