The Obelisk

The Obelisk is an immense and mysterious magical structure that stands in the center of The Outlands. Its history and true purpose its not known.

Description
The Obelisk appears to be made of nothing. It is jet black and completely featureless. Light seems to have no effect on it, and it is completely uniform. It is perfectly hexagonal at its base, and is approximately 300 feet wide. As it rises however, the sides occasionally protrude and recede into it, giving it a jagged appearance. It's height is seemingly infinite, and no creature has been able to reach its peak. The Obelisk also constantly expands and contracts very slightly.

The oddest feature of The Obelisk is how it appears at a distance. No matter how far primes travel from it, it never completely vanishes from vision. Even if purposely obscured from thousands of miles away, a thin pulsating black line will always bleed through just enough to be seen.

Properties
There are three main features of The Obelisk that are easily noticeable. The first, is the previously mentioned ability for it to always remain in sight. While it can be a bit annoying, primes find it very useful as a beacon to find their way back to Annolor.

The second is it's teleportation ability. Whenever primes touch it, they are instantly teleported back into The Universe. This is the only known and reliable way to leave the Borderlands. Non-primes cannot make use of this however, as they are annihilated if they touch the object.

The third is its inhibition of magical abilities. As one moves closer to it, their magical and supernatural abilities become suppressed. Even the deities of the outer planes lose all of their divine powers if they stray too close. In addition to this, individuals born and items created in this area are able to leave the borderlands without evaporating.

Wardell's Experience
"The obelisk was no man-made creation - it was beyond that. It was nothingness made form, as if some ancient entity removed a piece of reality itself. Though it seemed inanimate, it moved ever so slightly, as if it was breathing. As we approached it, It began to call to me in an alien language I could not emulate, and in that instant I desired nothing more than to caress it. Like moths to a flame, my companions and I shuffled towards it with hands outreached, forced to accept whatever this presence desired. I felt an intense coldness as the tips of my fingers disappeared into the blackness, and within the blink of an eye, I was no longer there..."