The Bound are a multitude of strange creatures that were sealed away by Atlantean mages, as they were unable to permanently slay them. Modern mages believe that the monsters of myths are reflections of the Bound filtered through the lenses of the Quiescence. The Bound are not just magical; they must devour magic to survive. They can sense whenever Mana is near, driven by urges to destroy and consume. The Bound can detect the strength of a mage's soul instinctively, pausing only briefly to notice the magical energy flowing through the veins of other impossible creatures nearby. If one of the Bound can destroy a source of magic, it can then consume the Mana within. This is simply a matter of survival. Each dawn, one of the Bound weakens (losing one point of Mana). The beings are driven to hu