Ki 5 · Magic Suppressed · The Hollow
On Disilix, spell slots expended do not recover through rest. Prepared magic stays prepared until spent, then it's gone until the caster leaves the planet entirely and spends sufficient time off-world.
This would be merely inconvenient if not for The Hollow — a disease that infects only those capable of casting spells. It consumes magical capacity from the inside, burning out spell slots one by one, permanently. It doesn't kill quickly. It reduces. There is no cure, only a treatment protocol that slows progression if maintained rigorously.
People come to Disilix to disappear. The Hollow deters magical pursuit. It is the system's best hiding place, and is populated accordingly.
Mostly Grounders of the desperate variety. Some Void Walkers use Disilix as transit refuge, since Void Walking is not arcane spellcasting and is not suppressed by the planetary field.
Loose network of long-term Disilix residents monitoring Hollow progression. Not a government — the closest thing to one. Membership voluntary. Everyone understands accurate Hollow data is in everyone's interest.
Agreements between refugee communities guaranteeing non-disclosure and mutual non-aggression. In place for over 200 years. Violated three times. Each violation resulted in the offending party finding Disilix suddenly very inhospitable.
Faction of people who came to Disilix because someone powerful is looking for them, who now help others do the same. Will sell information to anyone except parties hunting their clients.
Community of non-magical and low-magic practitioners who built a sophisticated alchemical tradition. When spells are unavailable, alchemy fills the gap, and Disilix has had centuries to develop that gap into a discipline.
Private record of who has the Hollow, progression level, and prior capabilities. The most sensitive record on Disilix. Multiple parties want it — Gadar, the Necromancer Conclave, at least two intelligence services. No one has successfully stolen it.