Canto Universe

 Preface

  &emsp;I must admit, writing a work akin to an encyclopedia is simply not my forte. My successes in life have rode on the fantastical, the wondrous. Fiction, you see, fiction. One would find it odd that a person such as me would be charged as what could very well be the Chronicler of Adytum.

The Canto Universe is a remarkably straightforward continuity, a shining beacon of stability among other fractured and broken timelines. Indeed, the word 'Canto' is an obscure word meaning 'a section of a large poem'. At a first glance, this alternate universe is just simply one of many extensions to Universe #2, or as some scholars foolishly say, Universe #1, this is not quite the case. From that, we can infer the Canto Universe to be the continuation of perhaps something else entirely, though this is a matter I will need to explain in greater detail in a later section.

This volume has been split into several sections and is intended to bring together a readable and reliable compendium with adequate analysis and information, as well as supportive notes added wherever possible. These sections are meant for both the avid researcher and the novice reader: The former will find the categorization mildly useful, while the latter will, hopefully, access the material needed readily enough.

My work is, of course, built upon my many predecessors. While I doubt I have accomplished much else seeing as I am not quite suited for this monumental task, I hope my scrutiny has conveyed the intricacies of the Canto Universe.

— Thom Sail

Adytum, Vayu