Magestorms

The mis-named Magestorms have nothing to do with magicians and while many magicians have tried to harness the power over the years all have failed. The storms are caused when threads of the Shadow Realms that are pulled into the Mortal Plane being to gather in one area. When enough of the threads have gathered they become solid enough to be affected by the weather patterns of the world. Combined with the energy of the weather these masses create powerful and chaotic storms.

Unlike a normal storm that simply manifests physically - a magestorm is comprised of magical energy and lashes the world with magical power. This power has been known to tear portals into other planes drawing creatures into the storm. While most of these creatures cannot survive outside of the storm there have been great magestorms that have pulled demons in their wake.

In time the magical power of the Shadow Realms will exhaust itself and the storm will die out. Those summoned in its wake will be forced back into their home plane as their portal is closed.