From the introduction: Welcome to the Court. This is a place where magic and science collide. Split by a great ravine spanned only by one always lit bridge sit two sides, the Court and the Forest. Mediums act as the go between for the two but tensions are always high, and the plots of each side are many. The Court focuses on technology and teaching their students, though some practitioners of magic study there and a great many oddities such as the Minotaur reside in its walls. The Forest follows the god Coyote and his mad designs, not all of them malevolent. Both of these sides manipulate the ether, which is an omnipresent force that humans return to when they die, and it is the source of their wonders. Be warned, the strange is a regular occurrence here and some here find they have two shadows.