Inhabitants - Lightning (TIP)

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Although the quasiplane of Lightning is not without life, most of it is difficult to discern, since it resembles the lightning of the realm itself. Some theorists have speculated, in fact, that all lightning in the quasiplane is alive somehow, probably in the form of shockers, mephits, or quasielementals. This is far from being proved true, however, and most still assume that the majority of the lightning seen here is nothing more than it seems (which makes it no less incredible or worthy of study).
==Quasielementals==
Lightning quasielementals are playful creatures who take the form of lightning and whose laughter is said to be the thunder of the quasi plane. Such whimsical trivialities aside, these spherical energy beings travel about the quasiplane in a distressingly chaotic manner and have no known organization or society. Occasionally, they gather together in a conflagration of electrical energy, but no one knows exactly why. 
Lightning mephits, for all their frenetic activity, have established tiny kingdoms amid the storm clouds. Rarely, in fact, is one of these creatures encountered alone. They get along well with the quasielementals and shockers-for some reason, the natives of the Thundering Realm rarely conflict at all.
==Animals and Monsters==
The classification of animal, as distinguished from monster, is a difficult one at best. In the Thundering Realm, creatures known as mrebb live amid the clouds. These tentacled, orblike beings never attract lightning, but they often grab anything that approaches them and throw it into the energy bolts. Some scholars put forth the fanciful notion that by making such "sacrifices" to the lightning, the mrebb buy their own safety-a theory that foolishly implies the intelligence of both mrebb and lightning. 
Insects called uun live within the lightning itself. An observer finds it extraordinarily difficult to study these fauna, however, since their life spans range from four to sixteen milliseconds. An uun's entire existence lasts no longer than the bolt of lightning upon which it lives. When the uun dies, it leaves behind tiny eggs that hatch with the blast of yet another bolt of lightning.
Xag-ya from the Positive Energy Plane visit the quasiplane of Lightning frequently (and sometimes pass through a vortex into the Prime Material Plane). In addition, some blue dragons from prime-material worlds gain the ability to travel to Lightning as they mature. These creatures think of the Thundering Realm as a sort of heavenly paradise and retire here for long periods of relaxation, flying slowly amid the clouds and allowing the storm winds to blow them about. Disturbing dragons in such a restful state can be hazardous.
==Other Races==
A race of beings known as shockers lives throughout the quasiplane of Lightning. They exhibit a complex culture involving two different classes: sojourners (who like to travel the cosmos) and contented ones (who prefer to remain in Lightning). Thus, visitors to the quasiplane are much more likely to encounter contented ones. These shockers are always peaceful, have no concept of time, and spend a large portion of their existence in the form of lightning bolts that arc from place to place.
The djinn are not unknown here. Somewhere amid the clouds, near the border with the Elemental Plane of Air, they maintain a city called Stormfront. From here, noble djinn gather in hunting parties and scour the quasiplane looking for quasielementals, mephits, and shockers. Obviously, this practice does little to endear them to the other residents of the realm.
==Major Players==
For all their somewhat chaotic nature, the creatures that populate Lightning do not seem to value individuality, as few single beings stand out from the proverbial crowd. Likewise, no deities dwell in the quasiplane, though many storm gods visit here frequently. Some may even have secret castles or other abodes not recorded in any text.