Of the beings in the Beyond, Sukhallu was neither the eldest nor the strongest, but it was the first to notice the presence of beings made from matter, and the world that sustained them, separate from yet intimately connected to the Beyond. And this, in and of itself, was a sort of power. Neither dreadful Engidir nor sorrowful, powerful Nertagmil had broached that barrier before Sukhallu, and their understanding of the matter world ever lagged behind even when it attracted their notice.

Sukhallu soon actively sought out those of matter that were exploring the Beyond, seeking to establish communications of a sort. The first efforts were invariably fatal, but they did succeed in communicating that Sukhallu was a being capable of independent thought and action, and that it harbored an intense interest in the matter world that mirrored the interest that those in the matter world had begun to show in the Beyond. The problem of sustained communication remained, however, and what was learned of Sukhallu came at a cost in matter lives. It is unknown what, if any, effect was had on Sukhallu in turn.

Until the birth of Qudma, though, Sukhallu could only be spoken with in lifeblood.