[Yes, they are. Korrin levels a stare at him, crossing her arms.]

Everyone with one of those marks is cause for concern. You're no exception. Deal with it or not, that's not changing.

The Breach is what spawned the rift you exited from, a massive tear in the Veil between the physical world and the Fade. Before the Herald stabilized it, it was expanding every hour and would have consumed the world.