network; asala adaar (007)
Do not go into the portals if you can help it.
I'm not sure how this is possible, but they lead into some strange version of the Fade. If you do end up in them, try not to believe anything you're seeing; I know that it's convincing, and anything you experience in there is the Fade getting into your brain and forcing you to believe in its illusions. Mages from my world are used to forcing themselves to become lucid in order to avoid being tricked into possession, but the rest of you have never been in it before.
I went into one and managed to get myself out because of my anchor. I can open and close rifts on my own, but most of you don't have those powers. I don't know how many people are stuck in the Fade, and I definitely don't know who knows they're stuck and who doesn't, but when I went through the portal disappeared behind me. I need help looking for them and getting them back out again.
There may be demons there. I would prefer only people with magic volunteer to help; you can't rely on physical weapons or necessarily rely on outsmarting or outfighting what's in there without them. If you can help, give me something of yours to power with my magic so I can locate you. You need to take note of where you found the initial portal in Mount Weather and then stay with whoever you find inside the Fade until I can get to you and get you out again. I've already done it once, so I know how to go back and forth. I can stitch up the portals if I find them. It's not perfect, but it should keep people from falling into them until there's something more permanent to be done.