When Gehn first arrived in Riven, he presented himself as a god to the natives, and they believed and followed him. After he brought Atrus there, Atrus and Katran successfully fought against Gehn and escaped to Myst. This caused the Rivenese to split into two factions; those who continued to believe and rebels who thought that Atrus and Katran's escape proved that Gehn was a false god. The latter became known as the Moiety, and adopted a dagger design that Katran had created as their symbol.

At first, they were little more than an ineffective nuisance to Gehn, but when Katran returned to Riven after the escape to Myst, they became more active and violent in their methods. Up until then, they had been living in a hidden cave system that could only be accessed by means of an underwater opening or a hidden door, but when the Moiety brought Katran a book that Gehn had attempted to burn after deeming it a failure, she was able to recreate it as a viable home for them, and the Moiety decided to call the Age she salvaged "Tay".

This picture shows the Tay book. The artifact lying atop the linking panel was created by Katran, and supplied the power needed to activate the book. Since it was one of Gehn's books, it needed an outside power source. Katran's artifacts were small, elegant, and easily moved. Gehn's power sources were huge, unwieldy, and clumsy, and usually inefficient.

The main feature of Tay is a giant tree stump on an island in the middle of an inland lake. An adobe structure atop it holds the homes of the Moiety and their families. Inside the structure can be found smaller adobes that house the inhabitants.

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