Inessa frowns in thought. "The Chantry teaches that the Maker created the Veil before He created mortals. Others may believe differently, but in any case, it happened so long ago that the actual facts of the matter aren't known. I should state, though, that the Veil is not an object, but more a magical vibration to repel the Fade. Where that is diminished, you have tears. Where it is gone altogether thanks to Corypheus' actions, the rifts."