when-pocket
The term when-pocket1[wen POKK·ette] is the informal term used to refer to areas of temporal disturbance that crop up in and around the Velvetdown.2‘Temporal disturbance’ is, in fact, the technical term. This phenomena has been documented as far north as the trading post immediately south of Moderacy,3Humorously, it was centralized within the icebox of a waypoint house. and is generally thought to extend about fifty miles past the borders of the Velvetdown in every direction.4Albeit with exponentially decreasing frequency correlating to its distance from the Velvetdown.
The when-pockets are thought to be a product of the chirring sound made by the mossy structures of the Velvetdown. As the different frequencies collide, they exert pressure on reality and create small semi-intangible indentations. The continuous creation of these ‘dips’ or ‘wells’ creates eddies which ripple out along the planar surface of reality, which consequently folds over itself in order to maintain structural integrity. These folds are the when-pockets.