Naj, Essence of the Void

Before the events of the Swell and the Roaming Rage, Naj was a widely embraced essence, especially by the people of Mal Oran. The Essence of the Void represents a wide portion of reality. Emptiness of the soul, perversion of nature, the strange and obscure, the demonic and the alien, necromancy, desperation and madness. It is an essence that naturally attracted users of dark magic, the vengeful, the broken, the corrupted and the desperate. It is the patron of beings abyssal, demonic and alien (particularly mind flayers and beholders). While it is all of that, it was also once a favorite of monks who strived to reach a mind devoid of thought and emotion.

After the Roaming Rage and the final confrontation between Naj and the other Essences, its following dwindled and now resides only on the fringe of society. Naj is still revered in small pockets of Mal Oran and Kerad, though society in both (but especially in Mal Oran) tend to shun individuals that reveal themselves to favor the Void. The power Naj bestowed to its followers before the Rage was thought to be gone, but rumors of Naj's influence continue to pop up from time to time. Understanding of what the Essences are is generally low, so these rumors persist because no one can truly say whether or not Naj is truly gone.