Noitar Arat

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“	Erg is the energy radiating from Palala, Erinn's sun, right? The Erg of Darkness is the energy radiating from the dark sun of Noitar Arat, and this darkness is what makes Alchemy possible.	„
— Dorren

Noitar Arat's Gate in the Shadow Realm.

Description

Noitar Arat is a world of complete darkness. It is synonymous with the foundations of Alchemy and is closely tied to the Shadow Realm. Its star, the Black Sun, is the source of what is called Dark Erg, or dark energy.

Past

“	It is quite possible that the Second Battle of Mag Tuireadh was the start of everything. Nuadha's spirit sword, Claimh Solas, stained the Mag Tuireadh field with the blood of the Fomors. But no one expected the blood of the Fomors would affect Findias' destiny, that which was engraved on Claimh Solas.	„
—Berched, Generation 9

During the Second Battle of Mag Tuireadh, Claimh Solas was bloodied by the Fomors and became corrupted. The Sword of Nuadha thus became the key to opening the door to Noitar Arat. Cromm Cruaich swallowed it, the threat was eliminated for the time being.

Generation 9: Alchemist (Spoilers)

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“	Noitar Arat refers to the origins of Alchemy. Did you know that Alchemy was born of darkness, not light? Humans were never supposed to possess this skill.	„
— Dorren

The Fomors' attempt at awakening Claimh Solas succeeds; while the spirit was defeated, its awakening became the starting point for the opening of Noitar Arat, which in turns made the Shadow Realm expand with the influence of its sun's Erg.

Generation 10: Goddess of Light (Spoilers)

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• Elatha refers to Cai as a Noitar Arat Alchemist.
• Cichol makes a Noitar Arat pact with Elatha; the exact details of what this is is never fully explained.

Generation 11: Sword of the Gods (Spoilers)

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• Tuan's Shadow Death skill may be the origin of the first iteration of the Shadow Realm, and what allowed Noitar Arat's sun to step a figurative foot in it.
• In the Royal Astronomy Society Sponsorship quests, Dorren refers to Tuan as 'The ruler of Noitar Arat'.

Generation 16: Macbeth (Spoilers)

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Cichol claims that the Shadow Realm was destroyed by the Soul Stream, but later lore refutes that claim.

Generation 22: Apocalypse (Spoilers)

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• The last two Evil Eye Monoliths likely fed off from Noitar Arat's dark sun.

Generation 25: Eclipse (Spoilers)

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• Balor is revealed to be the true limiter to Noitar Arat, and what prevents it from connecting with Erinn.
• Hymerark's intervention to prolong Balor's life as a way to circumvent Findias's Fate resulted in a temporary stasis that prevented Noitar Arat from connecting with Erinn too soon.

Generation 26: Winds of Fate (Spoilers)

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• Noitar Arat's point of entry in Erinn could be moved to the Fir Bolg's last refuge by Delga.
• It could be found at the nexus point of Taillteann's Shadow Realm, where it first appeared.
• Being exposed to Noitar Arat's erg is shown to be harmful to humans and corrupt monsters.

Trivia

• Noitar Arat was once erroneously translated as Luitalata on the Wiki.
• Noitar Arat may have multiple meanings, as the term has been used in different ways through the storyline chapters.
• Arat Crystals and Arat Berries share its namesake. Any links between the three are unknown.
• The Shadow Spirit skill may have ties into Noitar Arat.
• Glas Ghaibhleann seems to have an ability similar to that of Claimh Solas, which is to create a gateway between worlds upon death, but in Glas's case, it does not seem to link directly to Noitar Arat, at least in name.